[jeff]

Welcome to the Q1 2017 CPA Exam Study Group for BEC. 🙂

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

[SONA]

Thanks for your reviews on the exam you took today.

[KaliKingz]

@jelani1911 FYI, that's way too much exam disclosure!

[samantha09]

Hi guys! I recently graduated in Fall and had been studying for FAR before I realized I probably wouldn't make it in March/got discouraged:(

I'm now wanting to start with BEC – I sent my transcripts end of December 2016/They've received my payment is it possible/reasonable to try to make it before the changes?
(Sorry if this isn't the place for this I'm new to the forum)

[CPYay]

Do you have an NTS yet? Your only opportunity to test would be end of February or any open March dates (if available). Either way, you'd need to start studying ASAP. You could do it though. I am testing REG on March 7 and I will start studying this weekend. Depends on how much time you can commit and how dedicated you are.

[samantha09]

No I haven't received my NTS yet! That's why it may be risky to start studying now and hope it comes in time. I'm not sure how the testing availability works doing it last minute etc/how quickly dates fill up

[CPYay]

What state are you in?

[samantha09]

CA!

[CPYay]

You're probably not going to get it. I am in CA too. I submitted my transcripts and payment in June. Took them 8 weeks to approve me. From that point of approval to being able to sit for my exam took another ~2 weeks. I sat for FAR on 8/26.

You can check https://www.prometric.com/en-us/clients/cpa/Pages/landing.aspx for seat availability though (it's a link under “Optimizing Schedule” paragraph). This way you can study and once you get your NTS you can lock in one of the open dates in March.

[rhayder]

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[Theodore]

@Samantha09 If you are almost sure they'll let you take the exams, I would say start studying ASAP. You submitted your application in December therefore you might be able to make it for this testing quarter. It took about 8 weeks to hear from them. we have until March 10 to test. Good luck! Go Cali!!…. and the rest of the states lol

FAR: 66, 76!
REG: 76!
AUD: 72, 9/7/2016
BEC: TBA

Don't Stop When You Are Tired, Stop When You Are Done.

[CPYay]

Just took BEC.

Ouch.

[Anonymous]

@CPYay-please elaborate (without any specific exam dislosures):)

[CPYay]

Haha of course.

First teslet was easy. Nothing I didn't expect. Second was from Mars. I don't even know what happened. Third was mixed. So I clearly sucked on the second one. Written responses were manageable.

Formulas and IT knowledge are paramount. This test can encompass anything from the material, so just have a broad knowledge base. Not sure how much detail I can provide other than that.

Oh… also don't drink a glass of water and a Redbull before sitting for three hours.

[Anonymous]

Got it! hearing other people's experiences really helps! How did you do with the time allotted? I am so scared to get bogged down on some stupid MCQ and not have enough time for WC-when you say manageable-the topics were something you could BS about? Some Ninja ones are seriously bazaar (Plan on reading them all this weekend!)

[CPYay]

I haven't had issues with time. I don't go back and change answers. If I mark an answer, it stays. I will flag questions I'm not sure about (without marking an answer) and go back to those. I do this because more often than not, I have the right answer to begin with and change it to a wrong one. So I stopped doing that and trust my gut. I had a few that took me 3-5 minutes, but the average was less than a minute. I got to the written part with about 1:15 left. I finished with 25 minutes remaining.

By manageable, I mean I nailed one and am 80% confident on another (I BLANKED on part of it… talk about bad timing). The third I BS'd, but it was odd and vague so I assume it was a sample question.

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