I am sitting for the BEC section of the CPA exam tomorrow. This is my 3rd section after scoring 97′s on both REG and FAR. Comparing my preparation for this one to those others on which I did so well, I feel I am on par for a repeat performance. I’ve read 683 pages and have answered 1,710 MCQ for this section.
Tomorrow (11/30) is the last day of the last testing window for this year. Everybody who is looking to get one last section done is doing it tomorrow since December is not a testing month.
Once again, I used Gleim for my preparation. It seems to be a winning formula for me, so far. I’ve averaged an 88% on everything I’ve done with this section – this is compared to an 82% and an 84% respectively for REG and FAR.
All indications from here are that I’ll see success on the 16th or 17th of December when the official grade for this section will be released.
After seven weeks of studying, I am grasping for straws on what else to cover. Due to the breadth of material, there is always something that I can do, but I’ve lost all motivation at this point, which seems to indicate that I’ve covered all the bases and am prepared.
Test time is at 1:00pm tomorrow. I’ll be out by 3:30pm and on the way home and I plan on relaxing that evening and on Tuesday as well. After that, I need to hit the ground running to prep for my final exam in my cost accounting class which will be on the evening of the 10th – which will most likely mark the last college class/final exam that I ever take. There is always a chance that I’ll go back for a master’s degree, but that is not in the cards at all right now. If I never step foot into another college classroom as a student for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t be surprised. There is a touch of sweet sorrow about that, as my first day at this university was back in 2000 when I was 18 years old. A LOT has changed since then. Even though I took a hiatus from my college adventure to work, be a professional pilot, etc, I always sort of knew I’d be back at some point to get the CPA. I was right. But, this time, I have no plans to take my college education further. I honestly believe that it is time to DO SOMETHING with the credentials I have and feel that most things worth learning at this point lie outside of the classroom.
But, then again, maybe I will be back for an MBA or MAcc. Life sometimes presents opportunities that aren’t planned.
The morning following the final will come VERY quickly, because at 6:00am, I’ll be on an airplane headed to Maine, then back to Manhattan for the weekend of the 12th/13th – first time I’ve been into NYC. To go to NYC so close to Christmas is really a treat.
But for now, I’ve got to focus on getting this BEC test behind me. I’ve done everything I set out to do study wise and feel that am ready to perform well and pass it tomorrow.
I’ll post a report after the test at some point.
Wish me luck!