connieCPAin2010
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MPoni123 - You can do it! I'd recomend not overstudying on Chapter 2. I got hung up there for a while then I realized I needed to focus more of my time on Chapters 3 & 5. Study study study!
MPoni123
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hey jeff - the Yaeger CRAM session for BEC on the 23 and 24...it says it's approximately 12 hours. do you know the hours it will be on sat. and sun? since i am taking BEC the 27th now, seems like a good idea to supplement Becker. only thing is...it is my nephew's 3rd birthday party on the 23! :( haha maybe i could get my sister to reschedule...
MPoni123
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another question!! if i take a section in the 1st wave (either jan, april, july, or oct)...and if i fail that section, can i retake that same section in the 2nd wave (either feb, may, august, or november)? or do i have to wait through the blackout month?
What is considered a testing window?! Is a testing window one month? or back to back months? Clearly I am extremely confused!!
learningisfun
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you have to wait until the next testing window. Testing windows are as follows: Jan & Feb equals one testing window. April & May equals another testing window. And so on...
Jeff - another71.com
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MPoni123 - My guess is that it will be 9am EST to 4 on both days...just a guess though.
You can't beat the price.
CantTakeIt
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Here's to another night of hot chocolate and becker to keep me warm while I prepare for my BEC test on Saturday!
Having taken it twice now (70 and 74)... I would recommend as well knowing Ch.2 but don't spend too much time on that. Like someone mentioned above... I seem to get stuck on IT when my scores come back. I under estimate it each time so this go round I'm really focusing on in as well as Ch 3 and 5.
Good luck to all who are taking it!!!!
MPoni123
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yay! i am more motivated today at work because i actually scheduled my exam, which is in 3 weeks. finished chapter 2 and on to chapter 3! :)
anybody else taking BEC in jan/feb? running into any problem areas? chapter 2 the last section is kind of over my head, but chapter 2 is only 8% - 12% anyway so i am not gonna worry too much about it. for the most part i am confident with all the supply and demand stuff.
everybody is pretty quiet - i have way too much time on my hands apparently
connieCPAin2010
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LOL! I'm wondering why the board is so quiet lately too!
MPoni123, do you have Becker Final Review? That helped me with my focus on the Econ stuff. But if you are doing the Yaeger Cram weekend class that will probably help too. It sounds like a great deal.
Chapter 2 was just soooo long. But like I said before, I would recommend spending more time on the other chapters. For Econ try to nail down your demand curves and know if Demand increases what happens to Price? etc.....
For IT make sure you look at the updates. There was alot and it was hard to plow through, but it is worth it to be somewhat familiar with all the terms that they might throw your way.
MPoni123
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thanks connie!! nice i have somebody else to talk to, too! lol :) yes i am thinking doing the yaeger cram but i think you have to be 75 member right? i wouldn't mind signing up $49 is a deal!! (for the cram). i don't have the becker final review. for AUD and REG i didn't use it and still passed lol so i am hoping that patterns continues. you and i have reversed schedules. i just took REG and now onto BEC. you just took BEC and now onto REG!
for the IT section - do i find the updates on the Becker website? thanks!
connieCPAin2010
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Yes, check the Becker website for the updates.
Oh yeah, I think you do have to be a club 75 member for the course. I'm not a member either but I'm going to have to look into it....
MPoni123
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wow i am 1/2 way through chapter 3...it's horrifying!! :( i suck at finance type questions. i have no idea what they are asking for or how to approach the question. i am hoping on the exam they don't go too in depth on NPV and all those calculations. i barely understand it and i took these finance classes in college!! (but who actually remembers it?!)
Jeff - another71.com
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Yes - the Yaeger live cram filming is 1/2 price and open to Club 75 only.
You can order it any time...I am handling the access/payment for it. If you join Club 75 I will send you the link and handout for 2010.
CantTakeIt
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Don't worry MPoni123- chapter 3 becomes easier the more you go over it. I thought it was insane the first time I studied that chapter. I hated it so much I would always study the other ones instead. But like I said, if you take it slow it will come to you and all click. I just reviewed ch 3 last night. I was actaully getting in the 90's. So trust me... if I can do, you totally can!
MPoni123
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thanks canttakeit! when do you take BEC? is this your second time? when i go over the questions again (particularly the math ones) i can remember how they calculated it i just have NO IDEA why!!! i hate finance :(
CantTakeIt
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I take it tomorrow... for the third time :'( i got a 70 the first time... i didn't really study too much. Last time I got a 74 with more studying. This time I think I really know that stuff having gone over it so many times. I did some ch 3 and 5 this morning before work, and shocking it all made sense. I was doing the same, I remembered the numbers more than the concepts. So I tried to take it step by step and take notes.
I HOPE IT WORKS!!! :D
vishvesh
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Gud luck CantTakeIt....
I had a question, i just did the becker final exam......I could not complete the 2nd exam on time and i just barely completed the first one.........
Did anyone else face the same problem?...
vishvesh
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Thanks MPoni123......will keep you posted on how mine goes too........
am giving BEC and AUD back to back 13th,14th.......lets see how it goess....
ILoveCPA
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Does Anyone think its possible to pass BEC first shot if study full time over a 2 week period. I am trying to reassess my study plan. I have already passed FAR-11/09. I take AUD on Jan 12...feel fairly confident but we'll see. I was planning on taking REG Feb 27 and BEC early April. But since I have lost my job I have free time and am wondering if it is realistic to squeeze REG and BEC over a 6 week span with more time spent on REG....Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks
MPoni123
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hey ilovecpa. are you planning on studying monday - sunday for 2 weeks?? i think even if you study that much you MIGHT be cutting it close. i am giving myself 3 weeks for BEC (i sit jan. 27) and am almost done with chapter 3. and i am still kinda nervous about it (i just wanna get it done before my tax season starts).
sorry to hear about losing your job :(
my recommendation would be to take AUD jan. 12 and give yourself 6 weeks to study for REG. it's a mini beast. then take BEC in april.
ILoveCPA
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MPoni 123...hmm thanks for your honest feedback..much appreciated and good luck on BEC.
I guess it boils down to how I feel walking out of AUD next week and if I get my NTS for BEC in optimal time. But yes, my plan was a day off after aud on the 12th...then 18 days everyday study and sit for BEC Feb 1.. then a day off and then hardcore study for REG on Feb 27, for which I have already registered. This way I'd know all my scores by end of march instead of may and can use that in my resume when job hunting/networking.
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