[Kayla123]

I am taking BEC on Sunday. I have been doing Becker’s FastPass all summer, so I am at about 2 full months of studying 8 hours a day 7 days a week. I think all of the studying just hit me because I can’t focus on studying for anything!! Do you think with BEC coming up in 6 days I need to try to focus as much as I can or is BEC one I can slack on with studying??

Also, does anyone have an opinion on the Becker question difficulty compared to the CPA exam for BEC? I have noticed a lot of the Becker questions are not completely covered in the book which worries me.

Thanks!!

AUD- 99
FAR- 93
BEC- 90
REG- 94

[MaLoTu]

I keep pushing BED back. I was supposed to test on the 10th, then the 21st, now it is Aug 19th! I find it hard to wrap my mind around everything they expect you to know. I went through parts of B6 and B1 over the weekend (the parts that go together or are similar) and a second time through seemed to solidify a lot for me.

I agree about the Becker questions … On most the questions I am thinking where and when we went over that concept. Some of them are really abstract.

I don't know about Becker BEC compared to the exam, but I noticed that Becker questions usually get more involved than the actual exam questions do.

Good luck, This was more of an empathy post than advice!

[TNCPA16]

I wouldn't recommend slacking on any of the exams 🙂 Take a day off, give yourself a breather, but then get back to it. Six days is a lot of time. I'm taking BEC in about 3 hours today and I was able to cover a LOT of areas I was weak on the past 2 days. This morning, I'm reviewing formulas to make sure they are fresh on my brain when I go into this test.

Don't get burned out right before your test! Stay focused and good luck!

[Kayla123]

Thanks! I feel pretty good about most concepts, with the exception of some IT stuff. This test covers such a broad range of topics I'm not sure what I should take the time to focus on!

Thanks for the advice!! I have been studying about 8 hours a day so maybe I should just drop down to 4 or 5 hours during this last week to prevent from burning out.

AUD- 99
FAR- 93
BEC- 90
REG- 94

[CPA50]

Good luck Jilly!! Let us know how it goes. Mine is tomorrow AM!! Yikes!

AUD 88 (expired), 80 retake
FAR 64,69,67,73,67,73,73,73, August 3
REG 75 (expired) September 7
BEC 72, 77

The adventure continues...

[TNCPA16]

Thanks, CPA50 🙂 It's weird – I feel more prepared for this than I did for AUD or FAR, but that makes me more nervous! I think it's because I'm expecting that I'll pass, so I'm putting more pressure on myself. Ugh, this exam!

Good luck tomorrow!

[TNCPA16]

Well, my exam is over…overall, I thought it went well, but not as easy as I was hoping. The questions were a little trickier than I was anticipating, but there were only one or two that I was completely clueless on (the rest I could at least narrow it down to 2 choices). There were actually a few that were verbatim from the questions I studied, which was a nice surprise. The topics I had for the written section were much, much easier than I was expecting (I had no problem coming up with content). I didn't spend much time preparing myself for the written part, so I budgeted extra time for that section. I wish I would have spent a little more time on the MCQ, since I only need about 45 minutes for the written section…and even that was more than enough time to do all three. So, keeping my fingers crossed that I passed!

Anyway, good luck to you guys taking BEC this week!

[Kayla123]

@ Jilly Beans, what are you using to study multiple choice questions? I have been using Becker and have taken audit and FAR and so far no questions were the same at all! I would love to see some of my practice questions on my test. I can't wait to have this section over with- fingers crossed I pass on the first try.

AUD- 99
FAR- 93
BEC- 90
REG- 94

[Zyx]

I took BEC 3 weeks ago. I would say that you make sure you know computations very well. I had a lot of computations. You will not have much time to think, instead you have to be ready to solve problems right way or make the best quest. Other than that, I think it did not go very deep. IT was pretty broad for me. You just have to know basic IT.

REG: 77 x2
BEC: 81 x3
FAR: 68 retake 10/1
AUD: 8/27

[Kayla123]

Okay, good to know. A lot of the formulas are pretty simple, but there are a lot! I counted all in the Becker book and there are almost 80 formulas. I hope IT is kept broad in my test because IT isn't my strongest subject and no matter how much I study I just don't quite understand it.

AUD- 99
FAR- 93
BEC- 90
REG- 94

[TNCPA16]

I've been using Ninja MCQ.

For IT, if you can get some of the terminology down and understand IT controls, you should be okay. That's one area I was actually hoping to get more questions on!

[CPA50]

Hey Jilly! How was it? I think my brain just exploded from a lethal combination of over study, anxiety and oh, I forget the third.

AUD 88 (expired), 80 retake
FAR 64,69,67,73,67,73,73,73, August 3
REG 75 (expired) September 7
BEC 72, 77

The adventure continues...

[TNCPA16]

Hey CPA50 – it went pretty well…I detailed out my experience a little more a few posts up. Basically, MCQ were a little more difficult than I was expecting, but the writing section was a breeze. Good luck today!!

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