[redsox0407]

I just did a Becker practice exam and got only 69% correct for REG. Most of my wrong answers were just things I haven’t really memorized or remembered regarding business law and estates. Does the % correct out of the multiple choice correlate to how well I would do on the real exam, which is tomorrow?

REG: 73 73 79
AUD: 64 64
BEC: 11/30
FAR:

[tax_vixen]

I go with no. The Becker exam grades much “harder” than the actual exam. Meaning, it doesn't account for any curve (that AICPA likes to deny exists). When I took REG I guessed on plenty of stuff. There's no way I got a perfect score without some “helpful curve”.

AUD - 92 :: REG - 99 :: FAR - 92 :: BEC - 82

[Grant9859]

I think the general consensus is that Becker practice exams are more difficult that the actual exam. For what it's worth, I scored right around 70% in both of the REG Becker practice exams. Try not to get too hung up on the practice exam score (I know that's easier said than done) because it's really just a tool to give you more exposure to MCQs and may help identify areas you should take one more quick look at before you sit for the exam.

FAR - 81
AUD - 91
REG - 85
BEC - 80

[redsox0407]

Ok cool. I took the practice exam and got about 65% correct on the MC and about 75-80% correct on the sims. One thing I noticed is that most of my wrong answers were regarding business law questions (agency/bankruptcy/secured transactions) and the estate tax, so I'm gonna work on those. Is it realistic to get a simulation on the estate tax or are they usually on individuals, corps, and partnerships, etc.?

Also, if one gets 75% of the MC correct on the CPA exam, is this generally how the MC's will be scored, or are they weighed based on how hard/easy the question is? I heard once that for each question you get right, the next question is harder, but when I took the practice exam, it seems like all the MC are already determined…

REG: 73 73 79
AUD: 64 64
BEC: 11/30
FAR:

[potatogun]

It correlates. Just what are we saying is the confidence interval of it…

You're fine if you're about 70% though.

FAR 92 - AUD 91 - REG 94 - BEC 86

[MI-CPA]

I took both Becker Final Exams and did horrible on the first one (50's) and ok on the secong (70's) and got an 89 on the actual exam on 11/12. You'll do great!

AUD (11) & FAR (10) = 89
BEC (10) & REG (11) = 78
Ethics here I come!
I am a CPA!

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