[krokofilen]

Hi everyone

I have a few questions relating to the Becker 2014 review material for AUD. I am sure these have all been discussed here before so if you happen to know what thread on this forum I should refer to, then please let me know.

1 – Are the Becker CPA Exam Review MCQs “adaptive”? It just seems like a lof of them are super basic, and then after doing good on 10-15 questions in a row, a set of really complicated ones show up.

2 – When running the Becker CPA Exam Review MCQs, should I aim for 90%+, 80%+, 75%+, or could even lower than 75% be OK? It seems like people here do the MCQs over and over again. I normally score around 85% on my first attempt, however been around 75% on some and that makes me a bit worried. Especially since it seems to me that they ask the same questions over and over and over again (with small changes made to wording etc.), which would make me score higher than otherwise.

3 – Are the “optional” MCQs actually new MCQs, or just repitition?

4 – English is not my first language and frankly I find the Becker MCQs to be overly complicated in terms of language. Words like “perpetual”, “diversion” and “obliterate” show up in some MCQs and I have never heard these words before, which makes it a whole lot more difficult to pass on the questions. How common is this on the actual exam?

5 – How much time do you normally spend on answering a Becker MCQ? I spend as little as 10 seconds on some of them (when I am 100% sure about the answer), and maximum 60 seconds. Would the latter be too much time spent? (normally it takes longer becouse I have to read the question twice to make sure I don’t miss one of these complicated English words)

Thanks!

Big 4 Audit Manager from Europe here to pass the CPA in the U.S. of A in 2014! Niiice!

AUD - 95 / Jul 15 / 130h over 4 weeks
FAR - 86 / Aug 14 / 240h over 4 weeks
(11 week break)

REG - 81 / Nov 14 / 200h over 4 weeks
BEC - 87 / Nov 17 / 30 h over 2.5 days

[Determined CPA]

krokofilen – Here is how I feel about your questions:

1. Becker is not adaptive. The same questions will be there all the time. It doesn't matter if you are doing well in one area and poor in another, the questions do not change. This tends to lead to memorizing the answers to the questions rather than the reasoning behind the answer. My advice is to supplement becker with another test bank (I recommend ninja mcq's but you can use wiley and others are also available)

2. I dont think there is a real answer to this question. I try to not focus so much on my score but rather learning from my mistakes. I have a notebook where I write all the questions I get wrong in (I found this MOST helpful for audit since there is minimal math). I think getting a 90% in becker on your third time around is pretty useless since you've seen the questions and have probably memorized the answer. Again, I suggest using a supplemental test bank to prevent this memorization and to help nail the concepts needed to pass.

3. The optional questions are different questions. I generally only do them if I need additional help in a certain area. Again, that's just me. I wont stay on a chapter simply because I haven't done the optional questions.

4. Audit questions are extremely wordy and often confusing! I think that attributes to the difficulty of the exam. If you do a lot of mcq's, you tend to get familiar with it and can start to get the questions right.

5. For audit, some questions I answered in a few seconds and some took a little longer. That was audit. For BEC, some questions would take me 5 minutes the first time around. With enough practice, you will be able to move quicker. I wouldn't focus too much on this early on in your studying. I would focus more on trying to understand the question. Somehow it all works itself out.

General advice from someone who is using Becker – I personally do not think it's enough to pass. That is just me. Others feel differently. I was finding that I would read a few words to a problem and already know the answer simply because I had seen the question several times before. I think variety helps.

Good luck to you!

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R - 84! Done!!

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[krokofilen]

Thanks

Big 4 Audit Manager from Europe here to pass the CPA in the U.S. of A in 2014! Niiice!

AUD - 95 / Jul 15 / 130h over 4 weeks
FAR - 86 / Aug 14 / 240h over 4 weeks
(11 week break)

REG - 81 / Nov 14 / 200h over 4 weeks
BEC - 87 / Nov 17 / 30 h over 2.5 days

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