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   I have my Audit exam in 2 days so today I decieded to do the Becker final exam 1. Below are my scores:

   Testlet 1 - 73
   Testlet 2 - 76
   Testlet 3 - 63
   "Risk"- 80
   "I/C" - 40
   "Tickmarks" - 87
   "Statistical Sampling" - 60
   "Comparative F/S" - 81
   "Governmental Audit" - 40
   "Reserach" - 0

   Can someone please help me evaluate these? Iam surely freakling out since my scores vary so much in each section. This is my first time taking Audit and have no previous Audit expereince so for those who have already taken the exam can someone suggest what I should focus on these last two days. I am getting overwhelmed :(

   AUD - 11/16/12
   BEC - Jan 2013
   REG - April/May 2013
   FAR - TBD

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   Hello desicpa17:

   I have taken AUD 3 times and I am waiting for the results of the third time. I read in this forum that Jeff mentioned he does not believe in Final exam in BECKER and one should not even do it. But since you have done it don;t get overworked about the diagnosis, just keep working on a lot of progress test. I belive the diagnosis on those test is better to show your weaknesses. DO NOT PANIC. Just do a lot of progress test, and go take your test with a positive attitude and confidence. That is half of the battle. Go ahead and take it. I pray and hope that you will pass.

   Good luck.

   FAR PASSED
   BEC PASSED
   REG PASSED
   AUD PASSED

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   @QQNASBA: Btw, did you find the answers in the AL that made you feel certain about your answers? Just curious. That's what happened to me...I'm freaking out literally everyday now...I hope I'll pass AUD. AUD is just so ambiguous that I dont think people can be too sure about the result :((.

   I pray for both of us to pass :)!!!

   FAR 5/14 88 PASSED!
   REG 7/13 74 :((((((((....! I cant believe it!!!! I studied so hard...
   REG retake 11/29 -> 89!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   BEC 10/11/12 -> 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   AUD 10/25/12 -> 95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   
   I'm DONE! OMG 8 months of hard work.
   
   I SHALL PASS. BECAUSE IT'S ME, SO EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   Examination Debriefing:

   I just got done with my Audit examination. Overall, based on my multiple choice questions, Becker did a good job preparing me (pending my score release :) ). As for the Simulations, four were almost a giveaway (or at least that is how it seems) and the other three were ambiguous and difficult to answer. I hate that feeling when you get to SIMs and you are trying to figure out what exactly it is they want.

   I don’t know how I did and can never tell after taking exam, but I am hoping for the best.

   Testlet 1: Easy (questions were straight forward)
   Testlet 2: Medium (slightly more difficult)
   Testlet 3: Hard (wording became extremely tricky)

   SIMS
   Research: strikingly took me about 25 minutes to pick the reference that was the most relevant. But I have not been scoring well on research and knew this would take me more time than normal.

   As for the other SIMS, I found authoritative literature for a few and the rest was really a puzzle.

   I am DONE!

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   Hi,

   I had my audit exam yesterday. One of the simulations asked me to do journal entries... Is that normal for audit? I was really suprised... and not prepared for that.

   REG - Passed
   FAR - Passed
   AUD - Passed
   BEC - 07/15/13

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   @Niki

   I took Audit in August 2012 and yes, I had to create journal entries. They are doing that more now. It is a good idea to review JEs before the exam- the basic ones and ones for COGS and inventory, too.

   FAR Passed (Expires 10-31-13)
   AUD Passed
   BEC TBD
   REG TBD

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   I just took Audit on the 10th... I actually thought Becker's SECOND final review test was really great... well the SIMS on it were. I studied the answers to some of those, just really good for review I thought.

   The SIMS on the test were generally harder than I thought.. until I used the AL and definitely got 3 of them 100%. Get comfortable with figuring out keyword, use the advanced search- I like "search this exact phrase" or search these words near each other, and then search within. I found some EXACT answers. Not sure how I did on the whole but I know that helped.

   As for the MC, some of the questions seemed SO easy it made me think twice.. just a few that i was totally lost on.

   good luck all! Nov 10th was close to the end of this window- do you think I will get my score on the 26th?

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   @Duhhh1985 I am pretty sure you will be in the next release. I think there is a 24 hour lag in the scores going to AICPA so those that test today (like me) will probably be in the last release.

   Is anyone else cognizant during the exam of the choices picked ie: there seem to be more B's than D answer, so you start really looking at the questions that "seem" like B is the correct answer to make sure all the other answers have something in them that are wrong. Arrrhhhh stupid test messing with my head in the middle of the exam.

   I also used the AL to "check" on some details in the SIMS. I would have picked the response anyway as it fit but I would have been puzzling over it for a while.

   Other than that I was super thirsty and tired of looking at the same kind of questions by the third testlet, and I also got 2 research questions.

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   @forever4 Yah,for the ones I am certain about, I found the wording word for word in the AL. But the FAR based ones and one of the AUD based ones were terrible and there was no help in the AL for them. :( not very nice of them!!!

   NASBA makes me cry.
   
   REG - 84 May 2011, expires Nov 30 2012. Losing credit because AUD is a $#@#$
   BEC - 76 July 2011, Expires Feb 28 2013. gonna lose it because of busy tax season work.
   FAR - 74 July 2011, retake on Nov 30th.
   AUD - 72 Jan 2012, 74 Oct 2012 <-- I hate you NASBA and AICPA

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    Hi. I took AUD this week and it was actually MUCH harder than I expected. I did poorly on the Becker final exam (first one in low 80s, the second in mid 70s) and I focused on topics that I wasn't strong in the night before.
    There were so many topics that weren't covered in Becker and I was disappointed. The testlets probably went medium-hard-hard. Some SIMs were super easy and while others required me to look up the answers using AL for every question.
    I guess I'll just have to wait for the scores.

    Does anyone know if I can register for another AUD exam in January now in case I didn't pass? Or do I have to wait for my score to come out and then if I have failed, I'm allowed to register?

    Thanks!

    REG: PASSED July
    BEC: PASSED July
    AUD: PASSED November
    FAR: PASSED January
    DONE DONE DONE DONE DONE!
    Becker Only

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    My test is in 2 days and I'd like to bounce off a few things with you who had done the test.
    1. I tend to miss the AL by like .1. I think a lot of times the literature would show the principle/standard then followed by an example. If this is the case, should I always pick the example section?
    For example : (omitted) What guidance is provided by AICPA Professional Standards with respect to the wording of any appropriate modifications to the auditor's standard report?
    So , the question is asking for the words "substantial doubt" and "going concern"
    My answer: AU 341.12
    Correct answer: AU 341.13
    The 341.13 contains an example whereas 341.12 contains the rules . Both sections mention the words "substantial doubt" and "going concern". what's the logic for selecting one verses the other?

    2. Are the contents of Becker's AL incomplete? I tried to search certain things in their AL but some sections were blank

    There are so much stuff to remember in AUD, not sure how in depth should I study from Becker material. I can't possibly remember everything. Sigh**getting a little nervous now.

    BEC - 86 (8/31/12)
    AUD - 97 (11/18/12)
    REG - 83 (5/12/13)
    FAR - plan to take on 8/14/13

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    I took AUD today.
    I would like to share my experience.

    My studying material: Becker Self Study.
    How I studied:
    1. Solved MCQs twice. I got over 95% correct in my second round.
    2. Read Textbook around five times(which is the thing I really focus on every time) and remembered as much information as possible, even things that do not appear in MCQs. I also studied GAGAS Update from Becker.(I am not sure if they are really already eligible for testing, but when I asked Becker they said so.)

    MY EXPERIENCE:
    Testlet 1: They were all manageable. Nothing in the testlet 1 was uncovered in Becker. Actually there was a certain focused topic I may have been able to tell as pretest...... I saw some questions the were exactly the same as becker's MCQs.
    Testlet 2: Questions got a bit more wordy and so I thought it was a good tendency.　This time there was only one that wasn't covered in Becker.
    Testlet3: It included more long and wordy questions in comparison to the second testlet.　Actually this testlet was the hardest one.　I thought they required more understanding of concepts, rather than just my knowledge. But most of the questions were capable of being answered using ODD-MAN-OUT strategy.

    So I think I was able to answer around 85-90% of the MCQs correct.

    Then I entered into the SIMs.
    There were 2 Research questions.
    I often hear that when there are 2 research questions, absolutely one of the two is a pretest.
    AND, to my big surprise, the one which was easier was straight out from Becker's Research question!!!!
    So I could easily nail it down!! I hope the other one is the pretest....

    Other 5 simulation included no J/E questions but just a part them required the knowledge related to FAR. But just a bit of understanding of concepts were needed I guess.
    One was completely able to be answered using AL. All of them were on AL lol
    And the length of SIMs were almost the same as those of Becker's.

    I hope this helps!!!!

    I hope I hit 75!!!

    FAR:95
    BEC:86
    AUD:96
    
    Using Becker Self Study

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    I took AUD yesterday.

    I don't know how I did, as usual. In each testlet there were some questions straight out of Becker, which was nice. The first testlet was medium, the second testlet was about the same, maybe a little harder, and the third testlet was scary easy. I don't know how audit questions get harder the way FAR or REG questions can get harder, though. The SIMs were a mixed bag. I had 3 or 4 that I felt good on, including the research, and 3 that I did not feel good on. One of the ones I didn't feel good on asked me a question that I didn't even understand. It was like it had asked "how do you make an omelette?" and I didn't know the meaning of the word "omelette"... so... yeah. Do not have high hopes on that one, and I'm hoping it was the pre-test one. The authoritative literature was really easy to use, which is great. I don't know if I'm getting better at researching under pressure, or if audit's AL is the clearest, but either way I'll take it. Now I've just got to wait.

    REG- 53, 91
    BEC- 88
    FAR- 62, 85
    AUD- 85
    
    Ethics- 93

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    Got of out AUD a couple of hours ago. Second time around--first time I didn't study at all (did maybe 150-200 MCQs in Becker and got a 73). I felt very comfortable with the material and didn't really notice an increase in difficulty with each MCQ testlet other than the questions getting trickier and the answers getting a little wordier. I can't assess the difficulty of the testlets along as Medium/Hard, etc but can tell you how many questions I flagged...

    Testlet 1 - 5 flagged
    Testlet 2 - 9 flagged (trickier/wordier questions)
    Testlet 3 - 7 flagged (trickier/wordier questions)

    I believe all the tricks were covered by Becker and the questions on Becker being so much harder prepared me very well for the exam. I also used Jeff's Ninja notes and audio, which are excellent in AUD (thanks Jeff!). I also found myself flagging the questions but then sort of figuring out what the right answer was.

    The SIMS were as expected. I totally recommend practicing as many SIMS as possible because that's what killed me in REG--I got stronger in most areas (comparable in two) and then weaker in SIMS---so I failed with a 73 (lesson learned bc I barely touched the SIMS in REG).

    By the way--it took me an hour for the MCQs and a little over an hour for the SIMS.

    The next score release can't come soon enough!

    BEC - 86
    FAR - 76
    AUD - 73, 86
    REG - 61, 73, 82
    
    DONE!!

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    Hi all just took audit yesterday and would like to share my experience.

    Just a little background:

    -I did Becker self study
    -This was my last exam and didnt study nearly as much as the other 3 due to starting work and long hours
    -I did all MC twice and read text book cover to cover 3 times
    -got 75 on first practice final exam and 68 on second final exam

    Overall I would say that becker prepared me as well as possible as thre were no questions that were from lef field. I couldn't really tell if the difficulty was getting harder from testlet to testlet but if I had to guess based on how many questions i flagged I would say medium (flagged 5)/hard (flagged 7)/medium (flagged 2). The fact that the last section seemed a tiny bit easier makes me a little worried, but am confident I did well on it.

    For th SIMS, I found 3 of 7 word for word in AL and easily found the research question(something I was never good at trying to do them in the becker hw). The other 3 I am pretty confident i got at least 2/3 of each question.

    In all I would say I am cautiously confident that I passed, a feeling that I did not have after coming out of the first 3 tests.

    REG - 81
    BEC - 90
    FAR - 88
    AUD - PENDING

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    When I took audit in October I had two research SIMS. Becker always said that there would only be one. Does this mean one was definitely pretest? Because though one was harder I think I finally found the right answer and there was another SIM I was really hoping was pretest.

    AUD - 98
    FAR - 1/2/2013
    REG - TDB
    BEC - TBD

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    I took my AUD test last Sunday. I prepared myself for 2.5 months using Becker , Jeff's Notes (limited use), and Wiley test Bank (not worth my money).
    Overall, Becker's materials prepared me enough for the test. A few questions in the test were exactly the same as in Becker, but none of the subjects in the test surprised me at all.
    I can't quite tell the difficulty level of the three MC testlets , except the 2nd and 3rd testlet were much wordier and trickier.
    Testlet 1 - medium
    Testlet 2 - medium
    Testlet 3 - wordier/trickier and the answer choices were similar to one another, thus trickier.
    Subjects covered in the test varied but one subject was heavily tested to the point I got the same exact question in two different testlets. LOL. Fortunately the subject was my strong area.
    SIMS - there's one sim that was actually a FAR subject. How did it end up in AUD? One sim was difficult because the instruction wasn't clear and I didn't know what it had asked. the instruction is only one sentence long, and I was like "eh??". I hope this one was a pretest. Got one AL sim , found it word for word.
    Overall feeling after leaving the test: cautiously optimistic

    My strategies in taking the test:
    1. For MCQ, as I was reading the question if there's word such as "except" or double negative word, I would write it down on paper. As I was reading the answer choices, I would made a note on the paper whether the answer choice is correct or incorrect. Rather than doing the process of elimination in my head, I prefer on paper so I don't make silly mistakes. This helped especially in a wordier/tricker question.
    2. When I was confused between two choices, I would re-read the question and most of the time I got a better clarity on what it had asked for and look for anything wrong in each answer choice. The one that still stands true is hopefully the correct answer.

    For non AL SIMS, if you have time , take advantage of the research tool. If you can't find the answer quickly, don't waste time on researching just move on to the next tab. Come back to it again when you have time.

    I hope I pass. Good luck guys!

    BEC - 86 (8/31/12)
    AUD - 97 (11/18/12)
    REG - 83 (5/12/13)
    FAR - plan to take on 8/14/13

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    I took Audit at the beginning of October and just got my score last week due to the hurricane and the additional time it takes us Texans to get our score. A 73?!? Really???? I'm looking for a little advice moving forward. I'm in the process of studying REG right now which I will take in January. Should I then go back to Audit before moving onto BEC? And how do I start studying for it again? Back to Becker lectures and practice problems or should I go a different route this time? I'm so bummed and kinda beat down. I studied really hard and felt quite confident once I left the exam. Any advice or words of encouragement welcome!

    Taylor
    
    FAR (7/15/12) 77
    AUD (10/7/12) 73 (OUCH)

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    @taylor

    Looks like we are in the same boat. I took FAR and passed the first time around and then took AUD. Didnt get over the hump of 75. I am now studying for REG and taking it a week from today. Im definitely going back to AUD. Your brain still remembers concepts from AUD so why not take advantage of that. Also, during the time I found out I failed AUD, I didnt land a job that I really wanted. This was extremely depressing but you gotta keep going. Time is ticking and you dont want to lose the credit for FAR (i know you just took it, but think of how more depressing it would be if you lost credit due to being bummed out and not keeping at it).

    FAR- PASS!
    REG- PASS!
    AUD- PASS!
    BEC- PASS!
    
    Class of 2013!!

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    @foreseeableCPA

    You're right, I will finish REG and go back to AUD...I'm just STILL so burned out on AUD. It's funny that you mention not landing the job you really wanted...2 days before I got my AUD score, I got an offer from a firm I've been dying to work for since 2009. Such a bittersweet few days. What are you using to study? I think I will bite the bullet and buy the Ninja notes/Wiley test bank. What's another couple hundred bucks when you've already spent thousands?

    Taylor
    
    FAR (7/15/12) 77
    AUD (10/7/12) 73 (OUCH)

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    @foreseeableCPA and @taylorstrona

    I took AUD last April and was so confident that I passed--I work in auditing and knew the concepts pretty well...it really hurt when I saw that 73 pop up. My motivation went downhill--I pretended to study for REG only to fail with a 61 (recently re-took REG and totally bummed the SIMs...got a 73--but was "stronger" in the MCQs, which is still pretty good).

    Anyway, I went back to AUD after several months of not touching the subject and seemed to remember a few things from the lectures (what little I saw). You do keep some of it--and sometimes things make more sense after you've taken a break from studying that subject. I just took AUD yesterday (11/18) but was very comfortable with the material.

    One thing you need to keep in mind is that if there is no pain, there's no learning. You need to feel the pain (i.e. work multiple choice questions until you feel sick). Jeff's Ninja Audio is VERY good for AUD--however, this is just a supplement and is not "painful"...but it's good for commuting/exercising.

    I suggest working MCQs as much as possible and also working the simulations as if you were in the exam. AUD simulations are kind of unpredictable--so you could have some weird looking ones. Become familiar with the authoritative literature and how to navigate it--I had some SIMS for which the answers were in the AL word by word. Also--you can't afford to lose credit on your research SIM, so practice research A LOT. I think that's the SIM that killed me in REG because I couldn't find the answer in the IRC. One more thing--become an active participant of the AUD study group thread--asking questions and helping to answer somebody else's questions really helps nail down tricky topics.

    Best of luck!!

    BEC - 86
    FAR - 76
    AUD - 73, 86
    REG - 61, 73, 82
    
    DONE!!

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    Taking audit tomorrow, first leg of the exam for me. I am totally terrified despite studying for 2 months. I have used becker and feel I know the material fairly well but feel like despite hearing testimony about the test that I have no way to anticipate what is ahead of me. I think I am more intimidated by the idea of failing then I am of the actual material. Any advice would be greatly apreciated. I pray for the best.

    AUD - 11/20/2012
    FAR - (Jan./Feb. 2013)
    REG - TBD
    BEC - TBD

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    Just got home from the Audit exam. Here's one of the questions:

    QUESTION #17:

    A CPA candidate is taking the CPA exam. He is most likely to be annoyed by:

    (a) Questions so poorly written that they omit crucial pieces of information, without which the questions simply cannot be answered.

    (b) Questions clearly designed not to test accounting knowledge, but rather purely to trick and mislead.

    (c) Questions so convoluted that native English speakers are required to construct logic diagrams simply to understand what the question is asking.

    (d) The fact that one question requires choosing the most stupidly obvious answer while ignoring the equally correct but more subtle options, while the next question likely demands ignoring the obvious answer in favor of the one requiring three layers of unstated assumptions.

    I can respect a carefully crafted, challenging exam intended to ensure high professional standards. I cannot respect this foolishness.

    FAR: 84
    AUD: 99
    REG: 92
    BEC:

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    I just took AUDIT, and oh boy did I underestimate it after taking my first exam BEC and getting a passing score. The exams in Becker were a walk in the park compared to the real thing. My first testlet I took a good 40 min, the 2nd testlet took me an 1hour, and the third testlet took me about 45 min, the SIMS were all from left field...although I didn't get any computational problems, it was still ridiculous. Spent about an hour on the sims. There is no way I passed that exam, I guess back to studying AUDIT when I get my exam score. =(

    Although Becker emphasized A4 a lot, I barely saw anything on the exam related to that...ahh so frustrating.

    BEC - 77
    AUD - 82
    REG - August 2013
    FAR - July 2013

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    Just got done with AUD on Wednesday.

    This was the only test where I couldn't tell if the testlets were getting harder. On the first testlet, I had one or two questions where I had to guess (material was covered but i just couldn't remember the specific detail of it) and a couple more iffy ones. The rest of the questions were questions I had seen almost EXACTLY on Wiley or very similar (with a few exceptions throughout the test). I did right around 600 practice MCQs from Wiley leading up to test day.

    Whoever posted above that a FAR topic was included wasn't kidding, mine had 2 FAR topics so know journal entries for most of your basic stuff. The other ones weren't too bad so I think I did well on them

    The research question was the SIM that took me the longest, I could not for the LIFE of me find it for the longest time, and then I finally (hopefully) found the paragraph they were looking for. The key words in the search weren't helping.

    I got done with the test in 2 hours and 10 minutes @_@ I'm a fast test taker.

    B-85 OCT 2012
    A-84 NOV 2012
    R-90 JAN 2013
    F-89 AUG 2012
    Ethics-92 (3rd try)
    
    I am DONE BABY!!!
    Used Roger 2012 + Wiley + NINJA Notes

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    surfer4life- sounds like you did a great job on your exam - CONGRATS! I guess you're a fast test taker ;) I remember last time I took AUD there were FAR material on them as well now I wish I would have written down what they were HA!

    Feeling good about the material I've rewritten NINJA notes, listened to NINJA audio continuously, and done A TON of MCQ's .... now going back through the material for each section and hammering away at MCQ's .... THIS IS MY LAST TEST! Hopefully I can pass and be done with it.

    FAR - 80 (YES!) 10/29/2011
    AUD-68 (1/19/2012) time to schedule a retake.... 11/26/2012- 82! and done!
    BEC- 79 4/2/2012
    REG- 81 10/22/2012
    
    Had to take time off - miss you Kayla Chadwick please come home safe and soon!

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    I took my Exam the day before Thanksgiving too and I too kind of speed through Auditing. I am not normally a fast test taker, but with Auditing there really isn't too much of a need to check your answers since there is pretty much no math invovled. I just made sure I read the question and answers completely. Overall I think Becker did an excellent job preparing us for the multiple choice part. I actually flagged maybe five of the first six questions. However, thats just for me, because I usually need to warm up and I start flagging everything I am not 100% certain of early. I managed to run off like 14 straight w/o flagging later on. So don't worry if the first few questions, you hit a road block. Its probably just your brain trying to wrap around non-Becker questions. Don't worry the material will slowly but surely flow back to you. As for the SIMs, there were three in which I had some difficulty with. One of them however, I managed to utilize the Authoratative Literature to get some of the answers. However the concepts overall were not covered at all in Becker and I got the feeling the testmakers put that SIM in there hoping we would use the AL. The research question was oddly phrased to the extent I couldn't use the advanced search effectively, but I managed to get it under 10 minutes. I feel more confident about this exam than I did about FAR and I got an 81 in FAR, so hopefully that is a good sign. Don't want to jynx myself though.

    FAR-81!!
    AUD-69, Retake: 84!!
    REG-86!!
    BEC-81!!
    Education- Done
    Ethics- August 2013
    Experience- What I've been doing all this for

    Posted 6 months ago #
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    I took Audit last week and I thought that it was an easy exam?? Is it weird saying that? I used Becker and I thought that many MC were similar to the ones in Becker. Also, the Sims in Becker prepared me well for Sims in the exam. I finished the MC in 1.15 hours and the Sims in 1.45 hours. USE the AL for Sims, it's really easy. I actually never used AL when practicing Sims at home (laziness), but since I had so much time at the exam, I used AL b/c so many ppl around here said it would help, and it did. All the Answers will be right there. So conclusion: Do Becker MCQ over and over again, use AL for Sims and the exam will be a breeze!!! :) Felt very good about it at the end of the exam.

    AUD 80 10/2012
    FAR 76 11/2012
    BEC 79 02/2013
    REG 73, 75!!! 01/2013, 04/2013
    
    DONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. THANK GOD!
    
    Becker Self-Study

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    I just received my scores from taking AUD on 11/5/12 and got a 67%. What a let down. I remember going through the exam thinking that I was very prepared. I thought I had nailed it, expecting a score in the 80s. Becker practice tests had me around an 80-90% and after doing the math, I would have had to of missed every single question on MC that I'd flagged as an uncertainty to receive a 67.

    I've never been so frustrated in my life.

    REG - 65,58,
    AUD - PASSED!!; 67, 86 (expires 12/6/14)
    BEC - PASSED!!; 77 (expires 5/31/14)
    FAR - 74,73

    Posted 6 months ago #
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    @CheeseDog
    Thanks for the laugh! I am taking the exam on Thursday Nov 29th and I will think of your "question" when I'm in the exam! Good luck to all of us!

    FAR Passed (Expires 10-31-13)
    AUD Passed
    BEC TBD
    REG TBD

    Posted 6 months ago #

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