In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Will was able to pass the CPA exams, first try, by studying 90 minutes each weekday. Will locked his studying in each morning and passed each exam in about 8 weeks. He made sure to always review what he had previously studied each day, otherwise it didn't feel like a complete study session.
Will was even able to take a long break between two exams when his son was born, but still came back and finished, again, without failing any exams. In fact, his scores improved with each exam! This is a fantastic episode with a lot of great tips, so make sure you listen all the way through to learn how Will was able to be so successful.
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Episode Timestamps
- 00:00 Will Interview
- 03:23 How Will Got Into Accounting
- 03:59 Pursued His CPA Even Though He Didn’t Need It for His Job
- 05:19 Suggested by a Colleague From the Start to SuperfastCPA
- 06:33 What His Colleague Said That Got Him Intrigued With SuperfastCPA
- 07:30 Started His CPA Study Journey With SuperfastCPA
- 08:37 Planned His Study After Watching the PRO Course
- 10:02 The Time to Adopt to the SuperfastCPA Strategies
- 10:51 Will's Daily Study Session
- 12:56 Luckily Studying Was Manageable With His Wife's Help
- 14:07 Re-Review Sessions And Doing Them At Your Own Pace
- 17:05 Learning from the MCQs
- 19:22 Found that Doing the MCQs are the Most Beneficial Way to Study
- 20:57 Using the SuperfastCPA Mini Quizzes to Gauge His Knowledge
- 21:43 The Benefit He Had Starting His CPA Study Journey With SuperfastCPA
- 23:35 How Will Would've Studied If He Didn't Find Out About SuperfastCPA
- 24:26 Took a Long Time to Get His FAR Score
- 26:01 Passed All Four on First Try
- 26:50 Got Lazier Studying for TCP But Still Passed
- 27:47 Experience with TCP
- 30:37 Thoughts About Taking TCP First
- 32:20 Found That as Time Went On, Studying Became Easier
- 33:09 Studying for the Sims on Weekends
- 34:51 Note Taking Process
- 36:28 Experience On Using Flashcards App
- 37:53 Celebrated Drinking at a Local Brewery After Every Exam
- 39:19 Will's Tradition to Spend the Night Before Test Day At His Parents
- 40:51 Doing the 48 Hour Mega Cram Session
- 41:50 Doing the Simulated Exams as Practice for the Real Exams
- 43:13 Breezes Through the MCQs on Test Day Due to the Constant Re-Reviews
- 44:30 Finished the CPA Exams Around a Year, Even Took a Big Break
- 46:20 Top Tips for People Still Struggling with the CPA Exams
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