[Anonymous]

Becker Question –

I just passed my first part REG and moving onto BEC and I am worried after only a couple of lectures that this exam will be the end of me. I failed aud and far already so have been through all the other material on the CPA, but those other books i understand and remember for the most part from schooling. BEC is so foreign to me so far and I am worried this will come back to haunt me. Am I alone in this feeling, many of the questions so far are beyond me even right after a lecture. I know with time I will grasp the material, as I knew very little about audit for that book, but can’t help but feel worried.

Any advice based on your experiences? Am I just over reacting and put in the time and it will click enough to pass?

[Minimorty]

I'd say it partially depends on how much time you are giving yourself to study. If you are giving yourself enough time to watch the lectures, do the homework, do a final exam, maybe watch the lectures again, and work more multiple choice questions, you should be able to start understanding it after seeing it a couple times. What really helped me for all my sections was supplementing with the Wiley test bank. Its online, so you can work questions anytime. Just the repetitive nature of doing questions and reading the right and wrong answers helps a lot.

My personal experience with BEC was interesting. I majored in Econ and I work in valuation, so I felt right at home on a number of topics. On the flip side, I had never even seen some of the cost accounting topics. So I felt like I was starting from scratch on those. Even though I had never seen these topics before, I thought Becker prepared me very well for what was going to be on the exam. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I agree with Mini, I thought Becker prepared me well for BEC, I have some finance background but not IT, economics, cost variances (I took econ. like 3 years ago). But I thought after watching Becker's lectures I remembered a lot of the concepts.

The key to BEC is MCQsssssssssssss, I mean 3 of the testlets are MCQs and they worth 85%, do Becker MCQs at least 2 times and if you have time, get a Wiley book and keep doing MCQs. I would also suggest purchase Ninja, although I didn't buy it for BEC, but from my audit experience it was the key to my success. However, the key is really to know what your study style is. I hate reading the book so I love the lectures.

Good Luck 🙂

[Anonymous]

I also find BEC to be like a foreign language. (I'm a tax person). I never took cost accounting. But I used Becker and managed to pass BEC with an 81. Listen to all the lectures and do all the homework. Be prepared, the homework can take a lot longer than a section like REG because there are so many word problems and calculations.

One thing I also do is I take progress tests all along the way for the earlier sections – for example, while learning BEC 3, I'm also taking 2 or 3 progress tests that week for BEC 1 & 2. Otherwise I tend to forget the things I went over from the previous chapters. By the time you finish up you feel like your brain is going to explode with all the info you've crammed into it. Then I did Becker Final Review for two days before the exam.

I spent five weeks while working full time and also working another part-time job, so I wasn't just studying. I did take off the last two days before the exam to cram.

You can do this! Put in the time with Becker and you can pass this monster.

[Anonymous]

@CPass…BEC is not different from other CPA tests. It tests how much knowledge you retain from your studying. BEC has many calculation questions/concepts, which includes finance calculation, cost analysis, and variance. If you know the concepts BEHIND these calculations, you are pretty much good to go. then pick up the rest, the conceptual questions, like econ, COSO, which are easy points to take.

I used Becker, it prepares me well. Also, prepare to spend lots of time doing the practice MCQs 'cause they are VERY time consuming.

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