Just took BEC on the 4th and I went in feeling apprehensive about its "wild-card" reputation. I was actually surprised at how straight-forward the exam was. I'd say I felt very confident on about 75% of the questions in each testlet. I studied using the Becker course offered to me thru my employer. Very anxious to see this score...
Now it's on to Auditing! good luck to all!
Justin
· 1 year ago
Will be sitting for BEC for the first time in November. Anyone have any tips? I have ExamMatrix for practice questions, but I am considering the Yaeger DVD instead of my normal in class cram.
GrumpyDawg
· 1 year ago
Jimmy,
I am taking BEC later this month and I am currently studying using Becker as well. When you say it was pretty straight forward can you elaborate on that a little. I know it is a toss up but woud you say the math is harder than becker? Was their about equal math and word problems. Also did you work through the 100s of supplemental questions?
Jimmy
· 1 year ago
hey grumpydawg
I found that the math questions were fewer and farther between as compared to the word questions. I would say only about 20-25% of the questions were math based.
As for the supplemental questions in chapters 3 and 5, I pulled out my hair trying to go through all of those! And I felt the content on some of those questions was over the top and not indicative of what you'll find on the exam. So don't be discouraged if you're getting 60% of those supplemental questions correct (which was about my score)
Know the major concepts, key vocab, and key formulas and you will feel very confident during the test.
You will get some far-out questions, but just answer them the best you can, and understand that it's a good possibility that many of those questions are actually operational questions that won't be scored
Let me know what you think of it after you take it.
Jamie
· 1 year ago
I took it on October 4. I studied using the Wiley book, no course or dvd or software or anything like that. I didn't find it hard but I didnt find it easy. Tough to say how I did. Id say 70-85. I prefer the other tests because at least you know you did it right or you know you did it wrong. Will post again after I receive my score. Audit on 11/25 now!
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Assuming i take BEC in mid-Oct, when will i find out my score?
James
· 1 year ago
Waiting for my BEC score has effectively put a hault to my AUD studying and concentration, help!!!
Jeffrey
· 1 year ago
James,
I'm in the same boat as you. I took (actually, RE-took after scoring a bone-crushing 74 on my first attempt) BEC 10/3 and will take audit on 10/31 (aka friday). I have not received my score, and actually went so far as to call my state BOA (VA) and ask when I would get the score. That was wasted energy.
The key thing to remember is that there is basically nothing you can do to affect your score after you finish the exam. Also, there is nothing you can do to increase the speed by which your score is released. That being said, driving yourself crazy worrying about your BEC score may hamper your confidence on AUD and/or future exam sections. The Best advice I can offer is to accept the fact that you aren't getting your score for a while, pretend like AUD is a separate exam, and keep plugging away. You will drive yourself insane obsessing about something in which you have no control over at this point.
Hope this helps. Good luck man.
CNA
· 1 year ago
I just retook BEC (10/28) after failing in August with an 74.
I find that terminology and good comprehension of the math problems are essential. However, keep in mind the grade breakdown. Business Structure, IT and Financial Management represent 65% of your grade. The cost accounting (Overhead, variance, joint costs) and strategic decisions (NPV, IRR, EVA, Breakeven)are math intensive but only +/- 20%. The rest (15%) is economics and planing (mission, benchmarking, forecast, regression)
Andrew
· 1 year ago
I passed FAR, AUD, and REG (in that order) within 4 months, then studied for the BEC exam and saw a grade of 74. Seems like someone didn't want me to be finished studying. Has anyone else received that bogus chart that shows the breakdown of your score according to topic? It was pretty ridiculous and has not helped me out at all in studying the 2nd time around since every section said that i was either 2 pts higher or lower than the avg.
I am studying for it right now and feel like I am going through the same process as I did the last time. I think I was sold out with that 74. Any good tips to get that extra point? Kinda having a hard time changing my routine since i feel like I should've passed the first time.
Jeff
· 1 year ago
Just thought I'd let everyone know that VA has started posting their scores from the first release in the Oct/Nov 08 window. I just looked a minute ago and was able to see my score from my BEC exam date of 10/3.
another71.com
· 1 year ago
and...?
James
· 1 year ago
seriously jeff you cant write that and not say how u did. i just checked (took it the 4th) and nothing. of course im in NY (NABA scores) so itll be a while
Jeff
· 1 year ago
heh. My apologies.
76.
James
· 1 year ago
jeff,
awesome, congrats
I hope im as lucky,
will update tues/wed
Maureen
· 1 year ago
Just got my score today for AUD. A big giant 73. I recently failed FAR and now this. I feel stupid!!!!! It seems that all Becker class mates are breezing through this but me. I am currently studying for BEC. I come to "another 71" often - for inspiration and hope .... this is my first time posting. I feel that the CPA is impossible. Guys - how do you keep on going when you feel that you've been kicked in the gut.
another71.com
· 1 year ago
Maureen...you're very very close with a 73.
My advice? Get the Yaeger cram and Wiley book...spend a few weeks reviewing and then take it again in early January. Don't give up! You have all of this AUD knowledge built up - a 73 is just inches away from passing...I recommend jumping back into it quickly and not letting your studying go to waste via a long layoff.
Jason
· 1 year ago
I have heard that the MC testlet increase or stay the same with difficulty levels based on your answers. But for BEC, that is not the case? is that true?
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Jason, no BEC does not increase in difficulty.
Got my score, 73. Very frustrating and disspointing, trying to keep a clear head going into audit on tuesday
Jason
· 1 year ago
Thank you for that... and don't give up, I am studying for auditing right now as well, but I will be writing it in the first week of January... good luck!
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
do results for BEC take less time since there is no simulations?
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
I have heard that you get the results sooner. Some people I know received results as quick as ten days.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
I am going in for my BEC section on January 3rd. Is this exam as math intensive as I am anticipating? I do not find the BEC section of the CPA as easy as everyone has been telling me. If I am not great with math --- is there still hope that I can pass this?
another71.com
· 1 year ago
The math is nothing more than algebra...no worries...you just need to know the formulas.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Just got FL BEC scores to test taken 11/17 and it was 74. Wished they'd just given me a 69 or below as to give a 74.
Justin
· 1 year ago
I got scores for BEC today too. I took the exam 11/24 in Texas. I also got a 74. I hate that score and would rather have a 50!
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
I received my BEC score last week and got a 71 =( I passed regulation though. I used Becker to study for both. I thought the Becker multiple choice questions had a lot more math questions than the actual cpa exam
Anonymous
· 12 months ago
Yipes. Hearing all those 71's and 74's for BEC freaks me out. I am going in on January 3rd. Any advice for my last week of studying?
Rezwana
· 11 months ago
I am going for it on Jan 2nd. I am so scared, I passed Reg which I took in Oct but I am not so sure about BEC, cause practice questions from Becker are too much on math calculations. I am not complaining but I think they should have more conceptual questions as well. I feel as for last week of studying, it's better to skim through and do couple of practice questions like the released ones. and more importantly relax. happy new year everyone. wish me luck.
Anonymous
· 11 months ago
Rezwana - good luck today - January 2nd. Like you say - just take a deep breath and go for it. I will be in tomorrow jan. 3rd taking my BEC. So nervous!
Rezwana
· 11 months ago
Hey thanks. Good luck to you too. As for me there were probably 8 or 9 math questions, which were doable. Don't worry. Again good luck. I had more questions on fin. mgmt than IT. I just hope I passed. It'd be a great new year present!
Anonymous
· 11 months ago
Rezwana Just got out of BEC --- seems like a blur. Can't even think about how I did. Some questions I had no idea. We'll see.
Anonymous
· 11 months ago
Hi
Anonymous
· 11 months ago
I thought BEC was pretty simple. I just took it on the 3rd and there weren't many math questions on there at all and the ones that were on there were almost stupid how easy they were. I only studied for about a week and a half (and that's during an auditing busy season which means after work at about 8 PM) and I think I probably scored in the mid 80's. Seems like this exam window is an easy one from what I have heard from people taking BEC.
Anonymous
· 10 months ago
UGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! A stupid 70 on my BEC section of CPA. I have taken 3 parts of cpa and have failed them all within the 5 point range. I cant go on!!!!!!!! I feel like quiting. I think this exam comes easy for every one but me.
another71.com
· 10 months ago
UGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! A stupid 70 on my BEC section of CPA. I have taken 3 parts of cpa and have failed them all within the 5 point range. I cant go on!!!!!!!! I feel like quiting. I think this exam comes easy for every one but me.
Getting ready to take the BEC Feb. 24 and I just spent two days on lec 3 of becker and I am just beside myself. Of course I have been out of school for ten years now and going back. I have passed AUD and REG, but I'm not sure the algebra will ever come back not to mention the micromacro econ. I see that some posts have said that math was not as intensive though, hopefully studying. Keep at it another71. Don't do like me and go back after so long. Keep at it. It is worth all the time and energy. Some of us are just better at practice than theory!
another71.com
· 10 months ago
The algebra on the exam is not very hard at all...no worries there.
Anonymous
· 10 months ago
I Just opened the letter and saw a 74 on my BEC EXAM. I am sooooooo pissssed. I wanted to wait until I took Auditing on February 28th but I just couldn't wait. I left BEC thinking I nailed it. Well I have to say that this defiantly motivated me to hit the books harder because I dont want to have to deal this pain again!!!
Anonymous
· 9 months ago
Hi,
This quesiton is to all who have taken the BEC exam recently. I am just wondering if anybody experienced having more questions on certain topics (of course most questions should be about IT and cost accounting). But I heard several different stories from people who have taken the exam recently and they passed, some people i know who passed recently had a lot of questions on business structure and economics as opposed to cost acct and IT. They didn't expect this, but they still passed. But my question has anybody in here experienced having more questions about business strcuture or econ, or finance, cost acct, it in their exams? I just want to get an idea of what topics they will be asking about the most even know I am aware that about 50% is from IT and cost acct.
Anonymous
· 8 months ago
Hi
I took BEC yesterday.I think i overworked myself preparing for it, the question were not as bad as i thought. But i wasn't relaxed at all. I don't know how i did but i sure hope i pass, so questions were relatively easy and some i fad no freaking clue. What i hate now is waiting for the score, How do you guys deal with the wait? i think i should just start studying for REG right away? Passed auditing with a 77 last october. I pray i pass BEC because i am really worried and U hate it when i feel like this
Good luck everyone, never give up
Michelle
· 8 months ago
God bless us all.
I just took BEC yesterday for the second time. I passed FAR and AUD the first time around. Got a 69 on BEC the first time. I made sure I answered all of the Becker questions for this section to 90% proficiency (including supplemental and took both simulated Final Exams) and STILL left the test feeling like I just stepped out of a tornado.
I was very angry because I thought the testlets on BEC followed the MST that the other parts do. I read on-line today that the BEC section does not work that way so there is a glimmer of hope yet.
My words of advice....if you have Becker....READ the book too. I would NEVER suggest that for any other part of the CPA but the multiple choice questions for BEC don't cover the concepts well enough in my opinion. Also, read a good updated Auditing books' I.T. section. The verbiage is much easier to understand and in my opinion, more up to date.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US! Never give up. The rewards of this certification greatly outweigh the temporary struggles.
All Comments
Now it's on to Auditing!
good luck to all!
I am taking BEC later this month and I am currently studying using Becker as well. When you say it was pretty straight forward can you elaborate on that a little. I know it is a toss up but woud you say the math is harder than becker? Was their about equal math and word problems. Also did you work through the 100s of supplemental questions?
I found that the math questions were fewer and farther between as compared to the word questions. I would say only about 20-25% of the questions were math based.
As for the supplemental questions in chapters 3 and 5, I pulled out my hair trying to go through all of those! And I felt the content on some of those questions was over the top and not indicative of what you'll find on the exam. So don't be discouraged if you're getting 60% of those supplemental questions correct (which was about my score)
Know the major concepts, key vocab, and key formulas and you will feel very confident during the test.
You will get some far-out questions, but just answer them the best you can, and understand that it's a good possibility that many of those questions are actually operational questions that won't be scored
Let me know what you think of it after you take it.
I'm in the same boat as you. I took (actually, RE-took after scoring a bone-crushing 74 on my first attempt) BEC 10/3 and will take audit on 10/31 (aka friday). I have not received my score, and actually went so far as to call my state BOA (VA) and ask when I would get the score. That was wasted energy.
The key thing to remember is that there is basically nothing you can do to affect your score after you finish the exam. Also, there is nothing you can do to increase the speed by which your score is released. That being said, driving yourself crazy worrying about your BEC score may hamper your confidence on AUD and/or future exam sections. The Best advice I can offer is to accept the fact that you aren't getting your score for a while, pretend like AUD is a separate exam, and keep plugging away. You will drive yourself insane obsessing about something in which you have no control over at this point.
Hope this helps. Good luck man.
I find that terminology and good comprehension of the math problems are essential. However, keep in mind the grade breakdown. Business Structure, IT and Financial Management represent 65% of your grade. The cost accounting (Overhead, variance, joint costs) and strategic decisions (NPV, IRR, EVA, Breakeven)are math intensive but only +/- 20%. The rest (15%) is economics and planing (mission, benchmarking, forecast, regression)
I am studying for it right now and feel like I am going through the same process as I did the last time. I think I was sold out with that 74. Any good tips to get that extra point? Kinda having a hard time changing my routine since i feel like I should've passed the first time.
76.
awesome, congrats
I hope im as lucky,
will update tues/wed
My advice? Get the Yaeger cram and Wiley book...spend a few weeks reviewing and then take it again in early January. Don't give up! You have all of this AUD knowledge built up - a 73 is just inches away from passing...I recommend jumping back into it quickly and not letting your studying go to waste via a long layoff.
Got my score, 73. Very frustrating and disspointing, trying to keep a clear head going into audit on tuesday
Just got out of BEC --- seems like a blur. Can't even think about how I did. Some questions I had no idea. We'll see.
Not true...I took it 14x.
e-mail me...another71cpa@gmail.com
This quesiton is to all who have taken the BEC exam recently. I am just wondering if anybody experienced having more questions on certain topics (of course most questions should be about IT and cost accounting). But I heard several different stories from people who have taken the exam recently and they passed, some people i know who passed recently had a lot of questions on business structure and economics as opposed to cost acct and IT. They didn't expect this, but they still passed. But my question has anybody in here experienced having more questions about business strcuture or econ, or finance, cost acct, it in their exams? I just want to get an idea of what topics they will be asking about the most even know I am aware that about 50% is from IT and cost acct.
I took BEC yesterday.I think i overworked myself preparing for it, the question were not as bad as i thought. But i wasn't relaxed at all. I don't know how i did but i sure hope i pass, so questions were relatively easy and some i fad no freaking clue. What i hate now is waiting for the score, How do you guys deal with the wait? i think i should just start studying for REG right away? Passed auditing with a 77 last october. I pray i pass BEC because i am really worried and U hate it when i feel like this
Good luck everyone, never give up
I just took BEC yesterday for the second time. I passed FAR and AUD the first time around. Got a 69 on BEC the first time. I made sure I answered all of the Becker questions for this section to 90% proficiency (including supplemental and took both simulated Final Exams) and STILL left the test feeling like I just stepped out of a tornado.
I was very angry because I thought the testlets on BEC followed the MST that the other parts do. I read on-line today that the BEC section does not work that way so there is a glimmer of hope yet.
My words of advice....if you have Becker....READ the book too. I would NEVER suggest that for any other part of the CPA but the multiple choice questions for BEC don't cover the concepts well enough in my opinion. Also, read a good updated Auditing books' I.T. section. The verbiage is much easier to understand and in my opinion, more up to date.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US! Never give up. The rewards of this certification greatly outweigh the temporary struggles.