[ssaetern]

Hello guys. I need some advice. I sat for all four sections of the exam this year. Because I’m a newbie, I moved ahead to the next section without passing one. I was only able to pass BEC. Anyhow, my question is what section should I take next? Out of the remaining three, the closest section I came to passing was AUD (got a 69). And the least closest was FAR (got a 60); but I was rushing while studying for FAR because I wanted to get it in before the new exam format came in. AUD is still kinda fresh in my head and I have a better grasp of the material. If I were to do FAR, I would have to start from scratch because it was too long ago. Given these circumstances, what would you recommend I do? Thanks.

[krstnam]

Judge the source with the piece of advice – but I would probably do AUD next. You scored higher, it's still fresh and a passing score will probably help motivate you to take on the FAR beast.

If you were fresh out of the gate, I would probably take FAR first but since your circumstances are a little different I'd do AUD.

[Go.For.Broke]

@ssaetern I agree with @krstnam . AUD is the one you came closest to passing, and – especially if it's still fresh in your mind, the material will (hopefully) stick better on this next time through studying.

FAR is definitely one for which you have to start completely from scratch (even if you made a 74 on a prior attempt, for instance). So much material, and hard to retain, even a week after taking the exam.

I think a game plan to stick with AUD is good. Take the remaining exams in whichever order you like, so long as you allow yourself the necessary time to sufficiently prepare for them – no more/no less.

I hope this is helpful!

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