Audit simulations hold on

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  • #1617207
    Cpa man
    Participant

    I took auditing today and the mcq were so nice! Exactly what I studied but then came the simulations. Like I couldn’t find one research question and totally guessed on every document review question. Even if I killed mcq. If there anyway I passed??

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  • #1617221
    Anthony
    Participant

    There is always a chance, but sims is 50% of the exam. What do you think?

    AUD - 82
    BEC - 80
    FAR - 81
    REG - 82
    FAR - 74 first attempt
    #1617252
    Cpa man
    Participant

    I only took and passed bec so far so I'm not sure. I felt mcq was almost perfect but sims were a lot from FAR and idkk. These exams are nuts

    #1617443
    shawn in VA
    Participant

    CPA man-

    what review materials did you use and how many hours did you put into studies ?

    What as so difficult about the SIMS? How much time did you leave for the SIMS?

    Even if you killed the MCQs , my educated guess is a candidate has to at least get at least 1/3 the points on SIMS ? but who knows with these exams….

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 81
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - 75
    AUD - 84

    BEC-  81

    REG-75

    FAR- TBD

    #1617444
    shawn in VA
    Participant

    does anyone know if you can get a “weaker” in SIMS and still pass? this goes for any part.

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 81
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - 75
    AUD - 84

    BEC-  81

    REG-75

    FAR- TBD

    #1617778
    Superdude3000
    Participant

    I thought I killed the mcqs and felt like I took educated guesses on at least half of my sims. I still did very well so I wouldn't speculate

    REG - 92 (1/17)

    BEC - 82 (2/17)

    AUD - 89 (5/17)

    FAR - 94 (9/17)

    Rogers Elite + Becker mcqs/sims for all 4 exams

    WA State Ethics Exam - 83, 83, 90 (9/17)

    AICPA Ethics Exam - 95 (9/17)

    1-year of work - complete (11/18)

    Licensed WA State CPA

    #1617809
    K.James
    Participant

    I've always wondered about if you do weaker in SIMS could you still pass…which is hard to tell because if you passed you don't get a score breakdown report that shows your strong vs. weak areas.

    BEC -80

    AUD-81

    FAR-69 (Retake in Q4 2017)

    REG- 8/21 (Score TBA)

    BEC-80 5/28/2016
    AUD- 7/2/2016
    FAR (TBD)
    REG (TBD)

    #1617811
    shawn in VA
    Participant

    I thought some states give a score breakdown if you PASS even ? I know my state does not

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 81
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - 75
    AUD - 84

    BEC-  81

    REG-75

    FAR- TBD

    #1617958
    saraw
    Participant

    Texas does give a score breakdown whether or not you passed. I have PASSED exams and scored in the weaker section on SIMS (even under the new format).

    #1617962
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I took Audit in Q2 before the exam changes and I did really really well on the MCQ and was weak on all of the sims but I only got a 73 🙁 But I felt like I didn't know one. single. sim. I guessed on all of them. If you felt like you at least answered SOME of them correctly then you might've pulled off a pass.

    #1618117
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Definitely agree that the AUD sims were quite difficult (took exam yesterday).

    #1618181
    cleethree
    Participant

    @Cpa man I am also curious on the review materials you used to practice the SIMs and was the actual exam SIMs difficult because the material was never covered in your reviews materials or your were just thrown off because they did not exactly resemble the SIMs you practiced with.

    I plan on taking AUD on 9/8 and want to know if the review materials I am using (Wiley) will properly prepare me or if I should look elsewhere.

    That would be very helpful.

    Thank you.

    AUD - 93
    BEC - 90
    FAR - 86
    REG - 93
     

    The wait for the test scores seems more stressful than the actual test itself.

    #1618201
    Cpa man
    Participant

    Yeah I used becker for every part and I thought the audit simulations on the review course were beyond easy compared to what I saw. The exam mcq weren't bad and resembled Becker very very well. The sims they were long and reviewing doumcents was something Becker didn't cover that well

    #1618204
    Cpa man
    Participant

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    #1618210
    Superdude3000
    Participant

    @cleethree
    I took AUD Q2 and what made the SIMS difficult was that 50% or so was very subjective. It forced me to try and find the most logical answer but it wasn't easy since multiple choices sounded correct. I just did my best, made some educated guesses and it turned out fine. I had not seen any SIMS previous to my exam that were like the ones on my exam, but if you have a strong grasp of AUD then you should be able to get enough of the answers correct to pass. Just think logically!

    REG - 92 (1/17)

    BEC - 82 (2/17)

    AUD - 89 (5/17)

    FAR - 94 (9/17)

    Rogers Elite + Becker mcqs/sims for all 4 exams

    WA State Ethics Exam - 83, 83, 90 (9/17)

    AICPA Ethics Exam - 95 (9/17)

    1-year of work - complete (11/18)

    Licensed WA State CPA

    #1618211
    cleethree
    Participant

    Oh ok, definitely understandable why the SIMs were difficult for you. From the practice Audit SIMs I took thus far with Wiley, a few document review sims (DRS) were included. So I should be prepared for them.

    I am surprised Becker does not include the same especially since DRSs are borderline guaranteed on each exam under the new format.

    AUD - 93
    BEC - 90
    FAR - 86
    REG - 93
     

    The wait for the test scores seems more stressful than the actual test itself.

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