[jeff]

BEC is out. Hopefully it is not too much longer for us! Sadly, REG always seems to be last :-/

[sweetp]

Hi, I am taking REG on Sunday, 8/8. Is the cutoff for wave 1 on Sat, 8/7? Thanks.

[koliver]

They say it's usually the 6th or 7th but I took my Far exam last window on the 10th and it was still included in Wave 1… it seems they can never make up their minds on when the cutoff is! 🙂 Good luck on your exam.

FAR: 78 BEC: 79 REG: 86 AUD: 74, 83 DONE!!!

[preparingforcpa]

koliver,

what did you think of the reg exam and can i ask how you prepared and for how long?

[koliver]

The Reg exam was tough but I know I should have probably been putting in more time especially in the final couple of weeks. I don't even know how to guess on the multiple choice and on whether they were getting harder or not but I know the simulations kicked my butt. I'm hoping I scraped up all of the written communication points because I will definitely need them.

I started studying on the 5th of July with Becker. I would cover one chapter every three days. So I would watch the lecture on Monday, review the material on Tuesday, and do the multiple choice questions on Wednesday. I would do the next chapter then on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Sunday was my dedicated simulation day. I know they say to take a day off but I didn't feel like I really needed to since I wasn't studying for the entire day every day.

Starting on the 29th I was doing my final review. Each day I woudl browse through a chapter and look for sections I wasn't completely comfortable with and would also read the pass keys and then re-do all multiple choice questions. Each day I would do a different chapter. Randomly I would also take progress tests to make sure I kept the material fresh in my mind. The day before the exam I took the practice final exams. I did better on those practice exams than I did on the practice exams for both FAR and BEC so I assumed I'd end up alright with REG. Well… I have a feeling I assumed wrong. Although, my sister did just have her baby so that definitely through a kink in my study schedule and my focus… I'm finally and auntie!! I can't blame anyone but myself if I fail though, I should have put in more time and made my life miserable. Was it P. Olinto that says “There is an inverse relationship between your happiness and passing the exam.”.. something like that anyways. Hope this helps and good luck!

FAR: 78 BEC: 79 REG: 86 AUD: 74, 83 DONE!!!

[laschndr]

I just got home from REG and it didn't go well. The questions definitely did not get more difficult on the 2nd or 3rd testlets. In fact, they were very straightforward, I just didn't know the answers. In retrospect, I focused way too much on more complex areas and ignored the easier stuff, therefore not really mastering anything. The sims would have been fairly easy for someone who was more prepared than me. I'm fully prepared to have to take it again by the end of the year.

BEC 84, AUD 90, REG 74,83 FAR 81

[Anonymous]

Sanity check – I'm using Becker 2010 materials to study for REG – so all the numbers I'm studying in the book should be the one's that will be used during the test, correct? Or do I need to go somewhere to see if any numbers have been updated?

[Anonymous]

@bmw.cpa- I used Becker 2010 to prepared for my REG exam on 7/2, and I would use those #'s in that textbook. However, I think you should concentrate more on the theory (i.e. what is and what isn't an itemized deduction, what is and isn't a casualty loss, etc) more so than the dollar amounts associated with them. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, DocHalladay! Good luck to you, too!

[Anonymous]

I took REG for the third time on 6th. Was interesting that one of my simulations was exactly the same as the one that I had on my second REG attempt. Overall I felt the exam was more straightforward than before… I hope it means I knew material better:) Are we expecting grades around August 20th for the first wave?

[mago20]

I took AUD on 7/11, taking REG this week, 8/12 and BEC 8/25, 3 exams in a month and half, what are my chances, has anyone ever crammed them in this tight before? how did you do?

[Anonymous]

@mpofu….sorry, I've been slacking. Bombing FAR, really put a damper in my studies.

My email is valenzuelaclan@hotmail.com

Thanks for everything.

[Anonymous]

@Valenz- Not knowing my REG score is really putting a damper in my studies for FAR! It's annoying, truly annoying.

[Anonymous]

@dochalladay….same here, not knowing my FAR score is dampering my REG studies. Well of course, and the fact that I'm positive I failed. It's slowed my pace for sure, not near as determined.

I'm thinking of moving REG back to October now….what's the hurry?!

[Anonymous]

Just get REG outta the way; if, and a big if, you failed FAR, you'll be able to study for that through September and not have to worry about studying for REG as well.

[Anonymous]

CPA-Valenz: FAR really knocked the air out of me too. You need to fool yourself into thinking you passed FAR and study for the next part.

Btw, grats on that 75 for FAR!

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