Rollie is a NINJA CPA blogger. Good Day NINJAs! I would like to start this very important press release to piggy back on one of Keona’s recent blog posts. It profoundly highlights my increasing stupidity throughout this process. Like a good and wise man, I decided to purchase my NTSs in advance because I thought
Read MoreKeep on Pushing: Full Workload + Studying for AUD Retake
Keona is a NINJA CPA blogger. After receiving my REG score of 67, I’m still happy I am half way through the CPA exam. I’m now studying for my AUD retake. Even after two back to back fails, something in me is still saying “keep on pushing.” I will commit more studying time; I think
Read MoreManaging Distractions While Studying for the CPA Exam
Jenny is a NINJA CPA blogger. By definition a distraction is a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else. My goal is to pass the CPA exam so anything that takes my mind off of studying is a distraction. Distractions while studying for the CPA Exam can take on many shapes
Read MoreTake a Deep Breath: Overcoming Stress from the CPA Exam
Christina is a NINJA CPA blogger. We all know how stressful these exams are. Most of us stop our lives just to get through these exams. Being a mom, I’ve tried stopping as much as I can, but there are still some things I just have to do and then there is life on top
Read MoreREG Exam: The More I Study, the Closer I Get
Christina is a NINJA CPA blogger. I have moved back my test date. I’ve been studying hard and really retaining, but I’m not planning on taking it until I’m ready. I think it’s the smart thing to do so that I don’t waste more money on exams than I have to. I’m working on taxation
Read MoreCPA Exam Scores: Released Tuesday Night
Update: NASBA released 2/15-2/29 scores as scheduled. The AICPA has released the 2016 CPA Exam Score Release Timeline for January/February 2016 exams. Just tossing this out there – since everyone is hitting refresh at 1am EST anyway, can we move the Score Release back a few hours to 10pm? (you know – for the good
Read MoreStudy and Wait: The Story of the CPA Candidate
Keona is a NINJA CPA blogger. I’m preparing for my AUD retake while I wait on my REG score. After I took REG, I decided to take a week off before getting back to AUD to prepare for a wedding I had out of town. Then I came back to work slammed with work so
Read MoreDeductions and Credits: The REG Exam is a Bear
Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger. “There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” – Oscar WIlde I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot as I sit awake at night studying REG while simultaneously sweating out BEC results. While the idea of
Read More2016: The Year of the CPA Exam Exoneration
Rollie is a NINJA CPA blogger. Welcome Home NINJAs!! 2016: The Year of the CPA Exam Exoneration (word choice?). Now that I have lost my credit for REG, I am back and ready to finally pass this (insert expletive) exam before the 2017 exam changes! With a boss willing to let me study during the workday
Read MoreSwitching it Up: Setting AUD aside for BEC
Joshua is a NINJA CPA blogger. Here we go again. The final week before BEC is upon me and I am feeling quite nervous. I have been trending well on my NINJA MCQs, but doubt is still there. Unfortunately, trying to prepare for an exam while working through the annual close and audit of a
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