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Pass the CPA Examıin 6 months or less
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This afternoonı• My Storyı• Mythsı• 6 3 Month Planı• Study Tips and Q&Aı• Review Course Giveaway ı
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My Storyı• Finished my PwC Internshipı• Working 40/hrs.ı• 12 hours of Masters Classı• Homeworkı• Girlfriendı
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My Storyı• I was on a game plan:ı
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My Storyı• Oct 25, 2010 – REGı• Nov 22, 2010 – BECı• December – Blackoutı• Jan 25, 2011 – AUDı• Feb 24, 2011 - FARı
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My Storyı• NTS Delays: 8-10 weeksı• I took all four sections
within 4 monthsı• Had 1 month (or more) to
study for each sectionı
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My Storyı• Oct 25, 2010 – REGı• Nov 22, 2010 – AUDı• December – Blackoutı• Jan 25, 2011 – REGı• Feb 24, 2011 - FARı
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My Storyı• Then this happened:ı
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My Storyı• What did I do?ı• Re-took ~6 days after I found
out I failedı• Hardly studied.ı• Went from 70 – 91!ı• I was done!ı
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My Storyı• 8-10 Weeks of NTS Delaysı• Failing AUDı• Blackout Monthı• Still Passed in 7 monthsı
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My Storyı• You can do it BETTERı• In less timeı• And I’ll show you howı
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Mythsı• You can’t work full time and
take the examı• You can’t pass the exam fast
with a familyı• You need to study more if you
failı
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Mythsı• Failing reflects poorly on youı• Using the 1+ years to pass is
safe because there is an 18-month window ı
• Studying with friends helpsı• Practice exam gauge successı
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Truthı“It’s just like a fraternity, in order to get in, they run you through a series of confusing steps and test you to the breaking point. Those that make it through, are now in the club”
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Truthı• Pass as QUICKLY as possibleı• If you fail, re-take ASAP (no
more than 2 weeks)ı• Failing > slowly failingı• Going into a dark hole w/o
friends, family is the best thingı
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The Plan - Exampleı• January – OPENı• February – OPENı• March - Blackoutı
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The Planı• January 1st ı• February 1st ı• February 28th ı• April 1stı
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The Planı• 4+ weeks to study per
sectionı• PLENTY of time to failı• PLAN on failing at least
onceı
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The Planı• Mental wiggle roomı• Pass way before 18 months
even if you fail 5+ timesı• Get on with your lifeı
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Study Tipsı• Live classes are a waste of
time & moneyı• Don’t stress about practice
examsı• This test does not define youı
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Study Tipsı• Most people fail because of too
much family/friend/peer pressureı
• Eliminate noise, get away, and study you’re A$$ off FASTı
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Exam Dayı• If you don’t know, go with your
gut and move on. You can come backı
• Take the whole time if you want or don’t. I averaged 100 minutes per examı
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Questions?ı• Strategiesı• Study tipsı• Planning/timelineı• My Storyı
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