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Becker CPA Review + NINJA: How to Finally Pass the CPA Exam

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

How To Pass Any CPA Exam Section Using Becker CPA Review + NINJA CPA Review in 5 Easy Steps:

1. Nail the Concepts
Nail the Concepts with your Becker CPA Review lectures.

If something is confusing in your Becker materials, look it up in the NINJA Book or NINJA Notes.

Start listening to your NINJA Audio. Never drive to work without it on. You can listen to fun things when you’re a CPA. Let that motivate you. 🙂

If your commute is 1 hour round trip, then that’s 1 hour of NINJA Audio per day (and that’s for the commute alone … if you can work and listen to the NINJA Audio: even better.)

Start reading the NINJA Notes in your downtime, especially at work. It’s ok if you haven’t studied the section before. It will all start clicking the third time through, regardless of where you are in your prep.

2. Take Intense Notes over your Becker CPA lectures…

How to Pass any CPA Exam Section in 20 Days

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

Disclaimer: Cramming for the CPA Exam is not a best practice, but if you’re under the gun, it can save your butt – and your 18-month credit that is expiring.

I personally used this strategy to cram for Auditing in less than three weeks.

You Failed The CPA Exam. Now What!?!?

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

It happened: You failed the CPA Exam.

On the bright side … You’re normal.

It happens to one out of every two people who walk into a Prometric Testing Center.

The statistics, however, don’t change the fact that it’s one of the loneliest feelings in the world, because let’s be real:

Your friends and family, while sympathetic and supportive, simply don’t get it.

Read this closely, and you’ll be armed with a plan of attack, and most importantly – motivation to continue.

Let’s get started…

CPA Exam Score Release Dates

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

Here are the updated 2021 CPA Exam Score Release dates so that you can plan your CPA Exam schedule around continuous testing:

CA, TX, IL, NY, FL, PA, OH, GA, NC, MI, NJ, VA, WA, AZ, MA, TN, IN, MO, MD, WI, CO, MN, SC, AL, LA, KY…

How to Pass Any CPA Exam in 20 Days

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

How to Cram for the CPA Exam using a modified N.I.N.J.A. Framework:

Ditch your CPA Review videos. I understand that you dropped a small fortune on your CPA Review course, but hey – you procrastinated (we’ve all been there) and you have a lot riding on this next exam, so we’re down to only the absolute essentials over the next two weeks or so.

MCQs, MCQs … and More MCQs….

New CPA Exam Pass Rates

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

CPA Exam Pass Rates by year for the last 16 years (2006-2021):

BEC Pass Rate – 53%
REG Pass Rate – 49%
AUD Pass Rate – 48%
FAR Pass Rate – 47%

CPA Exam Study Groups

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

Join the CPA Exam Study Groups:

FAR Study Group
AUD Study Group
REG Study Group
BEC Study Group

CPA Exam Pass Rates (2006-2021)

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

CPA Exam Pass Rates by year for the last 16 years (2006-2021).

The section with the highest pass rate may surprise you.

How to Study for the CPA Exam (and Stay Married)

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

The CPA Exam is rough on a marriage.

One of the most difficult aspects of taking the CPA Exam is the toll it takes on personal relationships.

Your family misses you and your friends don’t understand why you’re always “studying.”

You work, come home, and then escape to the spare bedroom or coffee shop to knock out three hours of studying after grabbing a quick bite to eat.

When I was studying, my wife and I had three kids.

A spouse can only take so much loneliness, so you need to make sure that you do your part.

Here are some strategies to help keep it all together.

You Passed the CPA Exam. It’s Time for NINJA CMA

01 Jan 2021 by Jeff Elliott, CPA

NINJA CMA Review is the first and only pay-as-you-go subscription CMA Exam Review on the market.

You get all the MCQ and Essays for your chosen section (Part 1 or Part 2) for one low monthly subscription.