Hi. Well, it was my second time taking AUD. The first time I took it, I thought the multiple choice questions were cake and the SIMS were a little vague, but answered them according to what I felt was “logical” and exited the exam with about 1.5 hours left….well I ended up failing lol… On my second round, I started fresh as if it were the first time studying.
1.I used Becker and went through the entire book once, and did all the multiple choice questions on Becker. On AUD, Becker's questions tend to repeat themselves (not necessarily the exact question, but the same concepts just different scenarios), I marked the questions that I felt were the core concepts and just kept on being repeated. I weeded out about half of the multiple choice population. This made my review go fast as I just re-did all the marked questions.
2. I didn’t take any notes until the last week before my test and they were all based on multiple choice questions.
3.I supplemented with Wiley test bank. On the weekends, I would take 50 question quizzes and my goal was to score at least in the 70-80% range
4.Sims: I did maybe 3-4 practice sims per section I took. Don’t kill yourself trying to practice the SIMS because I honestly don’t think I could’ve possibly prepared for the ones I got. Just make sure you truly understand the material and use the Research tab as much as you can! I probably found at least 70% of the answers word-for-word by doing this.
5.AUD is 4 hours long and it is definitely more time than you need to actually finish the exam; however, don’t underestimate it! Take the time to review your testlets when you are done, I used every single second available.
6.I took a break after every single testlet (probably not the best idea lol), but I was just so hungry and thirsty after every testlet, if you are like me, take a snack or two with you.
7.My email is j . nuno at gwcc net . com if you have other questions