Hi, Audit Ninjas. I'm Josh. I'm taking AUD Monday October 23rd at 8 a.m. I'm primarily studying with Becker in the live on-line format supplementing with Gleim, Ninja, Roger and other reviews/resources. I'm taking FAR tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. and am studying in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. I'd consider live if there was one in my area.
In my humble opinion, Becker's skills practice are good practice, but sometimes all these videos are a bit much. The nice thing is the ability to pick and choose if needed in my experience, so that you can focus on areas where you need more understanding. I feel I have room for improvement.
I've noticed in each section, there's usually some page that Becker recommends memorizing out of the whole book such as the Standard Unmodified Audit Report and differences other opinions have. Do what is suggested is my recommendation. It may be work, but it makes a difference. That's been my experience.
Ninja is excellent, and I've seen people do excellent and pass even on the first try with Ninja even people in the area I live, which says something awesome for Ninja. Ninja has some good and memorable mnemonics itself.
Everyone's different. I've also done very well, even passed a section with Gleim. I like a lot of things about Gleim from my personal experience, and it may be close to how I study best? Roger is excellent and, in my opinion, very good at helping students remember through humor, mnemonics, etc.
I know others who put accounting in very understandable language as well, which may be helpful for me since I'm considered “non-traditional” by the NMSCPA (of which I'm a member as well as the AICPA) and the accounting community in Albuquerque being in business for myself and holding a full-time non-accounting position. Physical jobs give opportunities for exercise, which I recommend for a healthy body and mind.
I recommend doing this asap while you're young. I'll be 40 by the time I take AUD this time. I'm happy to have a MBA and other degrees and training and a beautiful family, which help me be a “well-rounded individual;” but I would have done this years ago if I were to re-do things as I did buy my first AUD review book when I took the class in 2000.
I hope all you Ninjas pass as I'm hoping to be north of 75 myself as soon as possible with a goal of taking each exam in 8 weeks or less.
AUD - 75
BEC - 78
FAR - 76
REG - 80
Josh
“Focus on the future for 50%, on the present for 40%, and on the past for 10%." - Maasaki Hatsumi
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