Courtney shares her journey through the CPA Exam. I started studying for my first exam in June 2011, after graduating in May with 150 hours and a bachelors degree. I had accepted an offer to start at as an auditor at a public firm in November so I decided to take the summer off to
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FAR Study: Staying Positive and Motivated to Pass the Exam
Brent is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Still getting at it and into my fifth week of studying for FAR. Just a little under 20 days to go before I sit for the exam. I want to start by saying that my mood while prepping for this exam has increased due to actually understanding the material
Read MoreMotivation and Focus Needed to Get over the REG Hurdle
Tori is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Hello NINJAs, It is time for me to reflect on my exam prep for REG via this blog. It has been about 2 weeks since my last post. My progress has been slow and steady. I just wrapped up the commercial paper and secured transactions modules in my Wiley
Read More84!!! FAR Score Motivates Me to Pass REG
Clint is a NINJA CPA Blogger. At the beginning of the year I, like many, made a New Years resolution. Typically, I dont do these sorts of things but its been pretty busy here lately and I figured it was as good a time as any to quit postponing certain things. More specifically, I wanted
Read MoreDisappointing REG Score, but Moving on with FAR
Serena is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Hello NINJAs, I had to wait a couple days to go through the grieving process. As most of you know, there was just a score release. I took REG in January and REG scores were the last to be released, so I had a very unproductive Monday hitting the
Read MoreBack to It: BEC Doesn’t Care that I Failed AUD
Greg is a NINJA CPA Blogger. So after 2 ½ weeks of waiting, 95% of which I spent studying for BEC, I finally got my AUD score. Unfortunately I failed again (68). AUD 4, me 0. I really thought this couldve been the one. I actually felt alright when I left the prometric center. I
Read MoreProgressing Slowly but Effectively through FAR
Nisha is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Hope everyone had a great Super Bowl weekend. It was rough watching the game and having to think that I didnt get some study time in cause I needed to prep the food, but the game was a nail biter after the power outage (I still think Beyonce did
Read MoreBEC Final Review: Tons of MCQs and Rewriting Notes
Patrick is a NINJA CPA Blogger. I would liken this final phase of my BEC studies to the active labor phase of child delivery. When our first child was born, I recall playing card games and watching Friends episodes to pass the time. But when I woke from my nap, something had changed. She was
Read MoreQuite a Week: FAR Exam and a Root Canal
Karen is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Which would you prefer? Well I can say with absolute certainty that I would have another root canal. I took my FAR exam last Monday and had this dental issue on Wednesday. The root canal procedure was much less painful than this FAR exam and the previous two FAR
Read MoreRunning for Town Recorder + Hammering out FAR MCQs
Leah is a NINJA CPA Blogger. I hope to sit for my first exam in the April/May window, and Ive been studying for FAR using NINJA Audio, Notes and Flashcards in addition to a main review course. I really like the flashcards. They seem to help me retain more and pick up on details I
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