[NumberCruncher4lyfe]

I have my AUD exam on August 23 and I just began to study 🙁 Unfortunately I can’t reschedule because I’ve rescheduled once already. My plan starting tomorrow is to study between 25-30 hours per week up until Aug 23. Here’s my plan:

Monday – Friday = Wake up at 5 am and Study for an hour, Study for an hour during lunch break 12:30 to 1:30pm, and study for 2 hours after work each day. = 20hours

Saturday = study from 8 am to 12pm

Sunday=Study from 7pm – 9pm

My study plan is to study 2 chapters a week in Wiley, do some MCQs, and do some notes.

Am I overdoing it, I have 4 weeks to study and I want to pass first time around. Also, any recommendations on what to focus more on and what to focus less on in the Wiley book would be helpful

[Anonymous]

I'm taking AUD on August 28th and I'm starting my study plan tomorrow. 4 weeks is perfect for AUD- 2 chapters per week, with one week to review. I have found that one week is all you really need for BEC and AUD because the amount of material is not as vast as FAR or REG. Make a concrete study plan and stick to it…the beauty of a condensed study schedule is that you know it will be over soon.

[Kimboroni]

That seems doable to me. As far as what to focus on, I would say to make sure you are paying attention to the AICPA CSOs. Also, if you look at what is likely to be a SIM, the areas that *won't* make good SIMs are therefore likely to be more heavily tested as MCQs.

AUD 84 (1/9/14-Wiley books/TB + free materials)
FAR 83 (5/21/14-the above + NINJA 10 Pt Combo Lite)
REG 84 (7/9/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC/Notes)
BEC 76 (10/5/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC)

Disclaimer: My ninja avatar is not meant to imply that I have any affiliation with this site other than being a forum member. That's a pic of a T-shirt that my daughter gave me for my birthday. 🙂

[shankysays]

I am taking AUD on 8/30 and will begin studying on Sunday, August 3 (going on vacation until then), giving myself just under 4 weeks. I've taken it before and came within 5 points of passing, so keep that in mind, but I think it is doable as long as you are diligent. Honestly, everyone is different. I know people who crammed for FAR for two weeks and passed, and there are others for whom that would never work.

BEC - 72, 82! ✓
FAR - 80! ✓
AUD - 70, 92! ✓
REG - 74, 78! ✓

Licensed CPA 5/2015

[Anonymous]

Some people get AUD and some don't. Four weeks should be more than enough if you get it.

I did it in 13 days, beginning to end. I logged about the same amount of hours during the week and not much at all on the weekends.

[Tux]

It completely depends how well you already know the material – is this really a review or do you need to “learn” it from scratch?

I had to learn from scratch. I spent 2 1/2 months full time with audit – watching videos, taking lots of notes, going over MCQ's several times and also spent a lot of time trying to understand transaction cycles.

Even after that much studying, I barely passed with a 75 (when I walked out of the exam, I was convinced that I had failed)

So it really depends how quickly you can grasp it.

FAR - 86 - 2/27/14
AUD - 75 - 5/29/14
BEC - 80 - 8/31/14
REG - 89 - 2/27/15
Praise Jesus! I'm done!!

Study resources:
Becker
Wiley test bank

[Anonymous]

I agree with Tux. I thought I was going to get 90+ when I walked out. I was shocked to see that I narrowly passed. You never know your score until you actually get your score.

[Author]

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