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Posted: 08 Dec 2009 at 17:57 | IP Logged  

In Nov 2009 I gave the auditing exam, I scheduled the exam in the last week. All the three MCQ test lets worked well but for both the simulations, calculator program stopped working, it did not initialize at all.

I worked the whole problems manually and it killed a lot of my time and I couldn't able to complete the second simulation. I wrote communication section and couldn't able to do anything else.

I reported this problem to Prometric and they said they will inform Nasba. I came back home and emailed the problem to candidate care.

I waited for 5 days as directed in the voice messages of Nasba's candidate care. I tried to fax my concern more than 6 times, to the fax number they provide us and each and every time the message reverted back saying the machine is busy.

I waited for hours trying to contact customer care and when I was connected to the related person all they do is to divert us to a candidate care representative, who never takes calls and all we can do is to keep a voice message.

Today I got worried too much and kind of frustrated, I called pro metric and inquired about my report and today after hours of discussion they raised a ticket. They never answered my question of what happened to my last report.

I called and emailed Nasba and after a long struggle of emails and phone calls, I am now given an option to retest or wait for result.


The candidate care representative gives me a call to inform me, that they are giving me an option to take a re test or wait for the score. Even before I can say thank you or anything else she hung up. she didn't have courtesy to ask me if I had any concerns?


I performed the MCQs well but as I said, first simulation was performed better than the second one, which I did nothing else than communication. As we don't know which simulation is going to be valued, I am in a dilemma whether to take the retest or wait for the result.

If I take a risk now, I can have the chance to pass but if I failed how that going to affect my career? Even if I opted for re-exam all I can do is to wait till January.

How and where does this failure really going to cost us?
Does this show up in our mark lists or certificates?
How this going to effect us psychologically?

Can I ask them to consider first simulation which I attempted well?
Does any body have experiences like this?

Please give me your advice and opinion...
Thank you.

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Posted: 08 Dec 2009 at 19:39 | IP Logged  

You might still have passed if you did well on the MC. That's the bulk of your score. I'd wait for the score if I were in your shoes.

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cpa_stl, the answer depends on how you think you did on the MC questions. If you think you could have done better, I would suggest you retake!! I would look at it as a pretest and now you know what to expect. As far as preparation goes, it only takes a couple of weeks to be prepared for AUD. On the other hand, I have had problems/ errors twice and passed both times, so who knows!!!

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Thanks a lot Kfan and lkbcpa2b for your advice.
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Anytime, make sure to keep us posted. I sure hope this works out in your favor!!

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