[C / X]

I’m trying to pass BEC by Oct 1st (gave myself around 2 weeks* to study)

I have just started studying BEC and am on CH 3 of Roger (Financial Mgmt)….there are a lot of formulas and I’ve already created a 100 flashcards. I also have the Ninja book and pretty much reading that one after Roger.

So Should I focus more in-depth on concepts in the books or do MCQ matter more? I don’t know if I should know the material REALLY well or just the gist since compared to REG it seems like a cakewalk. I’m just trying to figure out if I budgeted enough time for this test. Cuz my goal is to take NONE of these tests again (except FAR).

(Note: I’m not worried about the writing portion, I also have a dual major in AIS so info tech isn’t going to be a problem and I’ve done some cost acct work already).

[Pete E. Rino]

From my experience, concepts and knowing the material helped a lot more than MCQ for BEC.

[C / X]

thanks will concentrate on that. People just warn me not to overestimate BEC but IDK why…

[nolan7120]

Don't underestimate BEC because the exam is a major PITA, as they all are. That's an intense amount of material you're going to try and cover in a short amount of time. Remember all of the formulas if you can because you don't know which ones they'll throw at you, and of course it'll only be a fraction of what you memorized too. Know cost accounting in and out, especially variance analysis. For concepts, definitely know COSO and Econ. As far as IT, I wouldn't focus on the basic terminology they over-inundate you with, but definitely know IC and how it relates to IT, disaster recovery, etc.

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[C / X]

Thanks for the tip- well since I just finished COSO and ECON I will make sure if I have time to review to go back to those constants but COSO has so many steps. I don't have an issue with Econ.

Roger's book has a 100 formulas used in there, there's no way I can know them all (IN 3- Financial Mgmt) so I'm going to just have to use the ones that he says are most likely or the ones that are cross-referenced in the Ninja book.

Yeah all these exams are a lot of info packed in, but I think people over-estimate BEC because it's still the least detailed and comprehensive. It's still more computational than I expected but I guess I should focus making sure I still have a good grasp of it.

[Pete E. Rino]

The thing with BEC is that it covers so many areas. It just gets burdensome because you aren't focusing on a specific topic like the other exams. Ratios are a great thing to know for the exam. Formulas as well. They don't trick you on the exam; it is straight forward, so if you know the ratio's you will be able to get the answer. And make sure you know what to do for the writing section. That should be a free near 15 points; you don't want to mess up on that part.

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