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Jason - I'm expecting maybe middle of August? I just took BEC this morning. How did you feel about it? I thought it was pretty fair (hopefully the ones I had no clue on were pre-test questions) - if I didn't pass, it will probably be that I didn't study enough. What concerns me is that I thought the calculations were easy - I'm concerned I made the most 'common mistake' and picked the 'most common mistake' answer. We'll see! Time to enjoy the weekend and start REG next week!

FAR 75 AUD 73,87 BEC 72,75 REG 80
DONE!!!!!!!

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How were the questions your BEC exam Jason & BMW.cpa? Did you get more of chapter 5 questions. I'm taking it the end of the month.

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update!! after registering again on june 28th (monday)...and still nothing i just called CPA Exam Services again and spoke to someone who was extremely helpful.

here is the deal and an FYI for everybody else: because my previous NTS didn't expire until October 2010 with BEC and FAR on it and i only sat for BEC but FAR was still outstanding....the MA website wasn't allowing me to re-register for BEC and FAR on a new NTS.

i guess i could only register for BEC. i was under the impression that you couldn't have two NTSs and that if you reapplied for a new one...it voided out the old one. well that is only the case if you already sat for the section on your previous NTS OR it expired.

needless to say i am glad i got this cleared up...so i can still use my FAR NTS that i had previously and now i can use my new BEC NTS as well. i learned something new today...

planning on resitting for BEC middle of July and then FAR 8/31.

AUD - 84; REG - 90; BEC - 79; FAR - 75; ALL DONE!!

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I took BEC yesterday and I was SHOCKED to see that the CPA exam is a kitten compared to what Becker has us go through. I dont know why, but Becker made BEC look like a beast because every chapter is super long and the homework takes forever because the word problems were long. To my delight the real exam was gravy, so I guess Becker did their job, but talk about overkill in preparation. Hopefully I did not fall for any of the CPA exam question tricks!!!

Now the 6-7 week wait for my score starts because I took it so early...

AUD 93 (1/12); DAUGHTER (BORN 1/27); FAR 79 (2/27); REG 85 (5/26); BEC 80 (7/1)

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jamie and BMW cpa, it looks like everyone found BEC easy this time...Let's then not rejoyce too early because, there might be some tricky questions or the number of question to succeed to get 75 may be high...! I am not sure but AICPA could try to maintain the pass rate near the 50%...in this case, you might have worked well and fail!...Wait and see!

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looks like everyone feels the same about BEC this time. this is the 2nd time i'm taking it and i zipped thru it. i dunno if that's a good or bad thing. i even had ONE hour left! that's crazy. i'm really worried that i rushed through it. i can only pray that i passed this time. we'll see in a month! good luck to everyone else :)

Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. AUD, REG, BEC, FAR - PASSED

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Hi, everyone! Just took FAR today and I am palnning to sit for BEC b4 this window ends. I am using Yaeger homestudy. Is anyone using the same material, too, and passed on their first try?

FAR: 7/3(87)
BEC: 8/31(75)
AUD: 11/15(81)
REG: 8/31(83)
I'M DONE!!!!!

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CPABahamas - I honestly didn't notice any one chapter being more heavily weighed than any other. I also was just doing the questions, though, and not really thinking about what chapter they derived from. Good luck!

FAR 75 AUD 73,87 BEC 72,75 REG 80
DONE!!!!!!!

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Just took Reg on the 1st and BEC today (the 6th). I agree that BEC seemed very easy. Almost too easy - and it scares me. Becker was very intense for it, as far as the depth and difficulty for the homework questions - especially for Cost accounting/Budgeting. I found that the test covered all the material that Becker covers, but in very simple and straightforward format. I felt like I could have studied only the night before (although that's what I did in a way) and pass. Hopefully, I didn't just botch up everything due to ignorance.

AUD 86; FAR 80; REG 7/1; BEC 7/6

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carskj - now you can just relax until scores come out for wave 1! i hope my BEC retake will be easy!! this is my third attempt at it. i ordered Yaeger homestudy. I got a 66 using Becker and then the second time i took it I supplemented with Yaeger CRAM...which boosted my score 5 points to a 71...but not enough to pass!! i am almost there...gotta keep plugging away.

i am still waiting on my NTS to actually schedule my exam and i wanna take it july 19 or 20...i just hope by the time i get it, times will still be available for it. my credit card has already been charged so i am hoping i will get it within the next few days.

how is everybody's studying coming along?

AUD - 84; REG - 90; BEC - 79; FAR - 75; ALL DONE!!

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carskj5

Was your BEC heavy on calculations? That is my concern - just the time it takes to calculate the solutions.

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Jason

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Bmw.cpa, I also thought BEC wasn't that bad and somehow I ended up with a 75. The questions seemed to have little tricks in them and you get a little over-confident with this one, and there's no memo to make up points with. Also becker does a very poor job with this one. There were tons of topics that I had never saw before on my exam at least. Becker was great on audit and good enough on far. We shall see how reg goes.

Good luck everyone!

FAR 81, BEC 75, AUDIT 92 ,Reg 88

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Jason - That's what I was concerned about walking out of the testing center...that the calculations were too easy - I'm sure I fell for the most popular 'wrong' answer on several of the problems. There wasn't too much on my exam that I didn't see in Becker, though. Guess I lucked out! Actually - we'll see how my score comes back before we start talking about luck...

Let's just say I thought the exam was considerably more reasonable than the two Becker practice exams. Here's hoping for a 75+!

I've also just started studying for REG

FAR 75 AUD 73,87 BEC 72,75 REG 80
DONE!!!!!!!

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I took BEC on July 1st. After taking the 2 practice exams from Becker, I was about ready to give up. I too found that the actual exam was more reasonable than the practice, or I was more focused and it just seemed that way.
I can't believe it takes so long for the scores to come out. Everybody keeps saying the weeks will fly. Well they aren't in our shoes...4-6 weeks or more is going to seem like forever. It has only been 1 week, I am anxious!!

BEC - 53, 67, retake 2/28/11
AUD - 54, retake 05/28/11
FAR - ?
REG - ?

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I just took BEC this afternoon, and WOW what a piece of cake. I thought that there were only a handful of tricky questions, but everything else was extremely straightforward. On to REG for my final exam!

AUD - 97; FAR - 95; BEC - 7/8/10 ;REG - 8/4/10

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Ok so FAR is the beast but BEC is the devil!!! taking it in....less than 12 hours!!! this material is too much for me to handle! wishing everyone luck for those of you who are sitting in the near future. =\

REG - 82 (11/09)
FAR - 72 (2/27/10), 79 (5/29/10)
BEC - 69 (7/9/10), Retake 11/26
AUD - 75 8/28/10

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nycegurl

I am taking BEC again after a 73 too, Just take a deep breath, focus on the call of each question, pray your exam does not have too many calculations. If you can pass FAR this is also something you can so. Just stay calm and do one question at a time. Bet you will recall more than you think. Getting a good night of sleep is bound to be worth a few points tomorrow! Good luck!

Today I have been working problems and focusing on the call of the question. Hoping this helps in the actual test situation.

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I will start studying today for BEC. Do you think I have time to study until July 31?

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Last testing window a lady from NYC studied 9 - 10 hrs per day with a study group and she passed. She was strong in cost accounting I think. Anyway - for about 10 days they lived and breathed BEC. One of the Mom's even came in to cook!

That being said - it is possible. But the range of material is a lot. Doubt I could do it. I am more the turttle thaan then the hare and have been out of school for a long time. But you did so well on FAR. It is possible.

I did very well on Becker chapters 1, 2 and 4. Did ok on chapter 3. Ran out of time on reviewing problems a 2nd time on chapter 5 and bombed it.

My exam was pretty heavy on calculations - and I just felt the time pressure more than I should.

Hope this helps. Do yo have another exam scheduled for Aug? If you did not feel ready could you let the test date slid a week or two?

Good luck.

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christian2823

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I have REG on August 31. I start working on September. I think I will start with chapter 5 and then 3, 2, 4, 1

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Wish you the best!

Chapter 2 - Econ is about 10% of the test. So if you have to be careful about study hours keep that in mind. Chapter 1 is straightforward - few calculations. Chpater 4 - IT and Chapter 5 are weighted about the same value. Max your points in Chapter 3, 4 and 5. Pick up as many as you can in Chapter 1 and then get the highlights out of Chapter 2.

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cpa journey when are you resitting for BEC? what study materials are you using? i was using Becker my first 2 attempts and then ordered Yaeger homestudy. i feel like a lightbulb went off with the NPV stuff. cindy does an amazing job of explaining it AND working through problems with you, which becker doesn't do. becker worked for me for AUD and REG, though so i am not knocking it.

i feel much better now that i actually have a better understanding of how to calculate NPV and PV, etc. just gotta keep working the m.c. now. i sit for BEC july 19

AUD - 84; REG - 90; BEC - 79; FAR - 75; ALL DONE!!

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MPoni123

Monday - so Iam in the review stage now. I am still using Becker - to be honest if I had budgeted my time better and gotten through the second pass at chapter 5 I would have been ok. I did pretty well on 1, 2 & 4. So- so on chpater 3 but fizzled on chapter 5. My exam had a lot of calculations ( I woulde guess at least 30%) and I just felt rushed. Hoping Monday won't be bad. Practiced doing the calculations a lot.

I also supplement Becker with Gleim MCQ testbank.

Isn't funny - that information presented in a slightly different way can finally make sense? Good luck to you on July 19th. I will send a little prayer up for you.

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christian2823

Good luck - hope you do well. You may want to keep a couple of examples of the key calculations and review them every couple of days to keep the material fresh om upi head.

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Used Becker:

Studied for 1 month + work:

2 weeks of medium study
2 weeks of intense review

Felt pretty good after the end of the exam, nothing to tricky, followed the basics, but we'll see...I felt alot better coming out of BEC than coming out of FAR.

FAR: TBA: Studying
REG: 07/23/11: Studying
BEC: 07/10/10: Passed (8/23)
AUD: 05/23/11: Waiting

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Sat for my BEC retake today. Glad to have that behind me. Starting studying for next exam - FAR.

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Cpa Journey,

How did it go I'm taking BEC tomorrow

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It was fair. I took BEC in April and had an exam that was probably over 30% calculations. I felt hampered by time constraints from the first testlet. Soldiered on and finished with about a minute to spare. Felt pretty bad - but actually made a 73.

This exam was fair also - there were plenty of calculations but not as many as the first exam. Finished with 19 minutes to spare. Wish I had this exam the first time around. Used Becker with Gleim test bank MCQ as a supplement. There were few surprises. If you use Becker - Chapter 3, 4 and 5 are heavily covered. The homework question will prepare you well.

There was one odd question that I had no clue about. It had been something I looked up on the internet months ago to get a bit more information about. The funny thing - the little bit I had researched was not part of any of the answers available. It did make me laugh. But that was just one odd ball question.

Good luck! Post your thoughts after the exam.

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Justa75- Best of luck tomorrow. I think you'll find the actual exam to be less intense than your review questions.

CPA Journey- I also took BEC today and finished with about 20 minutes to spare. Did you find IT to be tested heavily? I have been sweating Chp. 4 for a couple weeks only to have just a few questions today from this section.

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Eagle26

Had several from Chapter 4 - IT - most seemed pretty much in line with Becker. It does feel good to finish with time to spare. I did go back and check a couple of answers . Normally, I don't do this. Changed one and reworked two other problems and felt the original answer was correct.

What is your next exam?

Hope you did well and can put BEC behind you.

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