[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

[I Want My Life Back 10.12]

Just left the Prometric center from taking BEC! Overall, I expected the MC questions to be much harder than they really were… I had so many one sentence questions and not nearly as many math problems as I expected. I also felt comfortable about 2 of the 3 essay questions. Here's hoping it was my last time sitting for a section!!

Good luck everyone!

REG - 72 (Oct 2011), 74 (May 2012), 80 (July 2012)
FAR - 77 (Feb 2012)
AUD - 70 (Aug 2012), 89! (Oct 2012)
BEC - 71 (Dec 2012), 75!(Feb 2013)

[proach33]

@iwantmylifeback I take BEC tomm. I am scoring upper 80's on 72 question progress test. Anything i should focus on as this is the night before. When you think we will get our scores back?

Audit - June 2012: 80
Reg - August 2012- 82
Far- October 6 2012 - 71. Retake Jan 2013 - 76
Bec- December 7 2012: 78

Finally Done

[I Want My Life Back 10.12]

@proach33 – I wouldn't say there one area over another that you should focus on… I really feel like it was a good spread of topics, but just not too the difficulty that I expected. The Becker MC questions seemed much, much harder too me and took longer. NO idea when we'll get our scores… maybe within a week? Fingers crossed!! Best of luck to you tomorrow!!

REG - 72 (Oct 2011), 74 (May 2012), 80 (July 2012)
FAR - 77 (Feb 2012)
AUD - 70 (Aug 2012), 89! (Oct 2012)
BEC - 71 (Dec 2012), 75!(Feb 2013)

[Anonymous]

Hey guys, joining in. I took Audit today and I am going to start studying for BEC while I wait to see if I passed AUD. If so, I plan to take BEC the first week of January before busy season starts.

How is this test as compared to FAR and AUD?

[I Want My Life Back 10.12]

@audiox – I also went from Audit to BEC and found the transition to be very difficult…the concepts in audit build, one chapter from the next, and logically make sense as you go. BEC does not haha, it's just random concepts thrown at you from any direction. I am not sure what prep materials your using, but Beckers 2012 materials are painful to get through, really long lectures and endless MC questions. I greatly underestimated BEC! Best of luck to you!

REG - 72 (Oct 2011), 74 (May 2012), 80 (July 2012)
FAR - 77 (Feb 2012)
AUD - 70 (Aug 2012), 89! (Oct 2012)
BEC - 71 (Dec 2012), 75!(Feb 2013)

[Anonymous]

I totally agree! BEC is very much so underestimated. I gave up on Chapter 3 MCQs tonight and went onto Chapter 4 videos… Becker kills you in the first 3 chapters with all of the questions. Hoping for more energy tomorrow!!!

[Anonymous]

I'm taking the exam on Saturday at 5 (only available appointment that day, awful, I know). I've been doing MC questions like a mug in this stretch run using the Becker final test prep progress tests. I'm having the most trouble remembering all of the formulas from B3. I think I spent sooo much time getting all the B1 and B2 material down that I kinda neglected B3. Hopefully before the test I can get it all straightened out. I'm constantly reviewing B1 flash cards as well because I have this gut feeling COSO is gonna get hit pretty hard.

@FeartheBeard – like others have said. Once you get through the first 3 chapters of Becker it's downhill from there. The IT stuff in 4 is mostly just factual and I personally thought the Econ was about as basic as it gets. B6 has a few concepts that are tough (hedging, exchange rate) but nothing like b1-3. Good luck and hang in there.

[justshants]

Hey folks! Count me in for the BEC re-take group in Jan 2013. I just took the exam at the end of the regular Oct / Nove testing window. I haven't gotten my score back yet but I'm pretty sure I didn't pass. I thought I did okay on the MCQs (which are MUCH easier than Becker MCQ's), but completely bombed the written communications. Rather than sit and wait or start studying for another exam only to come back again, I figure I might as well continue studying for BEC.

Like other Becker users have already said, BEC is a real beast. In the length of time it took me to study and pass Audit, I was only able to cover the first three sections of the BEC review. The lectures are long, the text is all over the place and doesn't building on anything, and the questions are brutal. For those of you who are studying for BEC for the first time, do not underestimate the amount of time it will take you to study for BEC! I think most people assume it will only take 3-4 weeks tops, but when you actually start studying, you will realize the prep time can easily double to 8 weeks. G'luck everyone.

[todd6414]

So Im using Becker and this time added Wiley test bank. In the Wiley test bank there were a few questions on Dodd Frank, which I thought was covered on REG and some on Interntational Audit Standards which I know is in AUD. Could questions on this material be on my BEC exam? I hate BEC with passion. Thats why Im combing the book and questions like a crazed maniac, so I never have to see it again.

FYI

If you have Becker I think its best to combine Chapters 1-2, 3-6, then 4 & 5 seperately. I m just finishing 1 and 2 and now Im going to jump to 4 and 5 to get out of the math for a little. 3 and 6 are formulas and math.

REG 83 8/18/12

BEC 71 10/13/12

BEC REMATCH 1/05/13

[Gsim84]

I just took BEC (again) today. I felt that this test was easier than previous BEC tests. Hopefully I'll pass this time. I failed several times using becker high 60's and low 70s. This time I used Yaeger cram, which was really fantastic, Cindy does a great job and alot of what she went through showed up on my exam.

"Commensurate with the anguish is the reward"

Audit: 59 (didn't study seriously), 85
BEC: 66,66,66 (didn't study seriously for these first 3),73,73,71,84
Far: 35 (didn't study seriously), 76
Reg: 80

[Jpgrocho]

BEC exam in 2 hours. Ran out of time last time. Result…59. Lord, make me fast and accurate this time! I honestly feel like I can recite the 6 chapters of Becker. Not sure how I can be more prepared. Re-write Ninja notes-check, listen to Ninja Audio over and over and over-check. Complete Wiley BEC test bank-Check. Re-work Becker homework 3 times-check Lets beat the breaks off this bad boy. Sorry for the useless post- trying to pump my self up. I'll keep you informed on how it goes. I'm not a very smart person so I could use all the prayers! ha

For those waiting on scores…..GOOD LUCK FELLAS! AND LADIES.

10/03/12 AUD- 91!!!
12-07-12 BEC- 75!!! (Half way)
01/18/13 REG - 68, 78.
02/28/13 FAR -68, 65 11/6/13 PLEASE!!!!
Using Becker Self Study 2012

[I Want My Life Back 10.12]

@Jpgrocho – ohhh, you're sitting for it right now! Good luck!! I hear ya with running out of time… I rushed my last essay and submitted the simulations with 17 seconds to go!! I've never ran up against the clock like that before… usually I finish with 15 to 30 minutes lefts. Makes me think it should be longer than 3 hrs… Best of luck to you!

REG - 72 (Oct 2011), 74 (May 2012), 80 (July 2012)
FAR - 77 (Feb 2012)
AUD - 70 (Aug 2012), 89! (Oct 2012)
BEC - 71 (Dec 2012), 75!(Feb 2013)

[Anonymous]

Hi All, Took BEC yesterday (thanks to Sandy the date got extended till December). Just wanted to share my experience which might be helpful. I can never tell how I do on CPA exams anymore, when I think I failed I actually pass and vice versa which is a lot more often 🙁 Anyhoo… for BEC there was a LOT of calculations involved..I mean a LOT..out of 24 questions per set almost 70% were calculations from variances to cost accounting to WACC to what not! Exhausting to say the least as all questions were over a para long and involved a story and more calculations. Plus there were two extremely easy questions one for CAPM calculation and one for WACC…very easy everything was given BUT the problem was that the NONE of the answer options matched the one I calculated….so I'm still baffled about it…I mean it was a SIMPLE CAPM and WACC question…ANYONE can do it…but yet…the answer option did not have the correct answer!!!!!!!I even tried playing with the formula to get something close to the options but in vain……..but as with all exams I'm hopeful….finger's crossed..lets really hope I made the 75 cut!

[Anonymous]

@cpasure.. I had the same experience, there was a very simple question, very straight forward calculations and none of the answers matched my answer… I think it means it a pretest questions. At least thats what im telling myself.. good luck!..

[Anonymous]

cpawanabe…I'm just glad to hear someone else came across the same issue!!…I thought I was losing my mind!! I spent so much time trying to figure out what I did wrong :/ sigh

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