[wywy88]

My first BEC exam is scheduled in four weeks but I have found that I can’t study as much I have planned. I just finished school and now am preparing for the exam full-time. I’m always distracted by something else or give myself an excuse not to open my book. I couldn’t read the hours I’m supposed to study. Feel bad about myself. (In the past three weeks, my average study time is around 11 hours per week). Help please!

[marti1nd]

Your OK.

BEC can be prepped for in 4 weeks if your not working…I know people who have prepped for BEC in two weeks while not working.

With the study time you've already done plus another 4 weeks you will have more than enough time to study for BEC.

BEC: 10/2013 71
AUD: 12/2013 75
BEC: 02/2014 89
REG: 05/2014 86
FAR: 11/2014 81

[Anonymous]

@Wywy you just have to understand that it must get done. I was in the same place as you this past summer. Try listening to music and just get it in your head that you MUST study or you will fail! Also download Becker to your laptop and turn off your internet and put your phone on silent and hide it! Just gotta get it done. You can do it!!

[mla1169]

title was misleading, you CAN study as much as you want but choose not to. Huge difference.

If you buckle down it can be done. If you're only studying 11 hours per week, not a chance. Do you have any idea how many people studying for this WISH they had unlimited time to study?

If you can only get 11 hours per week, you're simply not ready to do this yet.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Tripp11]

Mla hit the nail on the head. It's all about choices. You're CHOOSING not to study and not put in the time, so don't expect some wonderful passing score if you're not putting in the effort required. For most people, passing the exam means giving up many, many, many things in your life – friends, family, loved ones, parties, social events, etc…

We've all been there and we've all had to push many things to the side in order to pass. Mine was my 3 year old daughter at the time, and my wife. Both who didn't quite understand what I needed to do, but I did it anyways. We are MUCH happier now, and every day, I make up for lost time with them.

AUD - 93
BEC - 80
REG - 86
FAR - 83

[Anonymous]

Suck it up. Welcome to adulthood. We would all love to just play Playstation, watch movies, hang out with friends, whatever you enjoy doing, etc. Studying sucks, no one enjoys going through this.

I'm not someone who can shut myself in a room and go through study materials for 6 hours straight and I understand your POV. I always put a movie on I could ignore or had a ballgame on in the background while studying, but I still focused mainly on the materials. I don't recommend cutting out what you enjoy out of life. I didn't stop playing video games or seeing friends while going through the process, but I did only allow myself only a short break before getting back to things and usually popped on Blitz or Audio as background noise. It's all about knowing yourself. Some people need to say “I am studying for 10 hours today!” in order to do it. That wasn't me, I tried to focus as much as I could but if I hit a wall and nothing was sticking, I walked away. If setting hourly goals doesn't work for you, change your focus to attempt to understand a concept instead of just worrying about the amount of time you studied.

Don't worry about only studying for 11 hours in a week, worry about what you learned and what you still need to learn. I couldn't begin to tell you how many actual hours I studied and I think people who say “I studied for 427 hours and did 3,724 MCQs for FAR” have a problem. Hours per section is a rough guideline, there are likely auditors who could pass audit with ~20 hours of study time. I know several people who passed BEC with 40-60 hours studying just one week before the exam. Everyone is different.

[marti1nd]

Tripp brings up a great point.

It's not about how much you WANT to study…it's how much you NEED to study.

As you can see from my first two scores, I didn't take the exam seriously at first as I was studying how much I WANTED to study not how much I NEEDED to study. I got a 71 on BEC and then a 75 on AUD and then made the choice to no longer be right around the pass/fail line by devoting more time to studying.

BEC: 10/2013 71
AUD: 12/2013 75
BEC: 02/2014 89
REG: 05/2014 86
FAR: 11/2014 81

[Anonymous]

You need to eliminate your distractions and your reasons not to study. Is this your first exam or just your first time for BEC?

[y_u_no_pass]

Go to Starbucks. I always get a ton done there, especially when I can't focus at home.

Florida CPA!
Took final exam 2/25/15.
Sent in Application 3/12/15.
Issued License 3/20/15.
Used CPA Excel solely for all exams.

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