Is BEC achievable in a month’s time? Starting from scratch for a full time CPA student?

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Very easily… use the blueprints to focus on the heavier tested areas. I skipped the entire financial mgmt section when studying other than memorizing a few formulas (WACC etc) and I got an 86 studying in 4 weeks while working full time

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Capital budgeting and valuations wasn’t heavily tested ?

Yes, I did it in 3 weeks and also worked FT. Was listening every lecture (2-3 times) in the subway, while I was working, was falling a sleep with heaphones. Was studding 4-5 hours every week day plus on weekends all day. You can do it, just please do not give up. CPA is a hard work, and take a lot of discipline and effort.

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