[jasonrobbins]

So I took my AUD exam today and the first section was a piece of cake, second session was pretty tough, and the third section was pretty tough too.

I will tell you this- in REG the other answer choices were VERY similar and I was guessing on most after I got it down to 50/50…in AUD it was pretty easy to pick an answer just by eliminating the other choices. Don’t get me wrong, there were some questions I had no clue and others I made guesses but that was like 9 or 10 in the whole test.

The SIMs were worded VERY poorly in my opinion.. BUT WOW…the AL was a life saver…I looked so many answers and one SIM was literally an exhibit in the AL. I felt like I was cheating! Despite that, I did have to make some guesses on the SIMs because I was so confused on the wording.

I’m not sure if I passed or not…I sure hope I did b/c I studied my butt off. I heard it’s bad to feel good after a test, so I’m not so happy about this positive feeling. After Reg I was pretty sure I got a failing score…

AUD- 97 1x
REG- 81 1x
BEC- 79 1x
FAR- 88 1x

DONE!

10/1/12 to 2/28/14

[Anonymous]

Without giving out any exam info away, can you speak more about the AL? How did you get the info? What steps did you run through – e.g., topic search, word search?

I have a good review course which has the AL provided (similar to the actual exam), but I haven't had success with finding answers to SIMs while utilizing the AL. Can you run us through a fake scenario using real auditing/accounting?

[gobias]

I keep hearing how important the AL is for AUD, so I'm curious as well. I've already taken FAR and REG so I know how to use the AL, but I usually skip the becker practice sims because I don't consider them an efficient use of time. Should I do them for AUD?

F - 86
R - 90
A - 97
B - 91

[Never_Give_Up1]

What do you mean by Audit AL? I am studying this right now and I take it at the end of the month… am I missing something?

FAR - 81
REG - 81
AUD - 82
BEC - 81

Ethics - Done
State License Exam - Done

License - Licensed CPA in Utah

[DUMBCPA]

bump for what the heck is ” AL “?

B - 85 (4/2013)
A - 97 (5/2013)
F - 83 (7/2013)
R - 8/2013

Becker Self-Study

[Anonymous]

Authoritative Literature. Using AL on the SIMS to help find the correct answer.

[HANH4HANH]

I found it very helpful during my test too. I would just find the broad area I think it would be in, then just did a “search within” for the keywords in the sim. I would just skim through until I found the exact answer. I got pretty lucky and I want to say 5 out of 7 I was able to use the AL. Make sure you leave yourself enough time at the end.

FAR 4/13 done
AUD 5/13 waiting
REG 7/13
BEC 8/13

[HANH4HANH]

I did not “practice” though during study time. It really is just using a basic search engine so just be familiar with it and just use your time doing MCQ's

FAR 4/13 done
AUD 5/13 waiting
REG 7/13
BEC 8/13

[Faintear]

I scored a 76 on my Audit exam, and I'm confident in knowing that using the AL for the SIMs saved my life.

[samdiegoCPA]

Using the AL is a lifesaver. I've taken Auditing twice and scored “Stronger” both times on the Sims. Found many of them word for word.

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[Anonymous]

I just took AUD last week and the AL saved me on 2 SIMS. Literally, I think I would have gotten a 0 on one SIM if I didnt have it. It was all of these circumstances on whether independence is impaired in an attest engagement. I have literally never heard of the scenarios they were giving, but in the AL there was a table with almost word for word so i basically found 8/10 of them and I know I got them correct.

Another weird thing on my SIMS, I got TWO research SIMS… that can't be normal right? I guess one “wont count”? I really hate audit btw, with a burning passion.

[Gerg, CPA]

Took AUD on saturday & i completely agree. i dont know why (or if) the review courses don't mention this. Becker definitely didnt mention it, right? i could've used this gem a long time ago.

FAR - 1/26/2012 - PASSED (78, but Lost credit), re-do 11/27/2013 - PASSED (87)!
AUD - EPIC FAIL, 71, 69; 68; 5/25/2013 - PASSED (85)!
REG - 10/1/2012 - 72; 7/1/2013 - 73 UGH, 10/1/2013 - PASSED (85)!
BEC - 2/28/2013 - PASSED (82)!
Licensed CPA!

Used Becker self-study materials (just this for FAR original & REG #1), WileyTestBank, NINJA notes/audio, and Roger cram course for AUD #5, REG #3 & FAR reboot. CPA!

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