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I am taking BEC on October 3rd, and I have bought my NTS for both FAR and AUD. I was planning on taking FAR November 24th, followed by AUD on January 9th. I was told by someone that I should possibly switch my FAR and AUD dates around, as passing rates are generally higher the first quarter of testing. I work at a Big 4 and I will be much busier with client work Oct-Nov, and then I will be unassigned quite a bit (as of now, could change) come December. Should I stick to my game plan and take FAR first, or would it be wise to switch those two around? I already took FAR in July and did not pass, and I would only have 6 weeks to study for it compared to 7 weeks for AUD if I were to switch the two, but I also would be far less busy during December so I can put added study time towards FAR while at the office. I am not underestimating AUD here, but it seems like it takes a little less time than it does to prepare for FAR, but I already do have a base for FAR and don’t want to lose a ton of what I already know. I am really on the fence here so if anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!