[mskcle]

Obviously the WC being 15% helps, but why are the rates for this section statistically so high given the randomness of the material?

[Anthony]

Probably because it is the one with the least amount of material to cover and not to mention you really only need a background in general business topics. Corp finance, Eco, Operation management are topics that pretty much all people must take in any business degree program.

[j3cpa]

My theory is that most people take BEC last. That usually mean they have already plowed through the first 3 so they're extra motivated to pass the last!

Study Material:
GLEIM
BEC - FEB/2012
AUD - FEB/2012
FAR - JULY/2012
REG - JULY/2012

[Kat]

I feel like AUD has the least amount of material. Or maybe it's more consistent so I feel like it's less…

I don't think there were SIMs on BEC in the past. It was just MCQ and WC, so people had a better chance of passing. I think BEC is going to have a lower pass rate with the SIMs now, but I can't be sure. It's the section I've had the most difficulty with so far, but I haven't attempted FAR yet.

[Anthony]

I remember when a lot of people thought that the pass rate was gonna change with the introduction of sims, but pass rate hasn't changed much with the introduction with sims.

[Jen-J]

NASBA has said that BEC has more people taking it as their last exam. The population of people who have already passed 3 exams is going to be more likely to pass their 4th exam.

[Anonymous]

SIMs on BEC weren't as difficult as SIMs on other sections I've taken..

[mosaic]

My BEC sims were freaking weird, but clearly, I must be equally weird since I scored a 98 with a 5 week study window.

That said, it was the exam that shook me the most because I couldn't tell if I got the hard second MCQ set and I had a devil of a time understanding what the sims and writing prompts wanted. I never underestimated it though, and I think that's the key. The moment you get too comfortable with a CPA exam, that's when you're toast.

[mskcle]

Thanks everyone for the input. I am definitely not under estimating this exam by any measure, however, I feel the most uncertain as I am 2 weeks out. I really want to get this process over with as I start work this month. Do you guys have any areas of focus that you felt most important leading up to the exam?

[Author]

Replies