Passed
I took the exam 2 weeks ago and got the official results today.
I actually started studying last year, but I needed to put a pause on studying due to work/other life circumstances picking up. I was studying around 2-3 hours a day the 2 months leading up to my exam date.
I used the following materials to study:
QAE
The Official Review Manual (read from cover to cover)
Doshi's Official Study Guide (I borrowed the book from my library, so I didn't get access to the book's practice questions)
Doshi's UDEMY course
Prabh Singh's YouTube videos
This subreddit
The UDEMY course and the QAE were the most useful in my preparation. In my opinion, the QAE is essential for practicing answering questions with the ISACA mindset, and then a secondary study material is essential for learning the content and understanding the concepts.
There were a fair amount of questions on the exam that were not covered by any of the study materials listed above. I have 6 years of experience as an IT Auditor, and I had to rely on that to answer those.
A few of my coworkers took the exam recently, and their opinions vastly differed. Some of my coworkers found the exam easy and think just Doshi's course covered the entire exam. Others said that the exam mirrored the QAE. One said that the exam was much harder than the QAE.
I was averaging 70% on the QAE and practice exams.
Feel free to comment below or DM me with any questions.