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letsrun4itParticipantDid you really wait 7 months or so to take your 2nd exam? Or are there some fails in there? I wouldn't be concerned with a test failure but you're setting yourself up where you can't have too many misses.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantI left FAR feeling like the MCQ went OK and the sims were a disaster. I had no idea I needed to be prepared to do all these journal entries. I was literally guessing on nearly every single input on the sims. And passed with a 76. So stay positive!
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantHanging credentials on the wall is for people who feel the need to prove their worth. IMO
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantAgree with Kev about overlooking BEC. BEC is the test that's material is the most familiar for many of us. If you were a business major or MBA graduate, there's almost no new topics on the exam. That said, the questions can be tough.
Moreover, please know that you have taken the 2 exams with less material. FAR and REG have easily twice the material of AUD or BEC. Be prepared to double your study hours for FAR and REG. Don't try to squeeze one of those into a 4 week study period unless you're going to live it for a month.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantIf you want a Finance career don't worry about the “Big4”. Go to work at a big bank like Morgan Stanley. I did my time in Wealth Management….you better be a people person. It doesn't matter what role you play, if you can't woo people you'll hit your ceiling the day you get there.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantYou should not plan on staying at any job that you get before you get your CPA license. My job title at my last org was “Accountant” and now it's “CFO” at my new org. The only difference in my credentials was the CPA after my name. Doesn't matter what you're doing in the meantime. Get a job, finish the exams, get those letters, and then get a better job!
GOOD LUCK!!!
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantREG is easier but equally massive amount of content. That said, I'd schedule a test date but if you aren't ready, just wait for the next window. 6 weeks is ambitious for someone working. I wasn't working and needed more than 6 weeks for FAR and REG.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantWhen I took FAR the sims were all journal entries and if you understood JE you could easily have gotten 75% if the available points and been totally set to pass the exam if your MCQs were good. I think a LOT of people don't understand JE – they mostly memorize them and that's a problem on FAR.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantJust had a friend get a 58 on FAR.
Not sure where some people get their confidence from, but I never felt ready until the day of the exam. No way could someone have talked me into sitting for the exam “just for fun” or to “see where I'm at”
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?January 18, 2018 at 5:53 pm in reply to: If you passed already, how many hours did you study for BEC? #1694716letsrun4itParticipantIt is not writing skills you need to do well on the memos. You just need to know the material. Drop all the buzzwords. It's easy.
BEC was my first exam, I did 2500 practice MCQ and then took the exam. I didn't do anything but MCQ. Not sure how many hours that took, I just did 250 questions a day for 10 days. I wasn't working.
I think it's similar to audit in terms of overall material volume but many CPA candidates have seen much of the BEC material before in some capacity.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantIf you got an 86 in FAR in any amount of time I bet you can pass BEC in 3 weeks, 4 if you want to say 100%
REG — I'd use the same amount of time you used for FAR.My study time (same about 4-5 hours a day, everyday):
BEC – 5 weeks
REG – 4 weeks (Fail)
AUD – 3 weeks
REG – 5 more weeks
FAR – 9 weeksAUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantI thought I was 1 class short and was planning to take it at U of Phoenix online while starting the CPA exam process. So I sent in my education transcripts and sent them a certificate of enrollment saying I was starting this class in the next month. Turns out they gave me credit for a Finance class as an accounting credit and I dropped the U of Phoenix class. Saved me a hassle and a ton of money.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantIt's been a year I still have nightmares about REG
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantI think a lot of people on here perceive a little too much. You don't know whether a section is easy-medium-hard. You don't. You're guessing.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?letsrun4itParticipantI did my MBA in person but I just want to give some contrarian views on the online only MBA or other masters programs.
In big cities like Seattle, the Bay area, LA, etc…forget having an online degree. They have 200 qualified applicants for any job that pays 40-150k. But where I live graduate degrees are very rare and that changes the equation. Many jobs in particular fields (like education and government) will require a MBA or other masters degree. These jobs will often post and get re-posted because they cannot find a qualified person. If you have a CPA as well, you're going to be the most qualified person to apply for these jobs.
I am currently the CFO of a community college. I got the job because I have a CPA and I”m the first CPA to ever hold the job at the college I work out. However, one of the requirements is a MBA. If my degree had been an online MBA I would have still gotten the job, the position just has to check that box.
Many people in government can get automatic raises if they have a masters degree too, keep that in mind.
AUD - 86
BEC - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 78DONE!BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
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