A 74 on my AUD exam means that I am within spitting distance. My computer jammed for 10 minutes on that exam and I did not get to do the last research question correctly. I already knew going into the exam that it would be close. I made a 74 on my practice exam with Gleim.
I think that I passed this last exam, even if I had only 8 days to study. Besides the Yaeger Cram, I also did all of the Wiley questions from the Yaeger Home Study, and I did 100% of the Wiley questions on evidence.
What is actually worse than making a 74 is retaking an exam that you already passed. That will happen to me if I did not pass this last AUD exam.
I really feel for all of the CPA candidates who are in the position of retaking exams that they already passed. No one who has passed all 4 CPA exams on the first try can really understand how these CPA Candidates feel. It is really great to have Jeff as the owner of this website because he knows the feeling!
I really have to take my hat off to the AICPA. They really have designed this CPA game to make you discouraged so that you will quit. 17% to 25% of the CPA candidates actually do quit. I think of the AICPA as a gardener that wants to pull all of us weeds (CPA candidates).
I do not think that there is anything that the AICPA does that is by chance. Even a long 4 to 7 week wait for my scores, which is ridiculous in this computer age, may be designed for two purposes. First, the AICPA gets to play with the scores. Second, we CPA candidates tend to worry, become unmotivated to study, and waste time while that 18 month clock keeps ticking.
The CPA exams are just a game. However, they are a very important game. What these exams have taught me is how to play the game. It has been a long three years and hopefully I am finished playing the game. I have learned my lessons on playing the game very well!
