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Hi guys, I was wondering how past/present BEC takers went about learning the formulas? Did you practice lots of multiple choice questions, and what sticks sticks, or did you memorize the formulas?
Also, are formulas/calculations heavily tested on the exam or is it mainly theories? I'm assuming it will probably depend on your version of the test.. and I have a feeling, I will end up with one of those unlucky calculation versions!
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Both. I practiced, and then wrote down ones that were
important to me, to copy when I got in the exam. CAPM,
variance, things like that. A "cheat sheet" never hurts.
You forget things 2 hours into a exam that you knew when
you walked in.
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Thanks Celyn.. I really like the writing it down when you walk in idea actually! :)
Good luck with audit!
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ok so i am no genius and i maaayy consider writing down formulas too but if you truly know the formula how in heavens can someone forget it when doing a three hour exam..... like yesterday i had an econ exam with cheat sheets with formulas provided which i almost didnt used or needed to (n when i did look at it once i really didnt need to)... i feel like once u have read the question and figured out what they asking, you can use the numbers given to know what formula to use plus the answers given will also help in choosing the right formula... i guess we all different tho......
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cassinova73 wrote:
ok so i am no genius and i maaayy
consider writing down formulas too but if you truly know
the formula how in heavens can someone forget it when
doing a three hour exam..... like yesterday i had an econ
exam with cheat sheets with formulas provided which i
almost didnt used or needed to (n when i did look at it
once i really needed to)... i feel like once u have read
the question and figured out what they asking, you can
use the numbers given to know what formula to use plus
the answers given will also help in choosing the right
formula... i guess we all different tho...... |
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For me, it's a case of too much stuff in my head. I may
know something, but have a dumb moment and make a silly
mistake. Having it written there makes it more likely to
be able to recall it correctly. It might make that
stupid mistake jump out at you. Also, the CPA is a lot
of info. Unless you study forever for an exam (like I
imagine those 99 people do), you are never going to
"know" everything. It just helps me to write it down
when I get in. Stuff I still have trouble with, even if
I studied it hard. Like variance formulas. It helps me
to look at the formula, even if I know it pretty well.
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