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Driftwood
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Posted: 17 Dec 2010 at 03:17 \| IP Logged

I'm right there with some of you. I took BEC on 11/29 and felt pretty confident going in and coming out, but I apparently failed with a 70. However, rarely, did I just sit there without at least thinking I knew the answer to a question. I mean, I had to guess on some of the questions, but I felt like those instances were few and far between. I'm still shaking my head.

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Posted: 17 Dec 2010 at 05:36 \| IP Logged

I had the same feelings as you all did. I guessed at several questions because I found myself racing through the first two teslets so I wouldn't run out of time for the last teslet. I found then that I had sufficient time in the last teslet and took my time with 20 minutes to spare. I used that time to really go through the last teslet and ensure I had the right answers. I must say that the first teslet was the hardest of the three and I really didn't have a good feeling once I continued. Some of the questions were out of nowhere, especially on the IT side.

I was one of the fortunate though...........I passed with a 76. It could have gone the opposite way though. Hang in there.... I am sure you guys will nail it down this time around. I studied like yourselves pretty hard.......left no stone unturned. I guess sometimes you need a little luck.

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Posted: 17 Dec 2010 at 10:31 \| IP Logged

I have had NO luck when it comes to the BEC exam... I am totally distraught over this exam as I failed again with a 74! I have the new 2011 material for Becker and have gone through Ch1 which is completely different (luckily I took and passed audit so I know a lot of the material already i.e. CRIME etc.) I am halfway through Ch2 which is exactly the same. I plan on taking the exam berfore the 15th of January as I will be working Saturday's and things will be getting hectic in the public accounting world. Does anyone have any advice for me as I really need to get this part passed the next time I take it. My friend gave me her old Wiley book from 2009 with questions... Maybe the extra questions will help. I did have quite a few questions on my exam that I have never seen before in Becker material or didn't know/learn how to do. I am super stressed and just in a horrible mood this christmas season. Please help!

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Posted: 18 Dec 2010 at 14:10 \| IP Logged

CPAchic3

We both have exactly same story.... your all words seems like coming from my heart....... :-).... I also have failed in BEC at 71,73 & 71. I also feel totally unluck with BEC.

But No Worries my friend.... just keep trying as I am doing.... it will payoff all of us...

I am not afraid to fail but I am afraid not to try.... :-) smile and start with new motivatation with New Year. You are almost there.

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Posted: 19 Dec 2010 at 07:58 \| IP Logged

Hi everyone, I totally feel your pain too. I studied for 6 weeks, and worked on all my Kaplan questions twice (800+), just to make sure I understood the concepts. There were about 10-15 questions on the exam concentrating on a couple of topics in fin mgt that I had no clue how to answer because my material did not cover the topics in detail or at all. After I left the exam, I felt I had a slight chance of passing because I felt I did well on the other questions, but I ended up with a 74. I think with BEC, you either get an exam that works for you or works against you. Don't forget that pre-test questions could be any question, even the easy ones. This is why people who thought they got high 90's ended up with low 80's. I know going over the kaplan questions 500x over is not going to do much for my next try so I purchased the Gleim book and q-bank. I know Gleim goes way overboard with BEC, but the extra tough questions might give me an edge. We shall see. Good luck everyone!

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REG 68,67,83 7/31/10
FAR 43(did not study),71,80 8/25/10
AUD 85 11/23/10
BEC 74, 79 2/26/11
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