[kpb]

Failed REG my first time with a 68…. probably due to the fact of not having as much time as i wanted to review, took a break in between because i started working, only read the book and did the questions, didn’t have time to watch all the lectures…

Now i need help knowing what to do:

I’m watching all the lectures and doing the MCQs in Becker…. Will that be enough? THe material is coming back to me again and I honestly don’t know why i failed…the questions in Becker seem “really easy” and so were the ones on the exam however, i felt they asked such simple questions that I got confused because it wasn’t emphasized on becker.

I feel like I missed silly questions on the exams like knowing when to file different tax returns that was not emphasized in becker at all. I got weaker in MCQs and Comparable in SIMS, failed witha 68.

Help? Advice? When are the due dates for all the returns? I thought it was always 3 months AND 15 days after the fiscal year end, or april 15 if a calendar year end.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys!

BEC - 81 4/08/14
FAR - 80 8/25/14 Thank you Jesus!
REG - 69 (Nov 14),80 1/08/15 Thank God!
AUD - 70 (May 14), xx 5/1/15

Becker Online & Becker Flashcards
I definitely wish I was one of those people who got all 4 exams done in 4 months, but unfortunately LIFE (being a newlywed, stress, adjusting to newlywed life and cpa exam study life, as well as starting a job with a Big4 which I am very happy about) got in the way, just happy that I am passing period!!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

[Anonymous]

@kpb do you feel the same way? Do you know why you got your 68?

[kpb]

Wow you're doing awesome! I am not doing half of that lol. You're definitely going to pass!

I am watching the lectures (which I didn't do the first time around) and doing all of the MCQs (which I did do the first time around except for review I didnt have the time to do them all again) due to my time crunch, i only have this week where i could study full time, next week I start working so I will have maybe a couple of hours a day to study. We will see. Last week i was really lazy because of Christmas and put off studying way too much, but i've only got 5 and 6 left to “re-do” and then i'll have gone through the entire book already (except sims)

I feel like everything is definitely making more sense this time around for sure. Like i really struggled with 3 and 4 of Becker the first time and this time it was like so much faster to get through the questions and still score about 80% on them. I probably won't have time to do all of the sims (something I also didn't do the first time, only briefly read through some of them before the exam) we will see how it goes. I am definitely terrified but trying to stay hopeful, it is REALLY hard.

I started working big 4 like a month or two before my first exam so between training and working 12 hour days, i really didn't study as much as i should and took too much time off from studying while i started working… hopefully this time around will help since i studied full time this entire week since last week friday i would say. and that i'm not waiting a long time to take it.sighs

BEC - 81 4/08/14
FAR - 80 8/25/14 Thank you Jesus!
REG - 69 (Nov 14),80 1/08/15 Thank God!
AUD - 70 (May 14), xx 5/1/15

Becker Online & Becker Flashcards
I definitely wish I was one of those people who got all 4 exams done in 4 months, but unfortunately LIFE (being a newlywed, stress, adjusting to newlywed life and cpa exam study life, as well as starting a job with a Big4 which I am very happy about) got in the way, just happy that I am passing period!!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

[kpb]

I really feel watching the lectures is helping me A LOT! But I also feel the material is making more sense this time around too. I had way too much going on prior to my last exam. :/ We shall see if that is true.

BEC - 81 4/08/14
FAR - 80 8/25/14 Thank you Jesus!
REG - 69 (Nov 14),80 1/08/15 Thank God!
AUD - 70 (May 14), xx 5/1/15

Becker Online & Becker Flashcards
I definitely wish I was one of those people who got all 4 exams done in 4 months, but unfortunately LIFE (being a newlywed, stress, adjusting to newlywed life and cpa exam study life, as well as starting a job with a Big4 which I am very happy about) got in the way, just happy that I am passing period!!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

[Skynet]

Make sure you know and understand Property transactions REAL WELL. It will surely pop up a lot in the mcq's and the Sims if you are doing well during the exam. I know because my REG exam was nothing but Taxes and Property transactions for both mcq's and sims. Believe me, I only had one Unit in my Gleim Review but is was real important. Good thing I studied the unit over and over again. My REG score is high but I will tell you the exam I took was hard as Hell.

[kpb]

Thanks Skynet!! I JUST reviewed that chapter today and surprisingly I did really better than I thought i would! So i hope i get those questions ha unless they're just really easy in becker :/

BEC - 81 4/08/14
FAR - 80 8/25/14 Thank you Jesus!
REG - 69 (Nov 14),80 1/08/15 Thank God!
AUD - 70 (May 14), xx 5/1/15

Becker Online & Becker Flashcards
I definitely wish I was one of those people who got all 4 exams done in 4 months, but unfortunately LIFE (being a newlywed, stress, adjusting to newlywed life and cpa exam study life, as well as starting a job with a Big4 which I am very happy about) got in the way, just happy that I am passing period!!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

[Skynet]

I almost forgot. Make sure to work all the Sims for both Taxes and Property transactions over and over. It will really reinforce your study with REG. I spent the last three days before the exam just working the those sims I just said and it helped a lot.

[Anonymous]

I was just going to say… definitely do the SIMS for R3 and R4. They were pretty atrocious but definitely reinforce the concepts. kpb sounds ready to go! goodluck i'll keep in touch considering our score release will be the same.

Both of us taking REG before busy season lol what a way to kick it off!

[Mamabear]

I went from a 69 to an 87. For myretake I read the entire tax portion of the Wiley book and answered the book questions then I hit up the ninja MCQ and SIMS until test day. I went back to review the notes I took while answering the book and ninja mcq. We also quizzed each other a lot in the study group. My main piece of advice is to focus on your weak areas until you know them. Google or ask questions on here, but make sure you know them well.

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[kpb]

Thanks for the support guys, i really appreciate it!!

I am scoring in the 80s this time around and am feeling much more confident…. I can't wait to take it and get it overwith. I will definitely be reviewing all the outlines in becker and taking a look at the sims at least for the tax portion.

Until Feb 5th to see if we passed 🙂

BEC - 81 4/08/14
FAR - 80 8/25/14 Thank you Jesus!
REG - 69 (Nov 14),80 1/08/15 Thank God!
AUD - 70 (May 14), xx 5/1/15

Becker Online & Becker Flashcards
I definitely wish I was one of those people who got all 4 exams done in 4 months, but unfortunately LIFE (being a newlywed, stress, adjusting to newlywed life and cpa exam study life, as well as starting a job with a Big4 which I am very happy about) got in the way, just happy that I am passing period!!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

[kpb]

Mamabear, congratulations on passing and becoming moderator (not sure when that happened but I think that's new) 🙂

BEC - 81 4/08/14
FAR - 80 8/25/14 Thank you Jesus!
REG - 69 (Nov 14),80 1/08/15 Thank God!
AUD - 70 (May 14), xx 5/1/15

Becker Online & Becker Flashcards
I definitely wish I was one of those people who got all 4 exams done in 4 months, but unfortunately LIFE (being a newlywed, stress, adjusting to newlywed life and cpa exam study life, as well as starting a job with a Big4 which I am very happy about) got in the way, just happy that I am passing period!!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

[Mamabear]

Thanks kpb! I passed and became a moderator in q4. So glad it is over. You will do great on your retake. Good luck!

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[LastThingEver]

If u didn't get the survey questions at the end, does that mean u didn't pass….im starting to notice a pattern.

[kpb]

Passed REG with an 80 🙂 Thank you Jesus!!!

BEC - 81 4/08/14
FAR - 80 8/25/14 Thank you Jesus!
REG - 69 (Nov 14),80 1/08/15 Thank God!
AUD - 70 (May 14), xx 5/1/15

Becker Online & Becker Flashcards
I definitely wish I was one of those people who got all 4 exams done in 4 months, but unfortunately LIFE (being a newlywed, stress, adjusting to newlywed life and cpa exam study life, as well as starting a job with a Big4 which I am very happy about) got in the way, just happy that I am passing period!!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

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