Hi all! In which order do you recommend studying BEC chapters ? Which ones are heavily tested compared to others ? (For example in AUD A3-A4 were tested for sims and I’ve studied A1-A5-A6)

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Follow the aicpa guidance. If you use becker they have a video on it. They totally use that.

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Ok thanks I’ll just follow the blueprint !

ALWAYS go from the Tech section to the economics section and then start over from the beginning and work ur way thru.

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Every chapter in BEC is unique. What material you get tested on will vary. So it’s important to cover or get comfortable my majority of the material.

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