[KeithPC16]

Hi All-

I am retaking Audit in April and there a couple sections that I just seem to struggle with more than others…

Audit procedures by transaction cycle, the simulations for them, and the questions about vouching/tracing, and journal entry related topics. I am using Becker, and this is most of the A4 section of the review.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can emphasize my study time on to get this stuff to click, or any material outside of Becker/Ninja that worked for them? Thanks.

Also, in regards to Becker, I noticed how drastically different my scores have been on the questions specific to the topic compared to the multiple choice review questions called “optional practice questions.” If anyone has a comment on that I’d appreciate it, thanks.

[Anonymous]

My A4 strategy was to just do MCQs over and over. You can't just memorize all of those cycles- it's way too much detail. The more you run those questions the more it will sink in. I did re-read certain areas that were specific to certain cycles (for example, kiting and lapping).

I usually don't re-do SIMS during my final review. However, I thought that the A4 SIMs provided better-than-usual practice. Consider re-doing those.

As far as the optional practice questions go, I noticed the same thing when I did a few on my very first exam. So I never did any again. They probably add some value, but I thought my time was better spent doing flashcards or practice tests.

[MustPass1988]

I agree with @badger- the more homework questions and sims related to that topic that you do, the better off you'll be. I think that's an area that most people struggle with, including myself, and I did the questions over and over and over again until it made some sense.

AUD: PASSED [81]; Expired, retaking August 23rd
BEC: PASSED [83]; Expired, retaking July 11th
REG: PASSED [83]
FAR: FAILED [64]; Retaking May 23rd

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