[Anonymous]

I am studying for REG right now, and I am wondering if anyone here has used becker, are the simulation examples similar in subject & difficulty to the exam in your experience? I have been doing really well on the simulation examples, but I don't want to get too comfortable.

Thanks, I appreciate any input.

[Anonymous]

I thought that the simulations with Becker were more difficult, especially the written section.

If your solid with the MC questions and the material, the simulations will be easy, or at least passable.

[Anonymous]

I would check out the following for your simulations:

Interpretation 501-6 of the Professional Code of Conduct

https://www.aicpa.org/about/code/et_500.html#et_501.07

"A member who solicits or knowingly discloses the May 1996 or later Uniform CPA Examination question(s) and/or answer(s) without the written authorization of the AICPA shall be considered to have committed an act discreditable to the profession in violation of rule 501 [ET section 501.01]."

[Anonymous]

Thanks! That makes me feel much better. I feel really comfortable with the simulation examples so far because I put together all kinds of returns. Also in school, my tax classes had lots of tax problems with every form you could think of.. and we had to do it on paper! I hated it then, but I'm so thankful for that now.

So, I am trying to get the most points I can with the simulations, because I am just always worried about the MC questions. I tend to second guess myself.

[Anonymous]

Oh, DMB: I am not asking about nor do I want anyone to tell me what their simulation questions were- my question is about the helpfulness of the becker simulation examples.

[Anonymous]

I see how my first sentence could've come off that way- so I took it out.

[Anonymous]

Good thing there's an edit button…

[Anonymous]

Yeah, thanks for telling me. I didn't realize what I was actually saying.

[Anonymous]

The simulations that I had on my last REG exam really threw me for a loop. I have taken and passed REG before and I always felt the review courses were tougher but this time the exam was much tougher. Many different topics in the same simulation. I was unprepared for the materials on SCorps and property transactions. Good luck! I think there is some element of luck involved that you get something you are comfortable with on the exam.

[Anonymous]

Thanks! Yeah, I'm sure you are right about luck! Some people probably get excited with their simulations, while others aren't as happy.

I am getting so anxious for this exam! Its getting harder to study right now, because the wait for my BEC score seems to be getting longer and longer every day! haha

[Anonymous]

I used Becker and Wiley and felt comfortable with the simulations, they are a great reinforcement of your overall knowledge.

The actual simulations I got were nothing like my study materials. One topic was mentioned breifly in a few sentences and the other was just ambiguous. I still don't know what they were asking exactly.

I don't know my grade yet, but hoping I did well on the MCQ because they must carry a lot of weight from what I've read. If you understand the MCQ, you can wing it through the simulations from my experience. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Good luck to you too!! Waiting for these scores is so stressful, I've been dreaming about clicking submit and finally seeing a score every night this week haha, I can't even escape it while sleeping.

Yeah i believe the weight for MC's is 70%.. but I'm hoping to try and get the most out of that other 30% as possible to make up for my weakness in MC's. (which is why I am SO nervous about BEC)

[Anonymous]

DMB,

Is it a violation to compare difficulty levels? I had no intentions of disclosing information and if I did, would you please let me know how to delete my comment on this website.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I used Becker and my simulations on the exam were a lot more difficult than in the Becker practice ones. I was thrown for a loop because for FAR and AUD I felt the exam simulations were so much easier than I was expecting. I think I pretty much bombed both simulations but my MC must have been good because I still got an 85.

[Anonymous]

So long as topics and specifics aren't given out, you're okay with the rule.

As for Becker, I felt their *tax* part was very lacking, including the simulations. I didn't feel all that well prepared based on what becker showed me.

Luckily, I'm in tax, so I was able to pull through without.

[Anonymous]

I don't think that anyone disclosed anything that would be a violation. The code specifically says not to "disclose… Uniform CPA Examination question(s) and/or answer(s)" which I didn't ask for, and nobody discussed it.

Even before I edited my question so that it wasn't read incorrectly, I asked for study tips, and by that I was looking for people to say maybe like something they wish they had done to better prepare, and just things along those lines. I really don't think anyone has anything to worry about here.

Anyways, if anyone else wants to have input- please do not say any specifics!

[Author]

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