[jeff]

I am taking BEC May 29th. I will start studying once REG is over (tomorrow!). Hope this one isn’t too bad!

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[jeff]

This is for people taking their exams in the April/May 2010 testing window.

Recommended prep time for BEC is 4 weeks @ 20 hours a week.

Study Notes: https://www.another71.com/cpa-review-store/

Study Videos: https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam/cpa-exam-review-video/

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[lucylaw]

Anyone else taking BEC in the Apr/May window? I'm set to sit on one of the last days in May. I was surprised that my Becker self study has me slated to start my review in mid-April, but they still have me completing 2 lectures a week! I found two a week to be exhausting for REG, anyone know if 2 a week is more manageable for BEC? Should I try to start earlier and do one a week? Also, is there a relatively inexpensive cram for BEC that anyone would recommend?

Thanks in advance for any advice, sorry for any re-posts and good luck to anyone else prepping like me!

BEC 78 w00t | AUD July | FAR July 9 | REG 85

[MPoni123]

hey. unfortnuately i will be sitting for BEC again this window because i failed it when i took it march 6. booo. this section sucks. i am definitely waiting until tax season is OVER to pick up the material again. i have to order new material for BEC because my becker expires april 1. so i am gonna order materials for FAR, too. 2 down, 2 to go!

lucylaw – 2 in a week would probably be better. you have plenty of time to study if you aren't sitting until the end of may. you could also do 1 a week as well and then make sure you have a week for review. that would probably work, too. relatively inexpensive BEC cram would probably be Yaeger – i got the 2009 CRAM and it was about $100? not too bad. i ordered the Wiley book from amazon and the DVD from the yaeger website. you should go with the 2010 stuff now though.

hope to see you around the forum!! good luck with studying

AUD - 84; REG - 90; BEC - 79; FAR - 75; ALL DONE!!

[south0085]

I am taking BEC on April 30th. Never taken it before. Chapter 3 in Becker for BEC was a pain. I'm on chapter 4 right now and I think chapter 5 is going to be a pain as well. So much math. How is everyone dealing with all the formulas/math?

[lucylaw]

Thanks for the advice, MPoni123. good luck with your upcoming studies. I doubt if I'll buy the Wiley text. Probably just rely on Becker and see how I feel after the first week. good to know about the Yeager cram. I remember looking at the final cram offered by Becker and almost being suckered into dropping the $250.

South0085, good luck to you. You'll have to keep us posted. I heard someone mention on another thread that he/she made a sheet with all of the formulas on it, laminated it and carried with everywhere to study at any given time. i thought that sounded like an awesome idea.

BEC 78 w00t | AUD July | FAR July 9 | REG 85

[financeguy]

I took it march 6 and got a 74. And that was w/o really going over an entire chapter other than watching the lecture. I plan on taking it again the first few days of april. I really hate the IT stuff.

AUD - 81, BEC - 74, 80, FAR - 82, REG - 81
Done!

[TAJCPA]

I took BEC in early March as well! Ididnot pass I would start and stop for two week and pick back up again this was all dure because of busy season…workin mad late hours..

I am now planning to retake it in April…

Good luck to every one!!

Remember we are in this together and in the end it will pay off — can't wait for that day!!!

Don't give up!!!

We can do it!!!

[FL_CPA2010]

I am taking BEC on April 19th, the day before my Becker audit class begins. I agree with you, south0085, chapter 3 kicked my butt. I have to watch that lecture again, and I skipped the class for chapter 5. I have a lot of studying to do in the next 3 1/2 weeks. Good luck to everyone.

REG 79 (Becker); BEC 63 (Becker) 70 (Yaeger); AUD 66 (Becker; 11/30 - Becker); FAR 11/24 (Yaeger/Wiley)

[Anonymous]

I plan to take it on 04/30/10. This exam is the one that scares me the most.

[MomCPA]

I'm taking BEC (for the fourth time) sometime early April, date TBD. Then I plan to knock out AUD in early May.

Good luck everyone!

Testing in TN (NASBA State)
REG 74, 77; FAR 77; BEC 73, 73, 73, 80; AUD 40,78
And I'm out...

[FutureLACPA]

Taking BEC again on 4/30. Got a 69 the first time.

AUD - 89, BEC - 69, 75
REG - 69, 82, FAR - 80 - IT'S OVER!

[FutureLACPA]

Oh, and for Becker, my biggest problems were chapters 3 and 5. Those two seem to be the monsters and also count for a substantial portion of the exam.

AUD - 89, BEC - 69, 75
REG - 69, 82, FAR - 80 - IT'S OVER!

[sleeplessinWI]

I see where Jeff posted that for BEC study time is 4 weeks @ 20 hrs per week. I am putting in way more than that and still don't think it's enough. Is anyone else using Kaplan?

REG,BEC,FAR - PASS, AUD 70, retake 4/26/11 85

If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

[hopeful_cpa]

i am going over chapter 3 questions with becker and i feel like a complete idiot because i have no clue how to start these questions or how to figure out what they are really talking about? has anybody gone through the becker chapter three and have had it make sense?

i got this exam april 19 and i am stressing out major now.

BEC: Done
REG: Done
AUD: Done
FAR: Done

I'M DONE!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

I agree that Becker Chapters 3 and 5 are pretty tough. I just kept doing the problems and studying the formulas. If you keep after it they start to seem like they unfold for you better than the first time around. I'm taking the exam in less than a week (4/2) and I think that about 25 hours a week for 4 weeks has prepared me pretty well. However, I am a current student and a lot of this stuff is still relatively familiar for me.

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