[Anonymous]

Hello all,

First time poster.

I took AUD last Friday and honestly do not know how I did, and it kills me that I have to wait until May 5th to find out, but I am guessing I didn’t make the cut because life got in the way and I forgot I even had the exam scheduled.

To give you a little background here I studied my butt off and took AUD back in May of last year and didn’t pass. Was close, but didn’t make it. So this time around I just blanked because my son was born in August, and I had a number of other projects on my table, and then I got the notification email that my exam was coming up!

I worked multiple choices, read the NINJA Notes, and listened to NINJA audio for the drive to go take my exam.

I felt pretty good about it, but I felt good about the one in May as well, so we shall see.

Now to my question. I want to put a couple other tests on my record in this testing window. Would I be completely out of my mind if I scheduled BEC on say May 2nd, and then either REG or FAR for the last day in this testing window?

That would give me a little over 3 weeks to study for BEC, then almost a whole month to study for either REG or FAR.

I need to know if this its ridiculous or not, and if not, which one I should take at the end of the testing window.

Let me know what you guys think!

I just have been dragging my feet and it is time to put this in high gear so that I can get a hefty promotion at work……or at least put the exam behind me as opposed to having it loom on the horizon as a “to do” for eternity.

[Study Monk]

I would think REG and BEC is the only option that is possible. I personally couldn't do it while working. You will need to put in around 200 hours of studying to have a reasonable chance of passing both exams. Based on my past exams I would need even more hours(maybe 240 hours). You would need to be really committed.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

I would think REG and BEC is the only option that is possible. I personally couldn't do it while working. You will need to put in around 200 hours of studying to have a reasonable chance of passing both exams. Based on my past exams I would need even more hours(maybe 240 hours). You would need to be really committed.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[10keyLeah]

It sounds like you've had trouble committing to study. I'm not sure you would be able to be so slack about it and study for BEC in 3 weeks. If you go for it, I'd study REG instead of FAR. I took a shot at REG with about 4 weeks of study on my first try, knew I wasn't ready, but almost passed.

I won't say it's not possible, but given your history of being ‘unfocused', I think you are pushing it. Why not pick either BEC or REG and focus on just one for the end of the window?

Ninja Combo, Yaeger, Wiley -- Licensed CPA, May 2015

[10keyLeah]

It sounds like you've had trouble committing to study. I'm not sure you would be able to be so slack about it and study for BEC in 3 weeks. If you go for it, I'd study REG instead of FAR. I took a shot at REG with about 4 weeks of study on my first try, knew I wasn't ready, but almost passed.

I won't say it's not possible, but given your history of being ‘unfocused', I think you are pushing it. Why not pick either BEC or REG and focus on just one for the end of the window?

Ninja Combo, Yaeger, Wiley -- Licensed CPA, May 2015

[jeff]

Can you do it? Yes. Will it be fun? No.

If you're going to do it – study 25 hours a week from here on out.

Be realistic – if you're going to drag your feet because it's horrible, then just take one exam – at the end of May.

If you're going to get up early, study at lunch, and study at night + weekends and **sacrifice**, then it's doable.

The key is whether or not you're willing to do what it takes.

AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

[jeff]

Can you do it? Yes. Will it be fun? No.

If you're going to do it – study 25 hours a week from here on out.

Be realistic – if you're going to drag your feet because it's horrible, then just take one exam – at the end of May.

If you're going to get up early, study at lunch, and study at night + weekends and **sacrifice**, then it's doable.

The key is whether or not you're willing to do what it takes.

AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

[Anonymous]

It wasn't as much not being able to focus, I simply just didn't prioritize it. With my current life situation, and my son finally sleeping through the night I am making a conscious point to prioritize this task now. I don't mean to brag, but I have the ability to be extremely focused and persistent, but I stick to my prioritization and before the CPA was there, but wasn't at the top……does that make sense?

[Anonymous]

It wasn't as much not being able to focus, I simply just didn't prioritize it. With my current life situation, and my son finally sleeping through the night I am making a conscious point to prioritize this task now. I don't mean to brag, but I have the ability to be extremely focused and persistent, but I stick to my prioritization and before the CPA was there, but wasn't at the top……does that make sense?

[tomq04]

I would prioritize 1 test for May, not 2 in this window, get back for a feel of what this will take and then you will likely be taking AUD one last time in July. If your BEC/REG experience went well then you can slam out the other 2 in July/Aug,

REG- (1) 76
FAR- (2) 64, (5)74, (7)83 (Over achiever!)
AUD- (3) 70, (4) 75
BEC- (6) 75

[tomq04]

I would prioritize 1 test for May, not 2 in this window, get back for a feel of what this will take and then you will likely be taking AUD one last time in July. If your BEC/REG experience went well then you can slam out the other 2 in July/Aug,

REG- (1) 76
FAR- (2) 64, (5)74, (7)83 (Over achiever!)
AUD- (3) 70, (4) 75
BEC- (6) 75

[Anonymous]

One test at the end of May to get you into the swing of things could work. 2 tests in 7 weeks while working with a family, not likely.

[Anonymous]

One test at the end of May to get you into the swing of things could work. 2 tests in 7 weeks while working with a family, not likely.

[How many letters do you need]

Agreed. A total of three exams while working with family in one window is just a little too nutty. More than likely you are going to spread yourself too thin and risking failing both when you might have been able to pass one. I say 1 in May, Jul & Aug

MBA,CMA,CPA, CFF?, ABV?

[How many letters do you need]

Agreed. A total of three exams while working with family in one window is just a little too nutty. More than likely you are going to spread yourself too thin and risking failing both when you might have been able to pass one. I say 1 in May, Jul & Aug

MBA,CMA,CPA, CFF?, ABV?

[Kimboroni]

Yeah, I think just one more section during this window (near the end) will be reasonable, and it will take all of your focus and persistence to pull that off. With lots of other demands on your time, more than that would be a really hard sell.

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)

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