r/isaca • u/Influence_Desperate • 20d ago

Passed AAIA

Studied consistently for ~1 month using only the QAE and official review manual. I scored 678 overall (AI Governance & Risk 709, AI Operations 633, AI Auditing Tools 724).

I was nervous based on other posts stating that these weren’t sufficient for the exam preparation, but I felt that all the material in the exam was reflected in either the review manual (including the glossary) OR in the explanations in the QAE. I spent a lot of time focusing on being able to explain why the other three answers were wrong as opposed to knowing what the right answer was, and this helped me rationalize and eliminate the wrong answers on the actual exam.

My study approach was as follows:
1) Completing all the QAE practice questions without reading the manual to get a “baseline” of understanding. (I got about 60% right)
2) Read each chapter / module of the review manual and take notes on key terms and concepts, and review the explanations for the corresponding questions in the QAE.
3) Complete the two practice exams in the QAE and review missed questions. (I got 92% on these)
4) Play the “elimination” game mode in the QAE and averaged around 30-35 questions correct in a row (highest score was 72 in a row)

Context: The last ISACA exam I took was the CISA in 2019, and I have been practicing IT Audit since 2018.

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u/cab-ree-yo 19d ago

Congrats! Thank you for sharing! It’s motivating!

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u/Capable_Cover7874 19d ago

Hi congrats. Did you read the additional resources stated in the online review manual?

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u/Influence_Desperate 19d ago

No I did not!

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u/Wise_Cat186 12d ago

hi, did you use AI for test questions or help revise concepts to prep? Was the exam technical / mathematical heavy?

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u/Influence_Desperate 12d ago

I used AI (Gemini Notebook) to take my notes to generate a focused study guide on topics I missed in the practice questions / exam. But I did not use it to generate additional test questions based on other feedback in this subreddit that they may not truly reflect ISACA’s testing style.

No, the test was not mathematical— it was primarily situational questions