[jimboace88]

My favorite part of Becker FAR review so far has been the progress tests. As many of my posts on here already indicate, I am very frustrated when going through the homework because more often than not my scores are less than desirable.

Then I get to the progress tests…suddenly I’m scoring in the high 80’s/90’s range. I’m not naive enough to think that my ability is improving and I understand that the progress tests contain much less material than the homework.

This brings me to my question–do the progress tests approximate the weight each area will have on the exam? I noticed there are more questions on fixed assets, for example, than there are on bonds. OR should I just be thankful for the (however small) confidence boost these progress tests give me and not look into them as an indication of how I’m actually doing?

FAR 07/27/11 - 87
AUD 10/01/11 - 85
BEC 11/15/11 - 87
REG 01/03/12 - 92

[killaking]

You will be strong in MC but you need to focus on Sims i was getting 83-87% on AUD and REG and still failed both I was strong on MC but weak on sims do sims as much as you do MC to pass.

FAR: 7/17/10 missed exam FML reschedule 8/29/10-77 EPIC!
REG: 5/31/11-73 SMH, 8/31/11-85
BEC: 4/15/10-72 : retake 10/3/10-80
AUD: 11/28/10-74, 02/27/11-71 FML, 8/1/11-80
Ethics 10/22/22-80, retake 11/28/11 - 88

[kb24]

I didn't do the Becker progress tests, but I'm assuming that their grading is similar to the Wiley test bank scores which is strictly a percentage. The AICPA score is going to give greater weight to the harder (according to the AICPA) questions and won't even count 20% of them. If I were you, I'd focus more on how you feel about your grasp of the material. Do extra work for those where you feel weaker. For example, if you're weak on bonds, write out JE for the different stages of the bond life (issuance, interest payment/accrual, redemption) and for bonds with stock warrants.

FAR 4/1/11 - 89
AUD 4/15/11 - 85
REG 4/29/11 - 80
BEC 5/13/11 - 85

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