[jeff]

This is for people taking their exams in the January/February 2010 testing window.

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

CPA Exam Score Release Predictions:

https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-scores-results-january-february-2010-wave-1.html

[MPoni123]

connie just be careful with writing stuff down before the exam!! make sure you go through all the necessary steps FIRST to get to your first testlet of MCQ…then write down the formulas. it may take 5 min or so but BEC is a 3 hour exam and it's only 90 MCQ so you should have plenty of time. i wouldn't suggest doing that for any other exam, though. i know people who have had their exams time out because they had been writing down formulas and didn't follow the necessary steps on their computer screen! so they basically ran out of time before the exam even began!!

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

[MPoni123]

anna how do you like the yaeger home study? i really liked becker for AUD and REG i think it was still a miracle i passed lol. so i guess if i passed REG using becker BEC and FARE with becker should be ok, too.

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

[Anonymous]

Hey MPoni123 – I didn't get my homestudy for REG yet.

I used it partially for FAR – I think it's great (but i just didn't study much for FAR overall.)

Personally, i think Becker is great for BEC and AUD. These sections have more memorization – and Becker is very good at helping you memorize things.

REG and FAR have many difficult concepts and if you don't have strong accounting/ tax background – you might be struggling with Becker. At least I was. Hope it helps a little…

[Anonymous]

MPoni123-

Thanks for the tips. I will definitely get to the first testlet THEN do my writing if I decide to do so!

What day in January are you taking BEC?

[MPoni123]

thanks Anna. luckily i am done with REG and i think becker is good for BEC! so i guess i will have to see with FARE.

connie – i think i might take BEC first week of february! before feb. 7 so i have a better chance of being in Wave 1.

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

[MPoni123]

jeff – if i am in Wave 1 for BEC what exactly does that mean? when should i expect my score to be released? (ball park) i am just debating when i wanna sit for BEC. i already got through chapter 1 but that was weeks ago and haven't done anything since. i feel good about chapter 1 because i do tax returns for all those different entities mentioned and i get the jist of it. i have 4 chapters left and tax season for me starts end of january.

soooo…should i take it around feb. 5 just to get it over with…or take it at the end of february to give myself more time?! any suggestions?

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

[Anonymous]

MPoni123,,, historically if you test between 01/01/2010 – 02/07/2010 you will be in wave one…. and should get them the third week of Feb..

BEC is not fun..

AUD: 79

BEC: 74,74,76

REG: 80

FAR: 02/10

[Anonymous]

I'm taking BEC for the third time on Jan 9th. It'll be a long wait for the wave 1 score releases.

I failed the first time with a 70 and the second time last window with a 74. ANY tips on getting that extra point this time??? I've gone through all the questions and have also taken notes. I'm desperate!

[MPoni123]

thanks NJT. i do wanna take it earlier just to get the exam over with. taking it february 5 will still allow 5 weeks study time for me if i need it and i don't wanna be burnt out while working during tax season and studying.

CantTakeIt – are you using Becker? have you done all the supplemental questions, final reviews, and progress testing?

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

[MPoni123]

also CantTakeIt….when you get your score in the mail and on the back it shows where your weaknesses are, are you focusing more attention in those areas now?

BTW…i received my REG score online on December 21 and haven't received my score in the mail yet. AUD i received it about 4 days later!! what is going on?

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

[MPoni123]

if i take BEC first week of feb and am in wave 1….that just means that i have to wait ALL of march to retake it in april if i don't pass!!! at least if i take it at the end of february i won't find out until march!!

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

[Anonymous]

I'm using Becker to study. I seem to not do well on the exam for the IT section, but when I do the Q's and practice test in Becker, I do well.

I've done about 85% of the supplemental questions and all of the regular questions. Maybe I get too caught up in trying to memorize equations rather then focusing on understanding it.

[Anonymous]

CantTakeIt-

I'm taking BEC on Jan 5th, so I'll be right there with you on the long wait till mid-February. We can keep each other company…. This is my first exam, and I'll start studying for REG right after I take BEC.

Good Luck to you on the 9th!!

[Anonymous]

One thing I noticed when I was studying for the IT section was this: I did the MCQs and still couldn't make sense of why I could never seem to get the hang of the questions. I went to our IT guy here at work and asked him to explain some of these concepts to me. He looked over the questions I kept missing and asked me if I even read the questions. He showed me that the answer is usually in the question. So read it carefully and pick out the important words. That's just my $0.02. Also, I got a 72 the first time I took BEC and an 82 this last window using Yaeger! Let me know if you need more advice. This technique came in really handy when I was taking the exam and found questions I had no idea bout.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I've taken BEC twice now, 56 and then a 65. I have my third go scheduled for Jan. 16th. This time I'm using Becker seriously (watch videos, read text at least twice, work ALL of the problems, do the progress tests and the simulated tests) and supplementing with Gleim and Wiley for the CH 3 and 5 areas which are giving me fits. I study Mon – Thur for 2 hours each night and on Sat. and Sunday for about 5 hours. Is there anything else I can do? I just passed the AUD section and have REG scheduled for Apr and FAR for July. I want to be done with this by the end of 2010

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