[needhelpnow]

Is 13 days, 8 hours a day studying enough to pass the exam? I also want to be on the safe side and make sure I really pass it. Please let me know. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anything is possible, if you work hard enough.

[Anonymous]

I respect @Kricket's optimism . . .but it would be unusual to pull it off in that amount of time. It “might” happen if you have a firm grasp on the concepts already and can recall and perform calculations quickly.

If you want to pass in one sitting, I would suggest you reschedule and give yourself about 4 weeks of study.

[Matt]

I spent approximately one week studying for BEC. That definitely wasn't enough time for me to feel comfortable let alone ready, but I'll let you know if I managed to pass when I receive my score on August 22nd (of course, by that time you could have already studied for and passed BEC).

I wasn't monitoring how many hours I spent per day, but given how I felt and did on the exam after a week of non-stop studying, I think 13 days of non-stop studying might be sufficient. Of course, if I end up completely bombing BEC, then disregard all this.

AUD: 88
BEC: 79
REG: 81
FAR: 72 » 74 » 88

Study method: 100% watching videos, including solving problems covered therein; no books, paper, or pencils

[Pumpkins]

Well… since that's 104 hours, it should technically be possible. However, are you really going to be able to productively study 8 hours a day for 13 days?? I don't know if the brain can handle that lol.

I'm studying for BEC now, and unlike the other exams, almost all of the material should have been covered in college. Therefore, if you are fresh out of school, I think you'll be fine.

Good luck.

AUD- 93
BEC- 81
FAR- 1/26/2015
REG- TBD

CIA Exams Passed in March, 2014

[JamesBJames]

Still gotta wait three and a half days for my BEC score, so disregard my opinion if you want, but I think 100 hours is enough. Coming right out of college, I thought a lot of stuff in BEC was very simplistic. If you have already completed AUD or have a strong background in IT topics, that will help a lot too.

FAR: May 1st, 2014 - 91
AUD: May 29th, 2014 - 97!
BEC: July 16th, 2014 - 91
REG: August 29th, 2014 - 88

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[yatto]

I studied for 13 days too, about 6 hr/day on average, and I feel like I over-prepared. How much you should study depends on whether you are fresh out of school or have some relevant background though, but I think if you manage 8 hours a day you will be fine by exam time.

[klink24]

I just started studying last Tuesday night. I've put in 2 hours per day after work and about 6 hours each weekend day and I'm about 75% through the material. I'll be done with the material, including answering all MCQs in the material (which I've never done in my prep), by Friday. I'll probably have all MCQs in WTB done by the next Friday, if not sooner. So total prep for me will be about 2 weeks, give or take a few days. I have an MBA though so all of this material is review. I didn't have an accounting or business undergrad, but based on others' comments, if you do you should be in the same boat as me. I think 13 days with nothing but studying should be okay if that's the case.

FAR: 4/19/2014 - 85!
AUD: 5/27/2014 - 90!
REG: 7/18/2014 - 81!
BEC: 8/13/2014 - 84!

4 up, 4 down, in 4 months.

Licensed 9/22 in NC.

[Anonymous]

You should be fine. I studied 2-3 hours per weeknight for four weeks. I didn't study at all on the weekends. I don't think I spent much time, if any, studying on Friday nights either.

BEC is extremely easy if you “get it”. Some don't.

Full disclosure- my work experience closely aligns with a lot of the BEC material.

[greg422]

@billbrasskey just curious how long you studied for AUD? Same time frame or more?

REG - 82
AUD - 97
BEC - 81
FAR - 84
DONE!

[The Ex Lurker]

Thanks for creating this topic. I plan on sitting for BEC at the end of Aug. I sat for REG on 7/17, AUD on 5/21 and FAR on 4/4. I'm mentally/physically fatigued as I work full-time, and try to constantly engage myself with studying. I somewhat rushed REG so I could give myself a break and extra time for BEC. However, I felt like I put the most time studying for REG. I wasn't sure if 4 weeks (approx 20-25 hrs/wk) was enough for BEC. I know my writing skill is very weak. Now that I'm about a week in, BEC blind sided me with all of this math-based material. I thought it was mostly conceptual. I don't mind the math but it definitely takes a toll on study time.

Per some of the posts here, I feel a bit more comfortable with my allotted time. I'm feeling the back-half/mid-summer/score-release slump. Good/bad news on Friday, I'm hoping it will motivate me to start studying hard for BEC.

P.S. Summer is definitely one of the worst time of the year to study. I imagine Thanksgiving through New Years is difficult too. Lets go!, back to back passes to finish please. I do not want to study during Football season/Thanksgiving/Christmas.

F: Apr 14' Passed
A: May 14' Passed
R: Jul 14' Passed
B: Aug 14' Rematch in Oct *Passed*

[Anonymous]

AUD- two weeks but I did study quite a bit on the weekends, one of which was a three day weekend.

Again, AUD is either something you get, or you don't.

I failed REG with a 71. I kept falling asleep while studying and couldn't slog my was through the material. Also got a little cocky after the 88. I gave myself a month for REG 1.0 and gave about three weeks on REG 2.0 (taken 7/7).

FAR- I failed with a 73 because at all (I took it the day after AUD). In hindsight, I wish I studied two points less on AUD and put those two points towards FAR. Also- I got very lucky on the sims. I nailed every topic, but poo'd the bed on the MCQs. Scored “weaker” on every category. I gave myself three weeks on FAR 2.0 (on 7/31).

I set an extremely aggressive schedule of taking a solid crack at all four exams in four months, soup to nuts. Ended up passing two and failing two. If I pass my two retakes, it will be six months while working full time in public (nasty hours at times).

I'm a firm believer in just belting these things out (also an extreme crammer). Taking 18 months is a waste of time. These exams are like a band-aid. Just rip it off and be done with it.

[katerina2665]

idk, i guess to each their own. Some people get AUD right away, some struggle, same with other exams.

I studied the least for BEC (maybe 2.5 weeks full-time) and it was only exam i passed from the first try. But then again, i never had problems with writing parts and was really into micro/macro/statistics in college. Cant say same about audit, ugh

NYS CPA since December, 2016

[Anonymous]

You might be able to get through the material in 13 days but I hope your memory is good in memorizing formulas!

[Anonymous]

I passed BEC studying roughly 8 hours a day for 2 weeks, so it's definitely do-able.

Although I was comfortable with most of the concepts in BEC as a result of my undergrad coursework

[Mamabear]

It is definitley possible, especially if you have a business degree. Everything I saw in BEC was a repeat of something from college. The hardest topics for me were economics and cost accounting, but still doable. I studied about 80 hours total, but I also have two business degrees and had taken cost accounting within 2 years prior to sitting for the exam. It's worth a shot. I would have loved to have been able to study full time and knock these exams out quickly, but I think 11 months (if I pass REG on Friday, I'm done) is pretty good with a full time job, a husband, a house, and 3 kids. 18 months is not a waste of time, unless all you have is yourself and work. Most of us have other responsibilities that prevent us from studying every day and on the weekends.

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

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