[neaux]

So, to make a long story short. I will not be working until late Aug because I have one class to legally graduate. I’ll be taking the class during the summer, and I have enrolled in a “CPA Bootcamp” using Wiley CPA Excel. The plan of attack is listed below.

June 1 – June 16 Study FAR

June 17 – June 27 Study AUD

June 28 – July 9 Review & Sit FAR & AUD

July 11 – July 18 Study BEC

July 19 – July 26 Review & Sit BEC

July 27 – Aug 5 Study REG

Aug 6 – Aug 12 Review & Sit REG

All those willing, please share any study tips that would help. I thought about purchasing Becker final review and/or Ninja, thoughts? Also, I’d appreciate if anyone who is or has been in similar situation could share their study plan. Thanks for reading.

FAR - 81, 7/4/16
AUD - 77, 7/11/16
BEC - 83, 7/23/16
REG - 63, 8/12/16; 87 11/4/16

NINJA saved my working life!

[Credit Revenue]

If you pull that off you deserve to win a new car, $10,000, and gain your CPA.

A - 79 expires 4/30/16 need a pass on REG
B - 78
F - 80
R - 83!!! Can live again!

[Credit Revenue]

You take FAR out of the equation and just sleep and study the entire time you may have a chance. FAR is the size of two exams. Studying FAR and piling audit on top…you better be able to look at things one time and have it stick. I think it's too much in a short period. 2 exams in that time frame would be an excellent achievement. The above is overkill, but you may be some type of CPA exam savant.

A - 79 expires 4/30/16 need a pass on REG
B - 78
F - 80
R - 83!!! Can live again!

[Bear-Bear]

This is like trying to KO Mike Tyson, memorize the dictionary, and perform open-heart surgery simultaneously while balancing on a tightrope suspended above a swimming pool filled with crocodiles. I commend your bravery.

FAR - PASS
BEC - PASS
REG - PASS
AUD - PASS

Done and licensed!

[Anonymous]

Wow! Just wow!! I wish you the best and would love to see you make it happen!!

[Anonymous]

Lol @Bear-Bear!

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a solid way to throw away $1000+ no offense.

[Track55]

I agree – throwing away your money.

AUD - 99
BEC - 83
FAR - 86
REG - 92

California - Internal Audit

CPA since December 2016.

(took seven tries, 1 year 10 months).

AUD - 74, 99 !!
REG - 74, 92
BEC - 83
FAR - 73, 86

Studying for Ethics exam

California candidate
Business and Industry

[Biff-1955-Tannen]

You're crazy bro

AUD - 93
BEC - 83
FAR - 83
REG - 84

Nobody calls me chicken

AUD 93 Jan 16
BEC 83 Feb 16
FAR 83 Apr 16
REG 84 May 16

99% Ninja MCQ only

[Spartans92]

As crazy that may sound but I have actually heard of someone who graduated from my college (one of the TA's in my intro accounting class) that passed all 4 section in two months! All first attempt but he was an EWS winner too.. So it is possible but probably a lot of sleepless nights in the process. Best of Luck!

@Biff, did you only use Ninja MCQ for real? Im afraid my becker will expire before I get a pass so I may have to look into other software.. Just curious. got about 9 months on becker and have yet to pass one section. I purchased way to early not knowing the time starts once I logged in.

BEC - 76
REG- 67, 85
AUD-63, 74, 80!!
FAR-65, 62, 57, 79

3 down 1 more to go. BEC is on the Line 🙁

BEC- PASS

[Biff-1955-Tannen]

I received a free Wiley gold package for being a campus rep at school, and so I watched the lectures for AUD (which didn't really help me at all), after I did that I got ninja MCQ and hammered on those until I took AUD. Would not have passed if I didn't get the ninja MCQ.
For BEC, FAR, and REG it was 100% Ninja MCQ. If you have a decent base knowledge of the subjects, Ninja MCQ is the best route in my opinion.

AUD - 93
BEC - 83
FAR - 83
REG - 84

Nobody calls me chicken

AUD 93 Jan 16
BEC 83 Feb 16
FAR 83 Apr 16
REG 84 May 16

99% Ninja MCQ only

[MaLoTu]

OP, your biggest obstacle is going to be sticking with that schedule. You should definitely start studying for FAR, but I can almost guarantee that it is going to be overwhelming. I was in shock when I started going through the material because it was a lot harder than I expected.

With that being said, we have really nice study groups above to help guide you through the process. If you can finish all 4 in one window that will be awesome and if not then you are like the most of us here and everyone will try to help you get through it!

Good luck in your decision.

Almost always from my phone... please excuse my typos!

All 4 passed - 2016

CA CPA

[Anonymous]

To the OP, I think you should consider how diligent you have been with studying in the past for other things like school. Not many people can study 8 hours a day every single day for three months straight. Don't burn yourself out and enjoy summer, 18 months is longer than you think.

[Martin]

neaux2135, if you pull that off, can I be your friend on facebook, and also get your autograph?

Through God all things can happen!

“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people;as I grow older, I admire kind people.
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”

FAR= 72-84
Audit= 73-82
BEC= 74-75
Reg=77

[Texan_176]

To the OP

I don't know anything about you except what you posted. You could be the .0000001% that is able to absorb and retain info in that much quantity but the vast majority of people can't do it and get burned out on just one section in a window left alone all of them. This test has burned me out and wrecked my social life so I can speak from experience but I was working full time the whole time I was testing.

The biggest obstacle in this exam are the obscure details that pop up and you have to know. FAR and REG are full of this stuff. AUD I would say you can reason your way through it somewhat and do not need to memorize as much. People who are auditors ace it usually. BEC has the least material but they ask questions in funny ways and have you back into calculations that take multiple steps. If you get one step wrong it all falls apart.

If you can do 2 per window I would say you have a great shot. Not working and studying full time you are at a huge advantage. The one class will be a breeze compared to this material.

But if you can take and pass all 4 in one window then hats off to you.

AUD - 83
BEC - 77
FAR - 83
REG - 78

Licensed TX CPA

BEC 11/29/14 77 (Roger)
AUD 2/23/15 60 (Roger) 4/13/2015 83 (Roger & Ninja MCQ)
REG 5/30/2015 66 (Roger & Ninja MCQ(7 hours only)) 8/23/2015 78 (Roger & Ninja MCQ)
FAR 11/23/2015 60 (Roger & NINJA MCQ) 2/24/2016 74 (Roger & NINJA MCQ) 5/25/2016 83 (Roger+Roger CRAM & NINJA MCQ/NOTES)
Texas Ethics Exam 92%

Licensed TX CPA Aug 2016

[Anonymous]

Out of all the accountants I have ever known I only know one person who did this. The rest of us stuck with the 6 month plan with varying levels of success. Would not recommend

[Author]

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