Marc is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. Well I was still studying for FAR on Labor Day weekend. I had planned on taking the entire weekend off and enjoying it, but I ended up taking advantage of the extra week we were given because of the hurricane. I am hoping this was a good choice
Read MoreAsk the NINJAs – Best order for the CPA Exam?
Dear NINJAs, What is your rule of thumb when it comes to the order I should take the exams? ~ Melissa *** Dear Melissa, Take the Hardest Exam First. It’s usually best to get the hardest exam out of the way – and the majority of candidates agree that the hardest section of the CPA
Read MoreNINJA + Wiley: A Fresh Approach to the CPA Exam
Gina is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. I have tried, in vain, over and over and over again to watch the lectures that accompany the many CPA review programs I have tried. Every single time, about 15 to 20 minutes in, my mind wanders and I aimlessly click on Twitter to see what the rest
Read MoreHoping for a REG Pass + Starting on BEC
Tim is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Wow. I hate that it’s been so long since I last posted. I’d like to say that it’s because I’ve been studying so diligently for the REG exam I took Thursday night. Though that’s true, it’s definitely not as true as it should be. Over the last couple of
Read MoreLife After the CPA Exam: Deciding on a MAcc
My name is Erica, and I passed the CPA exam in February of 2011. In my earlier blog, I discussed the fact that we all face some dilemmas after the CPA exam. What do we want to do with our lives? Where do we want our careers to go? Working in a smaller, regional
Read MoreREG Taken Yesterday, Now on to Audit
Isaac is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. I took REG yesterday. I have to admit. I dont feel good about it. Im a believer in the theory that if your testlets dont get harder you probably failed. Im not saying that theory is true. Im just saying I believe it. My first testlet was easy.
Read MoreMarried, Moved, and Ready to Take on BEC
Nisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. Hi-ya!!!! I’m back!!! The last time I had written on here I had found out I passed regulation. Since that time I got married, moved to Oregon officially, attended my sisters wedding, went to Jamaica for our honeymoon, and then got reaally sick. I’m back now and I’m
Read MoreA Less-than-Stellar AUD Exam Experience
Farah is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. An update on my AUD Exam experience: I arrived 45 minutes early at the Prometric center, for AUD at 9am. I wanted to be calm and not feel rushed as I checked into the exam. I patiently went through the procedures, and sat at my allocated computer to
Read MoreJuly/August Window Extended to September 8
Hurricane Isaac has caused the CPA Exam testing window to be extended through September 8, 2012. Check your local Prometric Testing Center to see if additional seats are available into September. For more discussion on this, visit the another71 Forum.
Read MoreErica’s Story: Life After the CPA Exam
My name is Erica, and after several years of lollygagging I finally buckled down and passed my last section of the CPA exam in February of 2011. Somehow we think that there will be some pivotal shift in life and work after the CPA exam is over, and in some ways that is certainly
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