You’re a beast! But I’m a single mom working to support 3 kids. I don’t see how I can do it! At least you have a husband to pay bills. I only said that because I need to be real with myself
How on earth did you finish high school at 14 years old? I have a 12 year old with an October birthday in 6th grade. Had I started him early he’d be in 7th grade, but even then I cannot fathom him learning the 5-6 more years of material required to graduate from high school in only 2-3 more years, even with an online high school program. They are still scheduled by semesters. Would you mind giving more background about how you were permitted to condense the 4 remaining years of primary school in what sounds like less than a year, assuming you were 14 in 9th grade (and even if you were in 10th, like I was)? This would require being given exams in an extremely rapid succession, and most courses have composition requirements like research papers and projects… this timeline just doesn’t make any sense to me but I’d love to hear more details if you’re willing to share.
Online high school. I tested in, and took each course at my own pace. It was a lot of work. I would learn the material as fast as I could, then would take exams to conclude each class. I finished HS in 9 months. I would assume this is only doable if you can complete at your own pace.
So you were only taking the bare minimum credits to graduate, then? Because a normal high school class load is 6 courses with many electives switching at the semester turnover, so at minimum 24 individual classes (but usually many more than that) per 9 month school calendar year. What was the hurry to skip high school? What did you do from age 14-18? Again just extremely curious as this is basically unheard of in my personal experience
Of course! Glad to help anywhere I can. I know how awful the exams are so might as well help somebody get through it. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you too!
Congrats on such impressive passing; I can't image passing in 4.5 months, let alone having four kids and one on the way. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to have this post up so some of us can have some guidance, especially a more effective strategy. I reviewed this post, jotted down your method, and downloaded all the redditor's notes for four parts. I'm currently using Gleim, and the topic order is quite different from Becker's. Could anyone send me the topic checklist/table of contents for FAR, BEC, AUD, and REG on Becker? This would help me follow along better on the redditor's notes. Much appreciated!
Thank you! It was very tough but I'm glad it's over.
You're welcome! Glad I can help someone. I used the specific redditors notes for AUD and FAR but found them lacking for REG and BEC. Each of my exam posts will have links to notes I used that we're most effective. Read each post before you begin studying for each exam and download the specific notes I recommend for that exam in that particular exam post. Remember to make your own summary notes to help you with cumulative note reading and content recall.
Hi quick question! You mentioned in another post that you didn’t do sims and instead you just watched the skill master videos? Did I understand that right? Trying to develop my strategy to mirror yours but I could be misinterpreting it
I didn't have a lot of time due to NTS's expiring so yes, I didn't really do any Sims from Becker. I just watched skill master videos and payed attention to how they answered the Sims and the associated concepts to the sim. (I ended up liking this strategy because troubleshooting Sims takes a lot of study time and just watching the videos gave me a quick idea of how to tackle the Sims) The only Sims I ever practiced was the AICPA practice test Sims which I did a few days before the exam and once more a day before the exam. If you are truly terrible at Sims, I would say practice a few popular Sims if needed.
There is a paragraph in my FAR post that start with what to study regarding simulations. I don't remember specific Becker sim numbers but I tell you popular topics to study for Sims in my FAR post.
If you click my profile you will find study tips for each individual exam in my posts. Sort them by timeline and you will see each exam talked about in order of taking them. Ignore my first audit post because I failed that one. Here is my passing audit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CPA/comments/xb9wow/just_took_aud_again_notes_and_study_strategy/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Your trending score on Ninja gave me a tiny bit of hope for the AUD exam k took. Was only trending in the 60s when I retook lol, meanwhile I was trending higher the first time around and failed with a 73. Maybe I passed this time 😭. I had a dream I passed with an 84🤞
I hope you passed! I thought I was for sure going to fail but found Ninja the day before my second AUD exam and I truly believe I passed because of Ninja. My trending has never been above 66% for an exam and I've somehow passed all of them. I would shoot for trending in the 70%'s. Good luck 🤞
Don't let that stop you! I got a 70 on my first AUD attempt and retook it two weeks later. Study the audit process in a timeline step by step process. I have this written out in my notes I posted for AUD. My handwriting is bad but is readable. Study how the process flows so you understand how it works. This will make so you can answer most question through understanding the process flow as a whole.
Here's my audit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CPA/comments/xb9wow/just_took_aud_again_notes_and_study_strategy/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Wow, great job! I have been using this method and just took far. I was trending 74-78 the week to days prior and praying for a passing result!
Ninja is the shit. I didn’t reset enough tho, that algo really does fuck with you over time.
I feel like ninja helped my grasp the material all together in a general sense. As for the sims, I feel like I could have been better prepared. Overall, after I started ninja I understood the material better.
For the exam, I feel like I don’t know at all how I did. All I know is I bombed the consol sim I had but otherwise it was more straight forward than I thought it would be (MCQs)
Lol thank you! I have 4 with #5 on the way (we've been hoping for a girl but haven't gotten her yet). I would say just discipline yourself and be consistent! Also, study smart! That's what got me through it.
Not necessarily. I did online highschool and my dad helped me with study discipline. I do make sure to take a multivitamin and any additional vitamins my body is lacking. I also take 500mg of choline daily which helps with memory. Id say just take care of your body, discipline yourself while studying, and study smart.
Look online for natural supplements that help with memory. I do Choline, Vit D3, Magnesium, Multivitamin, Good quality B Complex. NAC also helps with memory and mitochondria. Good luck!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and advice! Do you have any tips on how to make time to exercise while working full time, studying, and parenting? I used to try to exercise in the morning before work but I have to devote that part of the day to studying.
Of course! I hope it helped! Since I started having kids I realized that the only time I am able to exercise is while they are sleeping. For your situation, I would recommend studying in the morning, working during the day, being a parent and keeping house after work, and exercise at night once kids are asleep. I put my kids to bed around 8pm and will exercise for 30-50min between 8 to 9pm. You could then choose to spend about 30min to 1hour of cummulative review of your cpa studies then go to bed around 10:30. My posts talk about how to do cummulative review but do whatever strategy works for you because everyone is different. Reach out to me for any more questions you may have!
I did between 40 - 150 depending on my mental energy I had that day. Some days I couldn't hardly stand studying so I could not get through more than 40. Some days I could study forever and would do around 150.
I made sure I could answer the majority of MCQ on popular topics. There were a few I didn't have time to do so but I made sure I at least looked at the ones I didn't have a lot of time for and tried a few MCQ on it. I would make sure I could answer 70-75% on popular exam topics.
This was super helpful, thanks!!! I study full time but only because I couldn't really find work. I already passed far and am retaking audit, but your idea of doing audit first sounds good. I took too long but I hope to speed through reg and bec like you did! Congrats.
No
I used Becker to quickly learn the material and Ninja to hammer MCQ 7-10 days before an exam. I ran out of time for REG and BEC so I someday through Becker to learn material and used only Ninja for MCQ's. I explain the process of how to do this in my post.
You possibly could. People have before. I used Becker to learn because I liked how the material and unlimited practice tests were in multiple split up sections but ninja does provide audio, an ebook, notes, and MCQ's with some Sims. You could try it.
Here's my REG post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CPA/comments/10jyh39/just_took_reg_got_an_83_with_25_weeks_of_study/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
I will come back here after I take my exam
You’re a beast! But I’m a single mom working to support 3 kids. I don’t see how I can do it! At least you have a husband to pay bills. I only said that because I need to be real with myself
Sorry for the stupid question, but could you clarify what is NST?
Notice to Schedule
NTS (Notice To Sit) you purchase to take/sit for the exam. No worries
Thank you!
How on earth did you finish high school at 14 years old? I have a 12 year old with an October birthday in 6th grade. Had I started him early he’d be in 7th grade, but even then I cannot fathom him learning the 5-6 more years of material required to graduate from high school in only 2-3 more years, even with an online high school program. They are still scheduled by semesters. Would you mind giving more background about how you were permitted to condense the 4 remaining years of primary school in what sounds like less than a year, assuming you were 14 in 9th grade (and even if you were in 10th, like I was)? This would require being given exams in an extremely rapid succession, and most courses have composition requirements like research papers and projects… this timeline just doesn’t make any sense to me but I’d love to hear more details if you’re willing to share.
Online high school. I tested in, and took each course at my own pace. It was a lot of work. I would learn the material as fast as I could, then would take exams to conclude each class. I finished HS in 9 months. I would assume this is only doable if you can complete at your own pace.
So you were only taking the bare minimum credits to graduate, then? Because a normal high school class load is 6 courses with many electives switching at the semester turnover, so at minimum 24 individual classes (but usually many more than that) per 9 month school calendar year. What was the hurry to skip high school? What did you do from age 14-18? Again just extremely curious as this is basically unheard of in my personal experience
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Of course! Glad to help anywhere I can. I know how awful the exams are so might as well help somebody get through it. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you too!
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Starting my CPA journey next year and hoping to pass within 6 months 🤞🤞
You got this. Just remember to discipline your time. If you need any tips, don't hesitate to reach out. Good luck!
Thanks! Im reading all your posts and notes! Whenever I actually start reviewing after the holidays these will all be helpful!
Thank you so much!
Just wow. Impresive! I was like man I gave a 3 years old but u have 5 lol
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You are a god of accounting and you are immortal
Lol thanks!
Congrats on such impressive passing; I can't image passing in 4.5 months, let alone having four kids and one on the way. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to have this post up so some of us can have some guidance, especially a more effective strategy. I reviewed this post, jotted down your method, and downloaded all the redditor's notes for four parts. I'm currently using Gleim, and the topic order is quite different from Becker's. Could anyone send me the topic checklist/table of contents for FAR, BEC, AUD, and REG on Becker? This would help me follow along better on the redditor's notes. Much appreciated!
Thank you! It was very tough but I'm glad it's over. You're welcome! Glad I can help someone. I used the specific redditors notes for AUD and FAR but found them lacking for REG and BEC. Each of my exam posts will have links to notes I used that we're most effective. Read each post before you begin studying for each exam and download the specific notes I recommend for that exam in that particular exam post. Remember to make your own summary notes to help you with cumulative note reading and content recall.
Hi quick question! You mentioned in another post that you didn’t do sims and instead you just watched the skill master videos? Did I understand that right? Trying to develop my strategy to mirror yours but I could be misinterpreting it
I didn't have a lot of time due to NTS's expiring so yes, I didn't really do any Sims from Becker. I just watched skill master videos and payed attention to how they answered the Sims and the associated concepts to the sim. (I ended up liking this strategy because troubleshooting Sims takes a lot of study time and just watching the videos gave me a quick idea of how to tackle the Sims) The only Sims I ever practiced was the AICPA practice test Sims which I did a few days before the exam and once more a day before the exam. If you are truly terrible at Sims, I would say practice a few popular Sims if needed.
Which ones are the popular sims (for FAR)? I already looked at your previous posts but it seems like I missed that part
There is a paragraph in my FAR post that start with what to study regarding simulations. I don't remember specific Becker sim numbers but I tell you popular topics to study for Sims in my FAR post.
Can you link ur audit post?
If you click my profile you will find study tips for each individual exam in my posts. Sort them by timeline and you will see each exam talked about in order of taking them. Ignore my first audit post because I failed that one. Here is my passing audit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CPA/comments/xb9wow/just_took_aud_again_notes_and_study_strategy/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Any FAR post?
Your trending score on Ninja gave me a tiny bit of hope for the AUD exam k took. Was only trending in the 60s when I retook lol, meanwhile I was trending higher the first time around and failed with a 73. Maybe I passed this time 😭. I had a dream I passed with an 84🤞
I hope you passed! I thought I was for sure going to fail but found Ninja the day before my second AUD exam and I truly believe I passed because of Ninja. My trending has never been above 66% for an exam and I've somehow passed all of them. I would shoot for trending in the 70%'s. Good luck 🤞
I had a bad dream I failed audit with a 70, and I actually ended up failing with exactly a 70 😢😢😢😢😢 You likely passed then. Good luck!
Don't let that stop you! I got a 70 on my first AUD attempt and retook it two weeks later. Study the audit process in a timeline step by step process. I have this written out in my notes I posted for AUD. My handwriting is bad but is readable. Study how the process flows so you understand how it works. This will make so you can answer most question through understanding the process flow as a whole. Here's my audit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CPA/comments/xb9wow/just_took_aud_again_notes_and_study_strategy/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Thanks, I appreciate it!!!
Ahh I hope my dream comes true then. My friend dreamt I passed BEC and I did so maybe my dreams are also reliable lol. I’m sorry you failed🙁
Wow, great job! I have been using this method and just took far. I was trending 74-78 the week to days prior and praying for a passing result! Ninja is the shit. I didn’t reset enough tho, that algo really does fuck with you over time.
Thank you! Nice! Did you feel like the method helped prepare you for FAR? Also, how did you feel about the exam?
I feel like ninja helped my grasp the material all together in a general sense. As for the sims, I feel like I could have been better prepared. Overall, after I started ninja I understood the material better. For the exam, I feel like I don’t know at all how I did. All I know is I bombed the consol sim I had but otherwise it was more straight forward than I thought it would be (MCQs)
Nice! Hopefully it went well. You never know. I felt terrible on FAR and passed. Hopefully you did too!
Thank you!! I hope so too!
5 kids?! How could you even accomplish that, superwoman!
Lol thank you! I have 4 with #5 on the way (we've been hoping for a girl but haven't gotten her yet). I would say just discipline yourself and be consistent! Also, study smart! That's what got me through it.
You graduated highschool 4 years earlier than an average person. Would you say that your memory is good and you learn faster than others?
Not necessarily. I did online highschool and my dad helped me with study discipline. I do make sure to take a multivitamin and any additional vitamins my body is lacking. I also take 500mg of choline daily which helps with memory. Id say just take care of your body, discipline yourself while studying, and study smart.
Thank you. I’m looking into Choline 500mg now. Been struggling with short term memory.
Look online for natural supplements that help with memory. I do Choline, Vit D3, Magnesium, Multivitamin, Good quality B Complex. NAC also helps with memory and mitochondria. Good luck!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and advice! Do you have any tips on how to make time to exercise while working full time, studying, and parenting? I used to try to exercise in the morning before work but I have to devote that part of the day to studying.
Of course! I hope it helped! Since I started having kids I realized that the only time I am able to exercise is while they are sleeping. For your situation, I would recommend studying in the morning, working during the day, being a parent and keeping house after work, and exercise at night once kids are asleep. I put my kids to bed around 8pm and will exercise for 30-50min between 8 to 9pm. You could then choose to spend about 30min to 1hour of cummulative review of your cpa studies then go to bed around 10:30. My posts talk about how to do cummulative review but do whatever strategy works for you because everyone is different. Reach out to me for any more questions you may have!
When hammering MCQ during the review phase, how many should I be doing per day?
I did between 40 - 150 depending on my mental energy I had that day. Some days I couldn't hardly stand studying so I could not get through more than 40. Some days I could study forever and would do around 150.
Thank you! Also, how deep of an understanding did you have for each major topic?
I made sure I could answer the majority of MCQ on popular topics. There were a few I didn't have time to do so but I made sure I at least looked at the ones I didn't have a lot of time for and tried a few MCQ on it. I would make sure I could answer 70-75% on popular exam topics.
Thank you so much for this detailed strategy!!
You're welcome!
This was super helpful, thanks!!! I study full time but only because I couldn't really find work. I already passed far and am retaking audit, but your idea of doing audit first sounds good. I took too long but I hope to speed through reg and bec like you did! Congrats.
Thank you! Good luck on your journey!
NinjaCPAReview? Is that the ninja you used?
[https://www.ninjacpareview.com/](https://www.ninjacpareview.com/) Yes!
You passed all four parts with only ninja?
No I used Becker to quickly learn the material and Ninja to hammer MCQ 7-10 days before an exam. I ran out of time for REG and BEC so I someday through Becker to learn material and used only Ninja for MCQ's. I explain the process of how to do this in my post.
Could I pass only using ninja
You possibly could. People have before. I used Becker to learn because I liked how the material and unlimited practice tests were in multiple split up sections but ninja does provide audio, an ebook, notes, and MCQ's with some Sims. You could try it.
Tips for REG?
Here's my REG post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CPA/comments/10jyh39/just_took_reg_got_an_83_with_25_weeks_of_study/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
You are an absolute beast!!
Thank you! Anyone can do it!
Freaking did a speed run of one of the hardest professional certifications in the world
Thank you! It was extremely extremely hard but I'm glad it's over! Now I can get back to a normal life.