dewey42000
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Anyone else taking audit around this date? I've been through the material a while ago, and have just been hammering the mc questions (Becker). I will be taking the practice exams this weekend followed by more mc questions and sims. I took audit a while ago and received a 66.
I have 60 + hours budgeted from now until exam time of studying in.
Any suggestions? Should this be enough time?
whitesoxfancpa
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Do question after question after question after question.
And then do some more.
I used Becker and that was my approach. I went into the exam feeling good, left feeling terrible, but the result of 96 means that my strategy worked for me...because I knew NOTHING about auditing prior studying Becker.
AlmostThere
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I'm taking audit around the 15th of July. Like whitesoxfancpa, I am doing the Becker questions over and over again. I'm actually getting bored with the material, so I'm skimming the book some as well for topics I'm a little weak on. Someone told me to memorize the unqualified opinion word for word, but that seems like overkill to me. Good luck!
hopeful_cpa
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i am doing becker as well... and i am also doing the questions over and over, but i am not scoring as high as i would like to be when i am going through it.
i dont know what else i am supposed to do about it.
NYMadMan
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I am also doing Auditing on 07/10. There are some mc that I just do not understand.
Does anyone nows if the Sims on the real exams like those on the wiley software? I am finishing the Wiley sims in 1/2 hr while it is recommened to spend 1 hrs in the exams.
hopeful_cpa
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dewey -
i havent actually done any of the practice exams yet... i will go through those tonight and tomorrow as well as the sims.
i am doing my best to get through all these questions as many times as possible... its really tiring though.
dewey42000
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I just got done going through the AUD mc questions the second time around receiving 75+ on all areas. Tomorrow I plan on taking one practice exams and working all or most of the sims. Saturday I will probably take the other practice exam. I then have a week until my exam and was wondering what areas I should hit hard during the last week. For those who have taken AUD recently, what areas are seen the most frequent on the exam. I plan on working the most heavily tested mc questions one more time, and doing one or two more practice exams this last week. Any thoughts on if this is sufficient enought for AUD?
75 CPA
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I ordered Yaeger's 10 hour AUD Cram. I should receive the AUD cram by 3 p.m. today. It should bump me up from a 74 to a 75. I am only studying for a total of 8 days.
AUD has humbled me. However, I found BEC and REG easy because I like those subjects. I do not like all the theory in AUD. That is my problem. My AUD exam is July 9th. Pray for me. I lose credit on REG on July 10th if I do not pass AUD.
I want to thank Dr. Yaeger for taking an interest in me and helping me to pass all four parts of the CPA exam! As many of you know, I have tried many different review courses, including Becker, Bisk, Gleim, Kaplan, Lambers and Roger. Dr. Phil Yaeger always comes out on top, in my opinion. Thanks Dr. Phil Yaeger!
hopeful_cpa
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i have aud in 2.5 hours... lets hope and pray i do well.
i will follow up tonight about how i felt about the exam.
SeanM
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AlmostThere - Memorizing the Unqualified Opinion is actually not a bad idea. Its a lot easier to do than you might think, and it will help you immensely on the exam (it did for me at least). You would be suprised at how many questions can be answered just by knowing that opinion.
hopeful_cpa
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took aud last friday, did all the becker questions till i wanted to vomit.
taking the exam i definitely knew some stuff, but there was some information i did not know.
the simulations i felt were pretty simple and basic, but then again who knows.
i felt the same way leaving this exam as i did when i took REG, but i did not feel this way when i took BEC and i did not pass that exam.
i hope the result will be the same =)
keep doing the becker questions all day every day... i hope you pass and do well.
DocHalladay
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For audit, I would just do the HW over and over again; I wouldn't even get into the "final exams." I found that in the days prior to the exam, I wanted to read why my answers were wrong and digest that instead of waiting until after taking an entire final exam. Also, if there is an update on the Becker website, like an appendix or supplemental information, read it the night before the exam and "what sticks, sticks." Good luck.
NYMadMan
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When I take REG, I left the Exam thinking that I fail so imagine my surprise when I got a 88. I know that I did well on the MC but the sims were really hard.
Today Auditing was Ok, I think that I did well. Overall the Sims to me were more Accounting than Auditing, which is good for me.
There were about 30 questions on the MC that came out of the Wiley books almost word for word.
Gab
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NYMadMan:
I'm actually studying off the Wiley books and was surprised to read there 30 were word for word questions on the exam... Did you use the 2009 or 2010 edition??... I'm scheduling the test for late august and have about 6 weeks to study... Do you or anyone that took the audit exam have any recommendations for nailing the exam? I really want to pass the first time around..
Thanks :)
NYMadMan
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Gab,
If you do the 750 mcq in the wiley book + the 850 mcq in the wiley software + the 550 mcq in cpareviewforfree. I guarantee you that you will find about 30 question word or word or a slight change in the $ amount in the question.
I start study for the CPA exam in March this year, so all my books are 2010.
geaux11
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For AUD, you learn so much just from doing the multiple choice questions. My Auditing Review professor at my university had us do approximately 1,500 questions throughout the semester (old AUD exams from the mid-1990s) and questions released in the last few years. On top of that I did all 750+ in the Wiley book and about 600 on the Gleim software. I haven't received my score back, but this preparation has me confident. Don't want to jinx myself though!!
Also, he really encouraged us to memorize the Standard Unqualified Audit Report, Review Report, and Compilation Report. Memorizing these three reports help a lot.
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