Studying for Two Exams at Once!? Advice greatly appreciated.

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    tak23
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    Hi,

    It would be wonderful if someone could give me some advice on my CPA study plan.

    I’m a Japanese student who recently graduated from a university in Japan, and currently aiming for the CPA license (Guam). I have about 5 months of free time till I start working in a company from April 2015. To study and get accounting credits, I started attending a private CPA school in Japan from this August (just like Wiley, etc). Btw, I was a beginner in accounting before I began studying.

    My step-by-step goals in order, are the following:

    ◆ SEPT – NOV 2014 –> Complete all lectures for the 4 topics

    ◆ DEC – FEB 2015 –> Pass two exams in Feb, maybe FAR + AUD (about 2.5-3 months to study for both….). The earliest I can take the exam is probably Feb due to the application process at my school, etc.

    ◆ APRIL 2015 –> Start working at my comp (probably won’t have too much time to study until AUG 2015 since I have to get used to the working environment, complete training programs, etc)

    ◆ From SEPT 2015 –> Pass the other two exams before expiration, maybe REG + BEC.

    To buy more time to study for FAR and AUD, a PLAN B I’m thinking of is to complete the lectures for the two topics ONLY, instead of completing lectures for all topics since I’ll probably forget the content for the other two topics I’ll take later on. That will give me about 3.5 – 4 months to study for FAR and AUD until FEB 2015.

    It would be great if someone can give me their input on my schedule, advice, how to study for two exams at once, etc. Thanks so much!

    FAR- 67, (May 2015?)
    AUD- Feb 2015
    BEC- ?
    REG- ?

    "Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." - Muhammad Ali

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    If you are going to study for two, then watch lecture for one first (FAR), then for Audit. While watching the lectures for Audit, continue to study FAR. Good luck!

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    Hustle Darling!
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    The general consensus would be to study for one exam at a time. Is there a reason you have to study for two exams at a once? Is it travel related … do you actually take the exams in Guam?

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    FAR - 5/31/16

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    tak23
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    CPAHOPEFUL11,

    Thanks for your reply! I guess I should watch the lectures for FAR and AUD only…..

    Hustle Darling!,

    Well, now that I have a ton of time to study (almost everyday), I want to get as much studying done as possible. So that's why I want to challenge for two exams. Once I start working, I feel like I won't have much time for the first few months so might as well challenge for two when I have the chance I guess….I can actually take the exams in Japan, but I plan to travel to the U.S so I think ill just take it there.

    FAR- 67, (May 2015?)
    AUD- Feb 2015
    BEC- ?
    REG- ?

    "Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." - Muhammad Ali

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