[kyle.brown]

Why do i feel like BEC is much harder than FAR and AUD at this point. I am through 400 MCQ and trending a 68% and i only have 10 days left.

FAR - Passed 4/2016
AUD - Passed 11/2015
REG - ?
BEC - 05/28/2016

[perezc3910]

I am on the same boat. I started studying on May 1st and I wanted to schedule my exam for June 9th but I feel that it won't be enough time. I am stuck on chapter 3 in Becker. There's just too many formulas and hard to grasp concepts. BEC is just so random. It's very frustrating.

BEC-July 2016
REG-August 2016
FAR-October 2016
AUD-Nov/Dec 2016

[golfball7773]

Don't feel bad or worried. You have plenty of time. I am trending 72 percent with 4 days to go but I know what I need to focus on.

Memorizing stupid IT terms

and Memorizing the formulas for financial management (currently at 65 percent trending there)

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Larry]

Hang in there. You've only done 400 MCQ. Keep grinding out those MCQ and know why the answer is correct and the others are not correct.

I did over 3000 MCQ and trending 83% to prepare for BEC and took it yesterday. Make sure you know COSO and know it cold. I had more than enough computational questions on the exam unlike some people say. You have more than enough time. Budget your study time accordingly.

AUD - 83
BEC - 76
FAR - 78
REG - 82

Licensed in Florida

REG - 82
FAR - 78
BEC - 76
AUD - 8/27/16

[Andyred04]

I'm not too bad with the conceptual stuff, at least when I miss a question I can quickly figure out why I missed it. Like golfball though I'm awful with Financial Management, then again, I wasn't very good in my college finance course either. I sit 2 weeks from today so I better start figuring out what's going on.

FAR 80
REG 87
BEC 87
AUD 96

Primarily Gleim, supplemented with Ninja Notes & Ninja MCQs

Missouri CPA as of January, 2017

FAR: 80 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
REG: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
BEC: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
AUD: 8/27/16

PA Candidate

[kyle.brown]

I will keep plugging away but this is just crazy i would much rather take my chances with FAR again at this point lol.

FAR - Passed 4/2016
AUD - Passed 11/2015
REG - ?
BEC - 05/28/2016

[golfball7773]

Keep pound away at the MCQ's. You seem to always to do much better then you write on these forums

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Andyred04]

Ha! I'm the same way Kyle. I took FAR and REG first thinking they would be the most difficult but at this point I'm struggling more with BEC.

FAR 80
REG 87
BEC 87
AUD 96

Primarily Gleim, supplemented with Ninja Notes & Ninja MCQs

Missouri CPA as of January, 2017

FAR: 80 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
REG: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
BEC: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
AUD: 8/27/16

PA Candidate

[Anonymous]

One tip – don't waste too much time trying to understand the questions with really long or complex computations. Knowing the basics is much more important, along with COSO and IT stuff. Good luck!

[golfball7773]

From a guy who knows how to set-up networks and computers and can fix them – these IT terms are BS….

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[monikernc]

golfball, i concur.

AUD - 93
BEC - 82
FAR - 76
REG - 88

How have you been?
Ninja book and MCQs and the forum, all first try! 2016
Licensed State of Montana April Fool’s Day 2020
State of Colorado June 2020 - AICPA Ethics 93
Experience was the worst part of the journey for me. You?
If you want things to change you have to do something different.

FAR 7/25/15 76!
AUD 10/30/15 93
BEC 2/27/16 82
REG 5/23/16 88!
Ninja Book and MCQ and the forum - all the way!!!
and a little thing i like to call, time and effort!
if you want things to change, you have to do something different

[kyle.brown]

Thanks @golfball i am just trying to get that 75%… We will all succeed

FAR - Passed 4/2016
AUD - Passed 11/2015
REG - ?
BEC - 05/28/2016

[Omar]

I'm struggling with COSO and first chapter in Becker in general. It feels like it's all judgemental rather than hard solid rules to use in the exam.
Also Cost Management is not that bad but Variance Analysis is very frustrating especially O/H.
For IT and Finance I found them a little bit easier, They based on common sens especially Finance ratios you don't need to memorize most of them. just understand why they need the ratio and you will figure it out your self.

I have about 20 days till the exam but I also retaken FAR with it. My trending in BEC still 70-75%, I hope I can make it 85% before the exam.
Good luck.

FAR: 73, 85
BEC: 79
REG: TBA
AUD: TBA

[mtaylo24]

Yup, took it Monday, May 9…BEC will probably join my party of failing scores below.

COSO, COSO, IT, IT, COSO w/ a sprinkle of ECON/Globalization…I don't want to be the one to tell you to avoid a topic, because you never know, but 85% of the crap I focused on wasn't even on the exam.

CPA (2017)

REG:  75

BEC:  76

FAR:  77

AUD: 78

 

CMA (2019)

P1: 380

P2: 360

AUD - 1st - 60 (12/12), 61 (2/13), 61 (8/13), 78! (11/15)
REG - 55 (2/16) 69 (5/16) Retake(8/16)
BEC - 71(5/16) Retake (9/16)
FAR - (8/16)

[RE2PECT]

@mtaylo24- I wouldn't mind at all if I got the same exam as you lol.

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Roger & Ninja

FAR: 75
AUD: 73, 81
BEC: 71, 73, 82
REG: 68, 82

FAR: 75 Roger & Ninja (notes/flashcards/audio/MCQ)
AUD: 73, 81
BEC: 71, retake 8/29
REG:

[Anonymous]

BEC is tough!! Crank out as many MCQ's as you can, write down the answers and review the ones you miss. I did over 3,000 MCQ to finally pass.

[Author]

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