Entries from June 2009

June 16, 2009

Passing Part #2 – BEC

I remember walking out of the BEC test with 40 minutes left in the test. This might not be such a good idea – you should take your time with each part and make sure you feel confident about the answers you have provided. I did listen to my own advice for the test, and this [...]

June 8, 2009

Offers pushed back – maybe a good thing

I always thought of the accounting profession along the lines of Healthcare when it came to handling the recession – my job would be safe. I accepted my job offer back in October and felt very safe with this. But in many of my graduate level accounting classes, the speakers that were brought in from public [...]

June 2, 2009

Time to tackle the monster

While most of my class preparation seems to be perfect for the Financial test of the CPA, to me it is still the scariest part of the CPA exam. Nine lectures are in the Becker review, longer than any of the other parts. I have finally made my lesson plan here, but have a lot to [...]