[jeff]

This is for people taking their exams in the July/August 2010 testing window.

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

[LindseyA]

Has anyone here used Bisk to study for BEC? I've used it for all of the other sections and passed them first try. The thing is, everyone is posting focus on chapter 3-5 in Becker, and I'm just curious what the topics of those chapters are or how the correspond to the Bisk chapters. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

LindseyA

Becker Topics

1 – Business Structutre

2 Econ

3 Financial Management

4 IT

5 Planning, Budgeting, & Cost measurement

[Anonymous]

IS IT POSSIBLE TO STUDY FOR BEC IN 5 WEEKS?

[Jamie]

Yes. I have not studied for a single section for more than a few weeks. You just have to be dedicated to come home from work and buckle down. I spent 2 solid weeks for AUD, spent about 3-4 on FAR and had a kid in the middle, and a few more for REG. BEC was the hardest to be dedicated for because it is my last section, but 2 solid weeks of being buckled down made the test seem easy.

AUD 93 (1/12); DAUGHTER (BORN 1/27); FAR 79 (2/27); REG 85 (5/26); BEC 80 (7/1)

[OOOOLando]

Definitely possible,

I work full time and put in about 3-4 hours during the weekday and 6 hours Sat/Sun to review what I learned for the week.

First week: Chapters 1-2 and half of 3 on Sunday

Second week: Finish 3, 4 and half of 5 on Sunday

Third Week: Reviewed topics tested 5, 3, 2

Fourth Week: Reviewed topics 1, 4 (4 which is IT, I was pretty comfortable, but is a major topic)

Fifth Week: By this time I felt comfortable with all “conceptual information”, then I started by going through each chapter and making sure i knew how to knock out word problems.

This was while working full time in a mid-size firm. So if you have all the time in the world, I'd say 3-4 weeks is even possible!

GL with the studies!

FAR: TBA: Studying
REG: 07/23/11: Studying
BEC: 07/10/10: Passed (8/23)
AUD: 05/23/11: Waiting

[FL_CPA2010]

christian2823 – they say 4 weeks for BEC at 20 hours a week. So you should be good. I am retaking BEC in 4 weeks, and I have barely looked at the material. I used Becker for the first try, what a joke. I got Yaeger for this try, and I can't seem to get past the 1st 30 mins with Phil in the 1st lecture. His voice is so drabby and annoying…I even fell asleep watching the lecture! I have finally put my own foot down for myself and told myself that this is it. I'm going to get back into my groove this weekend if it kills me. I hope to knock out business structures and econ and all the questions by the end of the weekend.

I took a little break since summer started bc I had a couple of vacations planned. I have heard such good things about Yaeger that I will use that as my motivation to get through the lectures. I am taking the test on Aug 20th, a Friday, and will take the entire week prior off from work to do nothing but study. I'm running out of vacation days, but hopefully this will be it for me and BEC.

REG 79 (Becker); BEC 63 (Becker) 70 (Yaeger); AUD 66 (Becker; 11/30 - Becker); FAR 11/24 (Yaeger/Wiley)

[Anonymous]

Thanks to all. I moved BEC to August 28,because the material is sooooo boring and it takes me a lot to concentrate. I am waiting on the AUD scores so that is keeping my mind busy as well.

[Anonymous]

I think FAR was way more doable than BEC

[Anonymous]

Hi MPoni123,

I took AUD this afternoon. Glad to get it over. Think I did OK, praying I passed. I'm in Scituate. I am using Roger CPA Review and am thinking about going to a free live lecture for FAR 1 & 2 this Saturday at UMass Boston. Have you started studying for FAR yet? I am starting tomorrow – can't wait “LOL”

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone. I will be joining this group as I will be taking BEC next month. Sure be way easier to study for than FAR, right?

[MPoni123]

Hey CPABoston! Hopefully AUD went well for you! So your next section is FAR and then REG? I was just curious because your notes under your blog (i don't know what it's called!) say REG – 7/10 so I thought you took AUD and REG in the same month!

I started studying for FAR with Becker and got through Chapters 1 and 2…but was confused during Chapter 2 and felt that Becker really didn't do a great job explaining the material. I switched to Yaeger after failing BEC twice. They did a MUCH better job explaining concepts so I feel good about my exam. I ended up ordering Yaeger homestudy for FAR, too today just because I like the teaching style of Yaeger better. (Becker did work for me for AUD and REG…but I want to stick with what works for me!) You and I will have an intense 5.5 weeks to study!!! Keep me updated on your progress!

CAcpahopeful – I HOPE FAR is easier for me than BEC…I struggled with BEC!

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

[Anonymous]

MPoni123 – I used Becker for FAR first time and i failed miserably. Reason being I never grasped the concepts. (Also being my first test, I partied too much lol). Now nearly 8 months later (and after lonng break), I retried FAR (took it few days ago) and feel significantly better. Reason being, I used Yaeger Home Study. Yaeger works for me too. I'm using them for BEC now also. So far I like.

[MPoni123]

CAcpahopeful – very good idea! Cindy is amazing in BEC and although Phil is a little boring, he definitely taught info about business structure that I was unaware of when I used Becker. I am just waiting on my FAR Yaeger homestudy (I ordered it yesterday) So as soon as I get it, I will hit the ground running. 5.5 weeks is not long at all for FAR. Hopefully you did well on your exam!

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

[Anonymous]

@MPoni123 thanks… AUD went well, I took REG in early July. I'm not sure how I did on REG. Good luck studying for FAR. I started today with Roger. Can't believe how much material there is to cover. I don't know if I will be ready by Aug31 but that is my goal.

[Anonymous]

Mponi123 – I went over business structure chapter with Yaeger and little with Becker and I noticed Becker covers a lot of material than Yager lecture-wise. I did the MCs in Wiley Book and it kinda skips over some material than Becker emphasizes. So now I am thinking maybe I should do Becker MC also?

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