[KADFC]

How do you actually prepare for this part? Even after taking it and finding out that I got a bad score for it, I still don’t know what or how I should prepare for it. I see it on WTB and CpaExcel, but I don’t see useful in there or maybe I’m not looking at the right areas? Anyways, more specific, direct questions

1) How much time should I leave for the writing portion and how much time should I use for each Memo/Letter?

2) What do you do if you have no idea about the topic in question? Like, you are totally drawing a blank because they are not asking a topic related to BEC.

3) Are they asking for a complete essay (length and depth wise) for each writing piece?

4) How do WTB/CpaExcel even grade BEC writing parts?

To be honest, I was confident in it because I got an A in technical writing, but that was like 2 years ago and there was no time limit in my assignments. After BEC’s writing part though I knew I did bad because my head wasn’t thinking fast enough to get the words down. I didn’t even have enough time to reread what I wrote and edit my own work.

FAR - 62 (10/2/13), 50 (5/30/14)
AUD - 73 (10/30/13), 66 (5/6/14)
REG - 69 (4/8/14)
BEC - 66 (2/27/13), 73 (4/21/14)

[KADFC]

BUMP?

FAR - 62 (10/2/13), 50 (5/30/14)
AUD - 73 (10/30/13), 66 (5/6/14)
REG - 69 (4/8/14)
BEC - 66 (2/27/13), 73 (4/21/14)

[KADFC]

BUMP?

FAR - 62 (10/2/13), 50 (5/30/14)
AUD - 73 (10/30/13), 66 (5/6/14)
REG - 69 (4/8/14)
BEC - 66 (2/27/13), 73 (4/21/14)

[Anonymous]

Tons of tips in the BEC experience thread/study group thread….or you can use the search box. Good luck!!

[Anonymous]

Tons of tips in the BEC experience thread/study group thread….or you can use the search box. Good luck!!

[jlondon]

@casagarbar yes there is, except they are all somewhat old.. like over a year ago posts..

Does anybody have more recent experience or tips?

BEC: 69, 57, 72, 73, (anticipated for 4/4/2015)
AUD: 65, 63, 74, 84!!! (expires 7/31/2015)
FAR: 63, 57, (scheduled for 4/1/2015)
REG: ... 42, (Anticipated to be around 5/20~)

-Every Set Back is a Set Up for a Major Come Back #motivation

"I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost over 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed, over and over and over again in my life. And that is why, I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"You are not your past, but the resources and capabilities you glean from it" -Jordan Belfort

[jlondon]

@casagarbar yes there is, except they are all somewhat old.. like over a year ago posts..

Does anybody have more recent experience or tips?

BEC: 69, 57, 72, 73, (anticipated for 4/4/2015)
AUD: 65, 63, 74, 84!!! (expires 7/31/2015)
FAR: 63, 57, (scheduled for 4/1/2015)
REG: ... 42, (Anticipated to be around 5/20~)

-Every Set Back is a Set Up for a Major Come Back #motivation

"I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost over 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed, over and over and over again in my life. And that is why, I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"You are not your past, but the resources and capabilities you glean from it" -Jordan Belfort

[MustPass1988]

Keep it concise, succinct, and to the point. Make sure you don't ramble- it's business writing, not flowery college paper writing. Use accounting jargon and words that are used in the prompt and do NOT misspell anything. I once heard that since this section is graded by a machine, the more you can use words provided in the prompt, the higher your score will be. Give yourself enough time- I made this mistake the first time I took BEC…I had about 15 minutes for the written portion and failed with a 74. You don't have to have the right answer for this section, if you can write succinctly and be mostly on base, you'll get a high enough score to pass.

AUD: PASSED [81]; Expired, retaking August 23rd
BEC: PASSED [83]; Expired, retaking July 11th
REG: PASSED [83]
FAR: FAILED [64]; Retaking May 23rd

[MustPass1988]

Keep it concise, succinct, and to the point. Make sure you don't ramble- it's business writing, not flowery college paper writing. Use accounting jargon and words that are used in the prompt and do NOT misspell anything. I once heard that since this section is graded by a machine, the more you can use words provided in the prompt, the higher your score will be. Give yourself enough time- I made this mistake the first time I took BEC…I had about 15 minutes for the written portion and failed with a 74. You don't have to have the right answer for this section, if you can write succinctly and be mostly on base, you'll get a high enough score to pass.

AUD: PASSED [81]; Expired, retaking August 23rd
BEC: PASSED [83]; Expired, retaking July 11th
REG: PASSED [83]
FAR: FAILED [64]; Retaking May 23rd

[jlondon]

@mustpass1988 really? so it's pretty much writing rhetoric with a bunch of accounting jargon? So, I shouldn't have to study too much on this section then?

BEC: 69, 57, 72, 73, (anticipated for 4/4/2015)
AUD: 65, 63, 74, 84!!! (expires 7/31/2015)
FAR: 63, 57, (scheduled for 4/1/2015)
REG: ... 42, (Anticipated to be around 5/20~)

-Every Set Back is a Set Up for a Major Come Back #motivation

"I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost over 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed, over and over and over again in my life. And that is why, I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"You are not your past, but the resources and capabilities you glean from it" -Jordan Belfort

[jlondon]

@mustpass1988 really? so it's pretty much writing rhetoric with a bunch of accounting jargon? So, I shouldn't have to study too much on this section then?

BEC: 69, 57, 72, 73, (anticipated for 4/4/2015)
AUD: 65, 63, 74, 84!!! (expires 7/31/2015)
FAR: 63, 57, (scheduled for 4/1/2015)
REG: ... 42, (Anticipated to be around 5/20~)

-Every Set Back is a Set Up for a Major Come Back #motivation

"I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost over 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed, over and over and over again in my life. And that is why, I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"You are not your past, but the resources and capabilities you glean from it" -Jordan Belfort

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