Anyone passed any part of the Cpa exam by guessing? I'm an idiot and scheduled an exam two days before my wedding and had to schedule because my nts is expiring. I'm taking AUD

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Probably not passing but congratulations on the wedding!!

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I would probably pass on the wedding preparation. Maybe forget the marriage entirely. You're in public accounting. Get your priorities straight. 😉

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Don't eat mexican food before your exam

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If you're super smart maybe. But with a 50% exam failure rate I'm gonna guess that approach ain't gonna work out for ya

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You don't even lift

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I make all kinds of gains.

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I passed AUD with an 80-something and studied 4 days, so you'll be fine

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Congrats on the wedding! And don't stress out too much about the exam. Do what you can, repeat MC that you got wrong, re-read your cheat sheet and pray to the God(s) that you believe in :) you may pass without over studying. Then again, if you don't - it's not the end of this world; at least you tried to use your NTS.

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You can do it!

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Thanks friends! Thank god my group is a solid group hours wise so studying for the exams won't be too difficult. Thanks for the motivation!

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Bombed on tbs though - I knew 3 questions solid but other 4 questions I didn't know so well

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Got a 52 from guessing 😂 decided to take BEC instead of AUD. I heard BEC is going to be the most difficult section after the changes take effect

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Damn you dumb son. :)

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Damn bro

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I did bec and reg like that. Passed bec with 82 and failed reg with 73

😂 thanks guys I have a cheat sheet that I made - I know the basics but that's about it

Just have enough time for sims. If you knock that out chances are you're going to pass.

I have a friend who passed audit with four days of studying just by doing MC.

I took the exam in two hours and thought I knew 60% lol

Let us know how you did when you find out!

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