Cali CPA application-sending items completely out of order

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    Anonymous
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    Hey all, does anyone have any experience sending items out of order and the impact on the timing of getting your license? I just recently sent in my application this past week but had sent in my transcripts (October and December), livescan (november), background form (november), and finished the ethics exam (September).

    My hours are getting sent sometime next month and i’m thinking this might be the biggest bottleneck. Anyone have a good idea of when I might actually get my license based on my timeline assuming hours are sent mid January?

    Thanks!

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  • #1718677
    JCC
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    did you have any issues with sending the application before sending in all the other items?

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    BEC - Passed
    AUD - Passed
    REG - Passed
    #1719166
    CPA788
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    Hey friends. I sent my application in in December and I'll give you an outline. Spoiler – they haven't finished going through my app yet.

    @cheeseman777 – don't worry about how I did mine differently, just take note of the CBA update letter process and that the letters can be confusing when they are processing multiple pieces at once. Now that I think about it… haha. Your way might definitely be better.

    Firstly – I submitted my items at generally the same time. I had my work experience done so decided to just have things sent within a week or two of each other.

    Secondly – If you choose to submit your app, you need to have all items in to the CBA within a year or so or you forfeit your fee and your app is deemed abandoned – $200 or so. So don't do that.

    Thirdly – This has been my timeline of events: Mailed app ~12/15/17. Received confirm post card first week of Jan 2018. Had transcripts requested and mailed to CBA also around 12/15/17. Live scan early December, experience form during that week as well. My process gets a little hairy because one of my schools sent my transcripts before my final grades were posted (thanks). It took until early Feb to find that out from the CBA. I just talked to them on Friday because I got a 2nd letter with an updated unit count saying I was short (didn't make any sense), and they basically are just juggling multiple transcripts of mine and have a large backlog of transcripts to process.

    All this to say – it would probably make it easier to send your app last? Not sure how the CBA likes holding on to things that don't have an app to assign to but I'm sure they do it. The CBA sends letters to update you but they get confusing as they process things, make you think they didn't receive something when it most likely means they just haven't gotten through the back log yet. It sorta seems the update letters are sent via automated system.

    Hopefully this helps!

    BEC - 74, 77 (Becker only)

    FAR - 72, 71, 78 (Becker+NINJA)

    REG - 69, 59, 69, 72, 76 (Becker+a private tutor+NINJA+Gleim free trial+seriously anything else I could review)

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    #1724084
    Anonymous
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    @JCC
    No, relatively no issues (aside from the ridiculous processing time which is unavoidable). They were able to match all my documents up (even though multiple transcripts). I got the notification that my application will be reviewed in 4-6 (more on that below) relatively soon after they received my hours (early-mid January)

    @CPA788
    I had a similar background to you, my application was sent in December. I sent 6 transcripts but they were able to review it efficiently, I was fortunate the school sent final grades (I made a note to all schools to please send final grades). I found out recently my application was approved and am on the final step ($120 fee), so all in all about a 2 month process.

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