[TTTZZZ]

Any advice from people that have passed. Studying with Becker & Ninja Blitz.

B-Nov 25
A-Jan
R-78
F-86

[HurricaneDitka]

Yes. Testlet 1 took me 11-12 minutes, felt like I didn't miss any. Testlet 2 I flagged 12 of the first 16 questions and thought “What the hell is going on?” Testlet 3 drained me.

I think on the simulations they just look for buzz words, and make sure you write in complete sentences/good grammar. My brain was fried by the time I got to the simulations, and BS'ed them as well. Picked out a few buzz words/concepts, and then tried to make 2 paragraphs out of it.

I guess our scores will be up to the grading gods — hopefully they have mercy. I really was hoping that my test was a guinea pig test and most of the questions were for future periods.

AUD - 99 (10/18/13)
BEC - ?? (11/22/13)
REG - ?? (01/10/14)
FAR - ?? (sometime spring 2014)

[HurricaneDitka]

Yes. Testlet 1 took me 11-12 minutes, felt like I didn't miss any. Testlet 2 I flagged 12 of the first 16 questions and thought “What the hell is going on?” Testlet 3 drained me.

I think on the simulations they just look for buzz words, and make sure you write in complete sentences/good grammar. My brain was fried by the time I got to the simulations, and BS'ed them as well. Picked out a few buzz words/concepts, and then tried to make 2 paragraphs out of it.

I guess our scores will be up to the grading gods — hopefully they have mercy. I really was hoping that my test was a guinea pig test and most of the questions were for future periods.

AUD - 99 (10/18/13)
BEC - ?? (11/22/13)
REG - ?? (01/10/14)
FAR - ?? (sometime spring 2014)

[smeech8000]

Sat 11/30:

T1 – Easy; mostly theory. Flagged 1-2 questions to be thorough as I finished the testlet in ~30 and didn't want to be TOO quick.

T2 – Easy… thinking this might be bad, but again lots of theory Q's. Flagged 2-4 questions just to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I did end up changing one of those answers, though (for the good, I'm pretty sure). Still only used about 60 minutes so far.

T3 – Hard (which I was kind of relieved to see); more calc Q's here but a couple of the theory Q's in here I had NEVER seen in Becker (although I worked all Homework MCQ's I didn't take either of the Final Exams which typically contain unique content).

WC – Gave myself almost 80 minutes for this part. Technicality was good/fair, and mostly relevant; I feel like I had more than enough time to thoroughly develop my content and scan grammar/spelling.

I took EVERY single minute allotted for FAR/AUD/REG, so the fact that this went so quickly concerns me a bit. It seems like BEC is the biggest wildcard of the four sections with experiences that cover the whole spectrum of feeling bad=passed/feeling good=fail, lots of calc=didn't have enough time/lots of theory=finished 1 hour early… and every kind of intersection therein.

We'll find out Monday!

B 92
A 99
R 90
F 92

Becker Self-Study

OH CPA since 2/18/14

[smeech8000]

Sat 11/30:

T1 – Easy; mostly theory. Flagged 1-2 questions to be thorough as I finished the testlet in ~30 and didn't want to be TOO quick.

T2 – Easy… thinking this might be bad, but again lots of theory Q's. Flagged 2-4 questions just to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I did end up changing one of those answers, though (for the good, I'm pretty sure). Still only used about 60 minutes so far.

T3 – Hard (which I was kind of relieved to see); more calc Q's here but a couple of the theory Q's in here I had NEVER seen in Becker (although I worked all Homework MCQ's I didn't take either of the Final Exams which typically contain unique content).

WC – Gave myself almost 80 minutes for this part. Technicality was good/fair, and mostly relevant; I feel like I had more than enough time to thoroughly develop my content and scan grammar/spelling.

I took EVERY single minute allotted for FAR/AUD/REG, so the fact that this went so quickly concerns me a bit. It seems like BEC is the biggest wildcard of the four sections with experiences that cover the whole spectrum of feeling bad=passed/feeling good=fail, lots of calc=didn't have enough time/lots of theory=finished 1 hour early… and every kind of intersection therein.

We'll find out Monday!

B 92
A 99
R 90
F 92

Becker Self-Study

OH CPA since 2/18/14

[jdwalton19]

Tested Today – 12/05

1st Testlet: Not hard questions (1 liners), but completely out of left field…hardly any computations.

2nd Testlet: Easier questions (but paragraphs in length)…easier I think because they were more relevant to what I studied, but still very few computational.

3rd Testlet: Easier questions (but paragraphs in length)…again, easier because they were relevant to what I studied but quite a few computational questions this time.

I read through the entire Wiley book twice, and completed roughly 3500 mcq between the WTB and book. I was completely caught off guard when quite a few of the questions popped up with terms that I was not even familiar with. I haven't experienced this in any of the other 3 exams that I have taken. I really don't know what to think at this point…guess I'll find out on the 20th.

FAR - MAY - 84
AUD - AUG - 88
REG - AUG - 92
BEC - Dec - 82

KY Licensed!

Yaeger

[jdwalton19]

Tested Today – 12/05

1st Testlet: Not hard questions (1 liners), but completely out of left field…hardly any computations.

2nd Testlet: Easier questions (but paragraphs in length)…easier I think because they were more relevant to what I studied, but still very few computational.

3rd Testlet: Easier questions (but paragraphs in length)…again, easier because they were relevant to what I studied but quite a few computational questions this time.

I read through the entire Wiley book twice, and completed roughly 3500 mcq between the WTB and book. I was completely caught off guard when quite a few of the questions popped up with terms that I was not even familiar with. I haven't experienced this in any of the other 3 exams that I have taken. I really don't know what to think at this point…guess I'll find out on the 20th.

FAR - MAY - 84
AUD - AUG - 88
REG - AUG - 92
BEC - Dec - 82

KY Licensed!

Yaeger

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