Nervously waiting on CPA exam results over here… How did people feel coming out of AUD? I felt very prepared going into the exam and don’t usually get much test anxiety, but was surprisingly not confident as I actually took it.

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I barely passed every CPA exam so it was always a 50/50 feeling for me. They’re just hard and some of it comes down to luck in terms of what topics actually show up

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Barely passed = passed 👌👌👌

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Bro I left two sims blank except for 0 and passed

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Wow lucky

I took it three times. When I thought I had passed, I had actually failed. The last time I took it, I thought I had failed but had actually passed. Good luck!

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Your feeling walking out of the exam seems to have very little correlation with your actual result. Don’t make any assumptions until you see the score posted, and try not to psych yourself out before then (easier said than done).

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I haven’t taken BEC but when I took FAR and REG, I came out of both not feeling confident at all but managed to pass both. I also had times during both that I felt frustrated because the questions felt really hard and I thought I was totally blowing it. I’m sure you did better than you thought!

I’ve also had a couple people tell me that the better you do the harder the questions get when you move on the next testlet, so keep that in mind as well. If you felt like questions were getting more and more difficult it probably means you were doing well!

I’m studying for AUD right now and definitely get what you mean by you can’t tell which are more difficult. I understand feeling less confident and unsure. I hope you did well!

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Correction: meant AUD. Updated post.

I felt so confident taking AUD but ended up with like a 76. Passing is passing though! Good luck!

Congratulations!!!🎉🥳👏🏻🍾 I remember that feeling. Treat yo self! You deserve it.

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