[wrj02]

SO…Monday I found out I failed BEC….not too much of a surprise, but what was more surprising was that I got a 73 (which irks me). The fact that I failed wasn’t a surprise because when I was sitting for the exam, I:

1) checked to make sure I was taking BEC for the CPA exam. I was getting all sorts of questions that I had never seen in Becker. Granted, I only used becker…and yes, I am aware that sometimes BEC can be a crap shoot. But I was literally guessing on almost half of each testlet, not because I had recognized the information but didn’t know the answer, but because I had never seen it before!

2) Contemplated walking out because I knew where this was going. Weeks of non-stop studying and now, non-stop guessing. Bonus was I knew all the WC’s, and I feel I am fairly strong in writing, so I think that went well. Still have yet to see a progress report.

My question is, has anyone else gone through this? I feel like I was fairly prepared, maybe not for a 99, but at least prepared enough to make a 75 or better. I didn’t feel weak in any certain areas as I had in past exams.

It is busy season after all, so that was my goal to begin with. Because of this I want to sit again in a few weeks, just doing a review of all the chapters similar to how I review a couple weeks before a normal CPA exam.

Has anyone else had a similar situation and success in the retake?

FAR 77
REG 82
BEC 73, 83
AUD 59???, 87! DONE!

[zumbasweety]

I take BEC in a few hours and am scared to death!!! There is just so much memorization with this one. Any tips?

FAR 82
REG 76
BEC 71, 78 (There is a light!!!)
AUD 69, 83 (DONE!!!!)

[zieba]

What if I told you NASBA puts candidates names in a cylinder and draws passing tickets at random, eh?

AUD - 75*, 88 done 5/14! (*exp)
BEC - 74 , 77
REG - 65 , 76 (10 point combooo!!)
FAR - 69 , 75

Dr: perseverance
Dr: intelligence
Dr: luck
. Cr: . advisory score

[Vickkki]

@zieba …

“That's funny and scary” … You know what I mean?

[zieba]

Yes! If you can't get your variance question right, or aren't sure about it…. move on! I spent 10 minutes fighting with my MCQ which was stupid, I'd much rather have had that time back to BS on the WC.

AUD - 75*, 88 done 5/14! (*exp)
BEC - 74 , 77
REG - 65 , 76 (10 point combooo!!)
FAR - 69 , 75

Dr: perseverance
Dr: intelligence
Dr: luck
. Cr: . advisory score

[zieba]

definitely a red pill blue pill kinda concept. good luck!

AUD - 75*, 88 done 5/14! (*exp)
BEC - 74 , 77
REG - 65 , 76 (10 point combooo!!)
FAR - 69 , 75

Dr: perseverance
Dr: intelligence
Dr: luck
. Cr: . advisory score

[Yamile]

I took BEC on May 17 and almost all questions I practice with Ninja MCQ's were there!! It was a good surprise. I definitely change completely from Becker to NINJA

[Anonymous]

Yeah…you guys are freaking me out!!!

[Determined CPA]

Yamile – you sold me. My test is the 31st and I just bought ninja mc

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Vickkki]

@Yamile

What's the total number of MCQS in the NINJA BEC Testbank?

[Determined CPA]

Vickkki I just bought it and im still trying to figure this out but I LIKE it! When is your test?? I think im going to do a million sets of 30 mcqs (rotating from wiley, becker and now ninja!)

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

1: Corporate Governance (54)

2: Economic Concepts and Analysis (166)

3: Financial Management (317)

4: Information Systems and Communications (308)

5: Strategic Planning (118)

6: Operations Management (173)

its cool – it breaks those questions out by topic.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[zumbasweety]

Okay, just got back from my test….have no idea. I feel pretty good about some and know for sure I missed a couple. I finished with an hour left, which makes me very nervous, but I didn't rush through anything, so we'll see.

FAR 82
REG 76
BEC 71, 78 (There is a light!!!)
AUD 69, 83 (DONE!!!!)

[jlondon]

Is it me.. or did BEC feel kind of hard ?

BEC: 69, 57, 72, 73, (anticipated for 4/4/2015)
AUD: 65, 63, 74, 84!!! (expires 7/31/2015)
FAR: 63, 57, (scheduled for 4/1/2015)
REG: ... 42, (Anticipated to be around 5/20~)

-Every Set Back is a Set Up for a Major Come Back #motivation

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[Java230]

Okay this post sorta scared me, I thought Becker was not Going to adequately prepare me. But honestly, just like all the other sessions Becker was right on. I obviously didn't study some sections as much as I needed but not a single question was new. Everything was covered by Becker. Even more then other tests, I normally had around 5 new topics I didn't study but Becker did a great job with

BEC . so folks with Becker, don't listen to the few e that used Becker and failed. BECKER MORE THEn ADEQUATELY PREPARES YOU. if not, you didn't study enough or understand the material.

Licensed WA CPA 2/2015
Government Auditor Since 2007

[wrj02]

OR in other cases, it CAN be all about the exam you get. My first BEC exam was random, most of it wasn't covered in Becker (I checked when I got home). I did little to re-study because I knew I had mastered the material. Jumped 10 points without effort, just kept the info fresh.

My second exam, (pretty much) everything I saw was covered in Becker. Sorry to say, but a lot of it is luck….At least my experience with BEC, anyway.

BEC exam definition: “A mile wide and an inch deep” — there's no way any one study material can cover it all.

FAR 77
REG 82
BEC 73, 83
AUD 59???, 87! DONE!

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