[jeff]

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[raptors]

I am planning on writing BEC on 2/1/2012 . I am using Becker 2011 material for the exam, is there any tips that I can get to pass the exam. I plan on spending 3 hrs on week days and about 10 hrs on the weekend. I have yaegar 2011 home study material as well and plan on supplementing my study with that. Thanks for the response

AUD- 73,68, ????
BEC- 2/28/2012
FAR- 4/15/2012
REG- 5/30/2012

"The areas of your life that you work on work really well"

[future_cpa1]

@ Raptors: I am also taking BEC right before you ( 1/20/2012), and have been using Wiley test banks to spot test my scoring range. About once a week, I do about 35 m/c from the entire range and see what I am getting. Still not sure exactly how to study for the Written Communications. I do several written communications a week (probably 3-5) and study tips on writing the communications themselves but beyond that… ?

Overall, from Becker review materials, I am consistently averaging 200-225 multiple choice a week from all sections combined and testing in Wiley seems to be showing pretty high scores so far. There are several very specific areas I still need to put emphasis on.. 4 variance OH into 3 variance into 2 variance thingy, written communications about exchange rate gains/losses, a bit more on IT, and memorizing some of the required equations for this section.

I took the cpa exam over 2007/2008/2009 and missed becoming a CPA by 3 points on BEC. I wont make that mistake again. This time its the first section to be passed, no exceptions.

[future_cpa1]

@ Raptors: I am also taking BEC right before you ( 1/20/2012), and have been using Wiley test banks to spot test my scoring range. About once a week, I do about 35 m/c from the entire range and see what I am getting. Still not sure exactly how to study for the Written Communications. I do several written communications a week (probably 3-5) and study tips on writing the communications themselves but beyond that… ?

Overall, from Becker review materials, I am consistently averaging 200-225 multiple choice a week from all sections combined and testing in Wiley seems to be showing pretty high scores so far. There are several very specific areas I still need to put emphasis on.. 4 variance OH into 3 variance into 2 variance thingy, written communications about exchange rate gains/losses, a bit more on IT, and memorizing some of the required equations for this section.

I took the cpa exam over 2007/2008/2009 and missed becoming a CPA by 3 points on BEC. I wont make that mistake again. This time its the first section to be passed, no exceptions.

[ToCPA2011]

I would practice as many MC questions as possible. Since you have some time until next Jan, you may look into WC. But I am with future_cpa1, there is not much to study for WC.

[ToCPA2011]

I would practice as many MC questions as possible. Since you have some time until next Jan, you may look into WC. But I am with future_cpa1, there is not much to study for WC.

[Anonymous]

@raptors,

i agreed with ToCPA2011, I spent all my time doing MCQ. the day before the exam I looked at the Becker WC tutorial and then thats it. You don't know what they are going to ask you on WC, it could be anything, just know the format of a memo would be good enough.

[Anonymous]

@raptors,

i agreed with ToCPA2011, I spent all my time doing MCQ. the day before the exam I looked at the Becker WC tutorial and then thats it. You don't know what they are going to ask you on WC, it could be anything, just know the format of a memo would be good enough.

[gottagetmycpa]

I really hope I passed BEC because I don't want to do that one again!! 21st is going to take forever to get here!

FAR 76
REG 76(2x)
BEC FAILED (2x)
AUD FAILED (2x)

"When you don't give up, YOU CANNOT FAIL"

[gottagetmycpa]

I really hope I passed BEC because I don't want to do that one again!! 21st is going to take forever to get here!

FAR 76
REG 76(2x)
BEC FAILED (2x)
AUD FAILED (2x)

"When you don't give up, YOU CANNOT FAIL"

[heatmiser]

Who else here is surprised how hard BEC is? I thought this was supposed to be easy, which is why I intentionally left it for the last one for me to pass. Now that I have passed all the others, I can legitimately say this test is just as hard (at least it seems that way studying for it with Becker). Chapters 3 & 5 are killer on calculations.

Glad I have till October 2012 to knock this last test out.

2011 CPA Exam Graduate

[heatmiser]

Who else here is surprised how hard BEC is? I thought this was supposed to be easy, which is why I intentionally left it for the last one for me to pass. Now that I have passed all the others, I can legitimately say this test is just as hard (at least it seems that way studying for it with Becker). Chapters 3 & 5 are killer on calculations.

Glad I have till October 2012 to knock this last test out.

2011 CPA Exam Graduate

[iPass]

@future_cpa1, Cost Accounting, Managerial Finance and Capital Budgeting are the topics that kept me awake and focused through BEC, and I have to admit I think I would really enjoy doing something like that for a job. Weird, I know 🙂 But to each its own. Also, I believe this is the core of BEC. You have plenty of time to prepare (same goes to raptors).

As to WC, totally agree with ToCPA2011 & atelery, concentrate on MC instead. Good luck!

BEC - 10/12/2011 - 78
AUD - 11/23/2011 - 84
FAR - 02/22/2012 - 76 (I'll take it!)
REG - 08/31/2012

“Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

[iPass]

@future_cpa1, Cost Accounting, Managerial Finance and Capital Budgeting are the topics that kept me awake and focused through BEC, and I have to admit I think I would really enjoy doing something like that for a job. Weird, I know 🙂 But to each its own. Also, I believe this is the core of BEC. You have plenty of time to prepare (same goes to raptors).

As to WC, totally agree with ToCPA2011 & atelery, concentrate on MC instead. Good luck!

BEC - 10/12/2011 - 78
AUD - 11/23/2011 - 84
FAR - 02/22/2012 - 76 (I'll take it!)
REG - 08/31/2012

“Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Penguin55]

@heatmiser,

Im totally with you on this. I passed the 3 other parts on my first attempt, BEC is my last one and this is a killer! There is so much information and formulas loaded into 5 chapters in Becker i feel helpless! 🙁

[Penguin55]

@heatmiser,

Im totally with you on this. I passed the 3 other parts on my first attempt, BEC is my last one and this is a killer! There is so much information and formulas loaded into 5 chapters in Becker i feel helpless! 🙁

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