[jeff]

Resources:

Free Study Planner + BEC NINJA Notes (Economics): https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-study-plan/

BEC Exam Experience: https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/bec-exam-experience-official-thread

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

[MRSJLeon917]

I'll be the first member of the BEC January study group – this is hopefully my last section of the exam and I'm taking it on January 4th, right before heading in hell at my work – our year-end tax provision, where I'll be working 7 days a week for a month and a half!

AUD (5/25/2012): 91
FAR (10/22/2012): 89
REG (11/28/2012): 89
BEC (01/05/2013): 82
Ethics Exam: 90

IL Licensed CPA - 7/15/2013

A long journey, officially DONE!

[FearTheBeard]

@MRSJLeon917

You beat me here! This is also possibly my last section. I'm taking the exam on January 2nd. Right after New Year's and right before busy season starts. Should be fun.

[Rukus]

God I hope I passed BEC and will not be in here with you guys. No offense.

FAR - 81 (8/31/12)
AUD - 93 (10/19/12)
BEC - 79 (11/27/12)
REG - 92 (2/8/13) DONE! All 1st attempt!

[MRSJLeon917]

@FearTheBeard – where do you work at? You in Public Accounting? Hope we both pass REG that we just took and our BEC exams coming up 🙂

@Rukus – No offense taken – I hope that I won't need to be here after January 4th 😉

AUD (5/25/2012): 91
FAR (10/22/2012): 89
REG (11/28/2012): 89
BEC (01/05/2013): 82
Ethics Exam: 90

IL Licensed CPA - 7/15/2013

A long journey, officially DONE!

[supervisor]

MrsLeon, I am taking BEC on Jan 4th too but at 11:30. What time is your exam? It is weird but all of the exams that I have passed was ironically scheduled at 11:30. Hopefully, the trend holds true for this go round. I cant take it anymore! I need to be a CPA in 2013.

BEC 10/13 PASSED 77
AUD 04/12 PASSED 83
FAR 08/12 PASSED 76
REG 02/13 PASSED 76

Licensed in PA on 12/23/13. Yea boy!!

[littlenumberrobot]

I'll be joining this page after next week's REG. Gotta get ready to kick my 74 out of my memory this Jan!!!!

CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
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FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

(Combinations of Roger, Yaeger, Wiley Book, Wiley TB, & NINJA Notes)

Ethics 90%

[nbad311]

Hello. I wish I wasn't in here but I am. Got my NTS today and (re)scheduled for 1/6. No NYE parties for me.

REG - 65, 70, 80!
BEC - 35, 62, 79!
AUD - 73, 75!
FAR - 65, 73, 70, 75! DONE.

[MRSJLeon917]

@supervisor – my exam is around 12 (I can't remember if it's at 12 or 12:30) but I have scheduled all my exams at around this time. I don't like early morning because I don't want to be rushing to the exam and I am just not a late person so I don't like scheduling it later. Middle of the day has seemed to work well for me 🙂

AUD (5/25/2012): 91
FAR (10/22/2012): 89
REG (11/28/2012): 89
BEC (01/05/2013): 82
Ethics Exam: 90

IL Licensed CPA - 7/15/2013

A long journey, officially DONE!

[supervisor]

That is awesome. What review course are you using?

BEC 10/13 PASSED 77
AUD 04/12 PASSED 83
FAR 08/12 PASSED 76
REG 02/13 PASSED 76

Licensed in PA on 12/23/13. Yea boy!!

[MRSJLeon917]

I'm using Becker and have supplemented with Ninja Notes for FAR and REG. AUD was done using only Becker.

AUD (5/25/2012): 91
FAR (10/22/2012): 89
REG (11/28/2012): 89
BEC (01/05/2013): 82
Ethics Exam: 90

IL Licensed CPA - 7/15/2013

A long journey, officially DONE!

[Sudad]

I'm hoping it to be my last exam too! I'm planning to take it around Feb, maybe on first or second week. My book just arrived today, and I will start studying tomorrow. I have taken BEC before, and I know that it's not an easy test.

DONE!!!

[CPA_Runner]

Does anybody know what the average “raw score” on practice tests should be in order to pass? Not sure if it matters, but I am using Gleim for practice questions…on the last 2 exams I took my actual score ended up being about 15 points higher than what I was getting on practice tests.

I've heard FAR is 68-70, AUD is 80-82, REG is 68-70.

AUD - 80 (05/23/2012)
FAR - 75 (08/09/2012)
BEC - 81 (12/05/2012)
REG - 71 (10/16/2012); 70 (02/12/2013); 78 (04/08/2013)
Ethics - 98

[FearTheBeard]

@MRSJLeon917

Yeah, I work in public accounting, but not in the Big 4. On the topic of exam times, I schedule around or after 12. In fact, I took FAR & REG around 3. I can't imagine having to take these exams at 7AM. I have BEC down for 2:30 haha.

[KajunCPA]

I have been lurking in the background for the last year and a half now. I took BEC for the second time on 11/10/2012, unfortunately I apart of this group also. Let's encourage each other and KICK some major butt!!! on this exam. Good Luck to everyone. This is my last exam, I saved it for last thinking it would be the easiest, and this has not proved to be the case. I passed the other three on the first attempt, having trouble with this one. I will not let it stop me from my goal of becoming a Certified Public Accountant.

[massarcasm]

Is it just me or does the material covered in BEC seem more difficult than expected? I thought this would be the easiest one and I might have underestimated it.

AUD 11/24/12 (Becker Self-Study) 88
BEC 1/19/13 (Becker Self-Study) 86
REG 4/2/13 (Becker Self-Study) 69
FAR 5/27/13 (Becker Self-Study) 84
REG Rematch 7/10/13 (Becker Self-Study, Wiley Test Bank, & hand-written flash cards) 82!!!!

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