Can I cover BEC material in 1 month?

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    Anonymous
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    So I just took far on Monday the 23rd and it didn’t go over very well. At the moment I’m trying to figure out my next steps. I want to get all 4 parts done in 2016 to avoid the change in 2017. I was thinking I would shoot for taking FAR again at the end of January and try BEC at the end of February which would give me time for additional re-takes if I need them. To put it in perspective – I work full time and can usually manage about 2 hours of study time each work night plus however much I need on the weekends. Also, my bachelors is economics and I think the economics section will be a breeze for me.

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    OlintoJr
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    Yes, if you are dedicated and don't “take a weekend off to party” or something you will be fine..

    I did it in just over a month (maybe 5-6 weeks). IMO it is the easiest exam. If I needed to do it in a month I would have been able to. Seeing that you have a background in econ as well I'm sure you will be fine.

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    #745458

    A month should be easy. I studied for 2 weeks. Granted I didn't pass by a huge margin, but it really is easier based on just the amount of information. It isn't easy though if you don't get or understand the concepts.

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    #745459
    Anonymous
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    YESSSS

    #745460
    Jdn9201
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    Yes, BEC can be covered in 4 weeks. I took BEC (made an 88) on Aug 29th, and started studying on Aug 1st. I estimate I spent 7-15 hrs per week. Looking back on it, it took me a good 10 days to get into a groove studying so I could have covered everything in 2-3 weeks had I been forced to. If you have a solid background on fundamental micro/macro economics, BEC shouldn't be bad. It's nothing to sneeze at though.

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    REG - 82 11/14/15
    AUD - 83 1/8/16
    FAR - 80 2/29/16

    #745461
    Anonymous
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    I found BEC pretty easy to do in a month with Gleim.

    #745462
    Anonymous
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    it's enuf. I took 20 days to pass BEC in my first try.

    #745463
    ocarina
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    I took 7 weeks which is probably ridiculous. I can totally see people taking this test in 4 weeks or less. My review has been much more brief and easy to cover then any of the other tests. Which is great since it's my last one!!

    FAR - 78
    AUD - 82
    REG - 79
    BEC - 78

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