[Lilyana]

I took Aud 3 times, just received a 69!

I have really done my very best! I read both the roger and wiley books twice! Worked on all the MCQ in wiley book and WTB, and been scoring in the 90s!

I feel so stucked now. I don’t know what to do. I don’t even know how I got 69!

Should I keep taking Aud or take a break and move on to other section first? I scheduled FAR on July 2nd.

[jeff]

Sorry to hear this!

I would move onto FAR to give yourself a mental break from AUD.

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[jeff]

Sorry to hear this!

I would move onto FAR to give yourself a mental break from AUD.

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[mla1169]

If you can push back FAR, I'd retake AUD ASAP.

What worked for me on my 3rd try was to get Jeff's Ninja notes, rewrote them 3x (10 pages a day) and did 100 MCQ a day. Somehow the Ninja notes made things stick with me in a way wiley never did. Good luck!

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[mla1169]

If you can push back FAR, I'd retake AUD ASAP.

What worked for me on my 3rd try was to get Jeff's Ninja notes, rewrote them 3x (10 pages a day) and did 100 MCQ a day. Somehow the Ninja notes made things stick with me in a way wiley never did. Good luck!

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Ntw6817]

I would recommend either getting the Ninja notes or audio

[Ntw6817]

I would recommend either getting the Ninja notes or audio

[Kimboroni]

Since you are doing well on your practice MCQs, maybe the SIMs are giving you trouble on your actual test? They count for 40% of the score, so that can make a big impact. Make sure you practice for SIMs also, and know the major FAR journal entries and ratios, since those can help a lot on SIMs.

I was thinking the same thing the others said about taking notes– that can make a huge difference over just reading the material.

And I love Ninja audio. I've been listening to it every time I drive for months now.

AUD 84 (1/9/14-Wiley books/TB + free materials)
FAR 83 (5/21/14-the above + NINJA 10 Pt Combo Lite)
REG 84 (7/9/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC/Notes)
BEC 76 (10/5/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC)

Disclaimer: My ninja avatar is not meant to imply that I have any affiliation with this site other than being a forum member. That's a pic of a T-shirt that my daughter gave me for my birthday. 🙂

[Kimboroni]

Since you are doing well on your practice MCQs, maybe the SIMs are giving you trouble on your actual test? They count for 40% of the score, so that can make a big impact. Make sure you practice for SIMs also, and know the major FAR journal entries and ratios, since those can help a lot on SIMs.

I was thinking the same thing the others said about taking notes– that can make a huge difference over just reading the material.

And I love Ninja audio. I've been listening to it every time I drive for months now.

AUD 84 (1/9/14-Wiley books/TB + free materials)
FAR 83 (5/21/14-the above + NINJA 10 Pt Combo Lite)
REG 84 (7/9/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC/Notes)
BEC 76 (10/5/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC)

Disclaimer: My ninja avatar is not meant to imply that I have any affiliation with this site other than being a forum member. That's a pic of a T-shirt that my daughter gave me for my birthday. 🙂

[mena je twa]

Lilyana,

What does your scorecard say? weaker in simulations? If that was the case all 3 times, then you will need to do comparable or stronger in simulations or they will never pass you, its 40% – simulations.

Licensed CPA, Texas - 2012

[mena je twa]

Lilyana,

What does your scorecard say? weaker in simulations? If that was the case all 3 times, then you will need to do comparable or stronger in simulations or they will never pass you, its 40% – simulations.

Licensed CPA, Texas - 2012

[titoav15]

Sorry to hear that! I was struggling before too, last time I got a 74 (today I passed with an 81)… I used to use only Becker then my change of game plan was to buy ninja notes, flashcards… take mla1169 advise and stick with Audit… I asked the same question before and people told me to stick with Audit till its done so I did… and passed… now I can move on to the next section. Just my 2 cents.

BEC: 5/21/14 82! PASSED HALF WAY THERE!
FAR: 4/2/15 80! Almost there!
AUD: 69, 74, 4/3/14 81! PASSED
REG: TBD

[titoav15]

Sorry to hear that! I was struggling before too, last time I got a 74 (today I passed with an 81)… I used to use only Becker then my change of game plan was to buy ninja notes, flashcards… take mla1169 advise and stick with Audit… I asked the same question before and people told me to stick with Audit till its done so I did… and passed… now I can move on to the next section. Just my 2 cents.

BEC: 5/21/14 82! PASSED HALF WAY THERE!
FAR: 4/2/15 80! Almost there!
AUD: 69, 74, 4/3/14 81! PASSED
REG: TBD

[titoav15]

Mena je twa is right as well, sims are a bing chunk of the score. If MC is your strong point then you gotta work on sims (sims was my weak point before too)

BEC: 5/21/14 82! PASSED HALF WAY THERE!
FAR: 4/2/15 80! Almost there!
AUD: 69, 74, 4/3/14 81! PASSED
REG: TBD

[titoav15]

Mena je twa is right as well, sims are a bing chunk of the score. If MC is your strong point then you gotta work on sims (sims was my weak point before too)

BEC: 5/21/14 82! PASSED HALF WAY THERE!
FAR: 4/2/15 80! Almost there!
AUD: 69, 74, 4/3/14 81! PASSED
REG: TBD

[jternida1]

@Kimboroni: You mention that FAR journal entries and ratios woud be pretty helpful for the sims. Just wondering if you could give me examples to go over. I havent taken FAR yet so I have no idea where to review. I have my retake on the 27th; I always do well on the mcq but always get killed on the SIMS! Last AUD exam had a FAR sim and I had no idea what to do

AUD: 74, 67, 76!
BEC: 70, 75!
FAR: 76!
REG: 67, 73, 79!

Using Roger Review Course, Ninja Flashcards, WTB & book

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