Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger. Seeing a 67 on your screen and letting the reality that the work you put in for the AUD led you to exactly zilch is a feeling I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemies. It was deflating and humbling all at once. I knew I could have done better, done
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CPA Exam Score Release is Brutal, but I PASSED FAR!
Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger. I don’t think there is an experience like your first CPA Exam score release anywhere else in the real world. You spend hours and days on the idea that less than 100 questions will determine if you are competent in a subject. Originally, I was planning to ignore it
Read MoreStudying for the CPA Exam is Like Eating an Elephant
Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger. There is a weird feeling of satisfaction getting through your first exam, and then immediately looking forward to the next test. It is a high, followed immediately by the low of being ¼ of the way through this hellish exam (at best) and seeing the long road remaining to certification.
Read MoreFinal Review: FAR Exam in Five Days
Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger. 5 days to go! I have completed my first final practice exam (let’s just say there’s some wiggle room for improvement) and I am doing MCQs so often, I have started having nostalgic moments with certain questions I got way back at the beginning of my MCQ assessment phase. There
Read MoreKeep Moving Forward – one Flashcard at a time
Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger At this point in studying, it’s all about the calendar. I am over halfway through my [A71 product=”books”]FAR book, employing the NINJA method of studying, and it is starting to feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day. Every missed opportunity to review a flashcard or listen to
Read MoreHumbled by NINJA MCQs
Josh is a NINJA CPA blogger Logging in to NINJA MCQ for the first time is a little bit surreal. This test that I’ve always seen on the horizon as a goal to shoot for is finally here. No turning back now, I’ve humble bragged about this too much on Facebook to chicken out and not
Read MoreAnother step in the CPA Exam – Bring on FAR
Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger What a month. Last we left off; I was interviewing for a job in public accounting and was feeling pretty good about my chances. Well I should have taken those instincts to Vegas with me because I was made an offer and accepted in April. I got in the door
Read MoreCareer Adjustment: CPA Study Plan Hits Speed Bumps
Joshua is a NINJA CPA Blogger. I knew at the beginning of the CPA review process that there would be some speed bumps. Life rarely allows you uninterrupted continuity to complete something so long and draining as the CPA Exam without hitting you with a curveball. My original thoughts on the CPA were “get it
Read MoreWelcoming NINJA Blogger Josh!
“Am I out of my mind?” This is the question I find myself asking every night after I cram in another hour of studying for a test. Not even sitting for the CPA exam yet, I find myself memorizing accounting terms and calculations as I lay in bed and I spend my time at work
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