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Hi all,

I wrote earlier in the thread about my expereince with the exam. I am happy to say that I found out this morning that I passed! I got an 89 and I am very giddy and smiley right now.

My takeaways from BEC:

1) Create a formula sheet. I did this the second time around looking at the lectures. Whenever I came across a formula, I'd write it down on my notepad (since the sheet turned into 17 pages of formulas). Later that notepad became the best part of my final review. Since it covered every formula in the book, it was a quick and dirty review of all the topics. It was what I looked at in the car right before I stepped into the test center.

2) Do some research on COSO and IT on your own. These topics are more challenging on the exam. Do yourself a favor and don't rely on your study material solely. Be proactive and do some additional reading. That helped me greatly!

3) Don't undermine this exam. BEC comes across as an "easier" section when compared to FAR or REG. Believe me, don't assume you can "trick" the exam by not putting in a good effort preparing for this section. Do what is required to make you feel comfortable with the material and you probably will be rewarded with a passing grade. 

Good luck to all of you!



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Took BEC on October 10. Still waiting for scores to post. Anyone in CA that took BEC from October 1-20 that got their scores yet? I assume it's probably due to the WC questions.

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BEC---10/20/11: 81 (PASSED)
FAR---11/21/11: 76 (PASSED)
AUD---2/4/12: 71; 7/16/12: 95 (PASSED)
REG---5/29/12: 69; 8/20/12: 78 (PASSED)
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@cpaexamtweets: AICPA just released remaining 1186 #BEC scores to #NASBA 4 latest testing window

Good luck everyone and congrats to those who have passed!!!

 



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@icanpass-  Congrats on your passing score... I was wondering if you could advise me on which additional material did you refer to while studying for the COSO and IT topics..Thanks.
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UFundMyCo11ege wrote:
Took BEC on October 10. Still waiting
for scores to post. Anyone in CA that took BEC from October 1-20
that got their scores yet? I assume it's probably due to the WC
questions.


Just got my score in State Board of Accountancy website. I passed
with an 81! Pretty excited to have the first one done.

Some reflections on BEC...I definitely would recommend setting aside
2 to 3 days before the exam to reread the book and create notes on
the chapters and develop a formula sheet.

The most difficult part for me was the way the AICPA structured some
of their computation questions, so I would definitely recommend also
using Wiley or another competitor's book from the library solely for
practice problems (I used Becker for my prep).

I will try to upload my notes to this forum so you can use them in
preparation for the exam.

GL to all others in this testing window!

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BEC---10/20/11: 81 (PASSED)
FAR---11/21/11: 76 (PASSED)
AUD---2/4/12: 71; 7/16/12: 95 (PASSED)
REG---5/29/12: 69; 8/20/12: 78 (PASSED)
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