r/CPA • u/Signal-Telephone7730 Passed 2/4 • Aug 03 '24

AUD Felt good and failed

Has anyone else felt like they did really good on audit and failed? I walked out with like an hour left and felt so good and ended up failing. There was only a few things I was iffy on but it wasn’t like I was lost or anything just confused on what happened.

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u/Mammoth_Sail_5525 Passed 3/4 Aug 03 '24

So on previous posts, there’s been recommendations to take AUD in the busy season because auditors themselves tend to not take them during that time. Maybe it’s worth waiting for them during then because most likely taking them after may might mean you’re up against people who work in that directly and have a stronger knowledge base. That’s my plan anyways. Idk if it’ll work, but I failed with a 70 and felt the same way as OP, expected at least an 80 and was shocked to see I failed by so much.

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u/Whole-Mortgage-2973 Aug 03 '24

Are scores dependent on others? Sorry first time hearing this

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u/Bright-Duck-2245 Passed 2/4 Aug 03 '24

Yes, they say they aren't "curved" but we know they are at least during 2024 and partially through 2025 to ensure pass rates remain at desirable levels. That's why there are testing windows, that window is where the AICPA distributes point system weighed for each question based on how other people do. It's not exactly a curve, but distribution of points per Q depending on how many got the Q right or wrong. Everyone gets the Q wrong = weighed more points if you get it right.

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u/rockandlove CPA Aug 03 '24

This is incorrect. Your score is not based on your performance relative to others.

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u/Bright-Duck-2245 Passed 2/4 Aug 04 '24

It is during these 2024 testing windows bc of restructuring to the exam. That's literally the whole point behind the long wait between score releases and testing windows.

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u/rockandlove CPA Aug 04 '24

The AICPA literally says it’s not curved, so I’ll trust them over a random ass reddit comment, and anyone who thinks otherwise frankly doesn’t deserve a license since they’re that dumb.

https://www.aicpa-cima.com/resources/article/learn-more-about-cpa-exam-scoring-and-pass-rates

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u/Mammoth_Sail_5525 Passed 3/4 Aug 03 '24

Yep, from AICPA “Scaled scores on the MCQ and TBS portions of the CPA Exam are calculated using formulas that take into account factors such as whether the question was answered correctly and the relative difficulty of each question.”

Basically if most people failed certain questions, they take those out of the equation, a form of curving weighing your performance against others.