[sangtvo]

So, I just sat for FAR (first time) yesterday and I was absolutely murdered–more so by the simulations. I am debating whether or not to do a re-take in late November/early December, but I think it is best to do BEC/REG before the new changes?

Which exam should I focus next out of the two (BEC/REG) while taking into consideration of me starting a new job next month in public accounting? I was thinking of doing BEC first then REG. Or should I just do one out of the two and then re-take FAR? Advice is much appreciated since I cannot decide!

[jombe]

for efficiency, i would re-take FAR. that's just me.
in my opinion, FAR has the most material to cover and it's just not efficient to start studying for another section only to come back to FAR later.
did you already pass AUD?
if you absolutely doesn't want to re-take FAR for now, i would take AUD next to utilize what you've learned in FAR.
problem here though is that you'll be building on a shaky foundation (=FAR) if you don't have solid grasp of FAR yet.

anyways, good luck!

FAR - 94 (10/4/15), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ
AUD - 99 (1/19/16), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ
REG - 96 (4/19/16), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ
BEC - 91 (7/19/16), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ

581 days of listening to lectures, reading texts & 10,000+ MCQs...

[Tncincy]

@jombe, I think this is really good reasoning for the next exam…..I have NOT passed a section yet probably due to being too distracted…I have wondered myself which one in consideration of the new changes. I have taken Far 2x and Reg 3x…my mind went to BEC before the change also….I have a few dollars to pay for a part in this window. So would it be a good idea to start with BEC or try REG again?

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[Meg267]

Retake FAR while it’s still fresh. Then as soon as you’re done with FAR, do either REG or BEC. BEC and REG will be changing the most. If you’re better at multiple choice, I’d say do BEC, as MCQ count for 85% of the exam right now, with the written communication at only 15%. The change to the exam will add simulations to BEC, and quite frankly, I feel like those could be awful since the BEC exam is all over the place material wise.

If you just sat for FAR in October, you won’t be able to retake FAR until January. You can only take each exam once a quarter. If you have the determination, you probably could get BEC in by December 10th, if you started studying today. Then re-do FAR for January.

[industryCPA]

If you tried really really hard you could do: BEC November 20th (or sooner), FAR January 20th, REG March 10th. That way you get BEC and REG out before the change and FAR while it's relatively fresh.

[Tncincy]

Sounds good…..got he study materials and will get started tonight. the nasba site is down so as soon as it is restored I will be getting Bec, Far and reg and go for BEC before the change

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[Spartans92]

Id prob say its better to keep takin FAR until pass. Ive learned my lesson. I too failed FAR my first part but I moved on now I can't even imagine restudying all the material especially when I gotta learn it from scratch. It would be much easier if it were still fresh.

Good Luck!

BEC- PASS

[sangtvo]

It looks like I'll go in this order, BEC -> retake FAR -> REG. Thanks for the suggestion everyone!

@Meg267 – Crap. Thanks for reminding me about one exam per quarter. I forgot about that, I guess I would have to re-take FAR in January.

Hopefully, I won't be too burned out. This is my first public accounting job and I don't know what to expect during busy season (other than long hours, lol).

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