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    jjm1181
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    How’s the audit studying going? I’m struggling here. Only through A2 and watching lectures and taking notes is taking FOREVER. Audit is so boring and confusing for me. Haven’t touched any of the MCQ’s as I’m trying the NINJA steps.

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  • #305927
    Anonymous
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    hey jjm! I was just browsing the forum 😉 I am struggling too honestly. I am still on A1 (finishing up my notes) then moving on to A2 going to try it the NINJA way and see how that goes too! There has been a lot going on here the last week and it has really affected my studying time. Hoping to get through A2 by this weekend and all lectures by next weekend so I can have a couple weeks for MCQ's and review…. what's your plan?

    #305928
    jjm1181
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    Are you watching all the Becker lectures and writing down everything highlighted, written or emphasized? That's what I'm doing and it's exausting. I'm looking at my 30 pages of notes for A1 and A2 thinking that there's no way I'm going to rewrite these suckers. I'm debating on just watching the rest of the lectures and rewriting the NINJA notes or Becker final review instead. I feel like the lectures are having me write down waaaaaaay more than I need to be, but I'm not sure. I haven't done any MCQ's yet as I wanted to make sure I saw all the material and then attacked those all at once. I'm just tired of writing :(.

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    #305929
    Anonymous
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    Sounds like we're doing the exact same thing. I'm writing down all the items that are highlighted or emphasized too… this is what I did for FAR and the notes are good to have just to look over (I usually tried to look them over – one section at a time – every night before bed). I definitely will NOT be rewriting these notes HA~ I think rewriting the NINJA notes would be great. If you're like me though just reading through the NINJA notes wasn't really enough for me that's why I had to take my own notes that are a little (little? HA) more detailed. I love the NINJA notes though! I had them for FAR and I have them for AUD. I am tired of writing too. And I'm only on A1! Do you have a goal date to have all your lectures and notes done by?

    #305930
    jjm1181
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    I don't think I will be rewriting these notes either. Initially that was my plan, but my notes are so exausting that I just don't think I could do it. Instead I'll just use them as review like you're doing. That actually makes me feel a little better. I was dreading having to rewrite them. I hope to have be through with A5 by the middle of the month. It's a lofty goal, but that should give me 2 full weeks to cram as many MCQs as possible. This topic is completely new for me and it's a struggle so far. A1 and A2 make some sense, but it's all melting together during the videos so I'm having trouble breaking down the info so that I actually understand it. I hope that the NINJA notes will help with that. I'm reading through the Becker Final review every morning at the gym and it's a tough read. Very boring. Ugh. What a hideous topic. I was so tired of calculations on FAR and thought that I would enjoy more theory with AUD, but I was wrong. I'd rather figure out a nasty bond calculation any day than read an audit report. Good luck to you.

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    #305931
    jenuno01
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    Hey you two! I am also studying for Aud!! So long and boring!! Did you guys pass FAR?

    Class of 2012

    #305932
    Anonymous
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    @JJM that's my goal too… we will see what happens! Hoping no rescheduling is going to be necessary… I took an Audit class before and some of it I remember, but the way Becker explains it is completely different… trying to decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing, we will see. Hopefully the topics start melding together. Good luck to you too!

    @Jenuno01 It is definitely long and boring! Trying to motivate myself to study this stuff bleh… haven't gotten my score yet (I think it comes out on the 21st, but I'm going to wait to check until after I take AUD – the 29th – cause I don't want to bum myself out if I failed) Have you gotten your score yet?

    #305933
    jenuno01
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    @Ashely – I agree with you! I am just wraping up the first chapter on Becker tonight! I am feeling a little behind so this weekend will be packed with studying! Planning on doing 20 hours – we'll see if I can stick to it. YES! I got my score this morning and I passed with an 88! I about had a heart attack as I was checking my score (if you remember, I left a SIM blank!) Thank God I passed!! 1 down 3 to go!

    Good luck on Audit!!

    Class of 2012

    #305934
    jjm1181
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    @jenuno01 – Congratulations on the score. WOW. You completely destroyed that exam. Very impressive. I also don't get my score for another few weeks. It's killing me. I was feeling better than normal after the test, but after seeing people fail left and right, I am starting to have some doubt. I have been checking my score once a day even though I KNOW that they won't release them for a while. I am also feeling behind with AUD. Good luck on the 20 hours this weekend.

    Are either of you two reading the Becker book or just watching lectures? This is the first exam I'm not going to read the massive study guide and I'm just wondering if I'm heading down the wrong path.

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    #305935
    Anonymous
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    @jen that's awesome! Congrats on passing FAR with a great score too! Are you studying the NINJA way too? (watching all the lectures taking notes and then doing the MCQ's after all lectures are watched)

    @JJM For FAR I mostly just watched the lectures and wrote notes … I skimmed the book but I didn't do detailed reading (hopefully that doesn't bite me in the butt when I get my score). I felt OK leaving the exam but I don't really know how to gauge how I did since that was my first test. We will see when scores are released. GOSH I'M NERVOUS!

    For AUD though I think I will be reading the book a little more as it is a different subject and the wording is just confusing sometimes!

    #305936
    jenuno01
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    @JJM & @Ashley thanks!! I bet you guys pass as well! I'll keep my finger crossed!

    I am not studying the NINJA way, I am using Becker and what I've been doing for AUD is reading the book and taking notes first (which takes forever!), watch the lectures, and then do all the multiple choice questions from the whole section (A1, A2, etc), then I complete the Supplemental questions, then the SIMS for that section.

    I am wondering if I should supplement Becker with Wiley or Gleim? Have you guys thought about that? Although I am feeling very crunched on time so I bet I will just have time to complete the Becker material!

    I've figured that the key to AUD is READING the question…if you miss a single detail on the question, you can potentially miss the question…definitely stressful!!

    Class of 2012

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