Kimberly is a NINJA CPA blogger. I’m a little bummed I didn’t sit for AUD this quarter as planned. I wasn’t as ready as I know I need to be. In the past, I've taken exams and passed them (and then lost them) several times. I don’t know anyone who is 100% confident going into an exam. However, there’s a feeling you get when you know you’ve done all you can to prepare. When you're prepared, even if something new shows up on the exam, you know enough to fight your way through. I've felt that way when I passed an exam, but haven’t had that feeling while studying for AUD. I planned to sit on May 31, but life events and celebrations took me away from my study routine. Ultimately, I didn’t think I could pull it off. Although I trend at 85% with NINJA MCQ on most AUD topics, I didn’t have

Rollie is a NINJA CPA blogger. NINJAs, Sorry for being a whiny and demotivated pain in the butt lately. With some self-realization, I have changed up my study plan: I am scheduled for REG on July 1st; no excuses. I hate paying the 35 dollar change fee, so motivation is there not to cancel. Around May 20th, I reset my NINJA MCQ stats and am now pounding through individual topics until they are stuck in my head. I've cut my time on Reddit, Pinterest and Facebook in half. It was too easy to get distracted. By cutting out social media, there's more time to study at work. The good new is —  it’s starting to sink in! Again, sorry for being a whiny and demotivated pain in the butt with all my negative and not fun blog posts. Moving forward, I am going to continue this strategy of individual topics until 2

Christina is a NINJA CPA blogger. My REG retake was yesterday and I have absolutely no idea how I did. MCQ felt good and I took my time on the SIMs and researched everything I could. I even took advantage of the 15 minute break when the clock stops to stretch my legs. Waiting until August will be painful, but until then I will keep pressing forward. June is a busy month for me; we’ve got 3 birthdays within 10 days of each other on top of school letting out and a weekend getaway we have planned. At work, I also have to take on extra work for someone who will be out for almost the whole month. So with all of that, I’m trying to be smart about my study time. I plan to move on to AUD while I wait for my REG results. My goal is to test

Nida says: Looking for help or guidance on the following. Is it possible to pass the CPA exam during the following times: start studying August through November 2017. So pass all four in three months? Is that three months? Yeah, that's three months. It's certainly possible. So there's only, let's say, 30% of people who pass the CPA exam the first time, and I don't know what the statistics are on people who pass in three months, but it's extremely low. How many hours for each section is needed? Please indicate the hours as though the person does not have any financial background. I don't really think that matters as much. And I would say 120 to 130 hours per section on average, studying 20 to 25 hours a week. And finally Nida says, should I apply for an NTS for all four CPA Exam parts at once? If no,

Rollie is a NINJA CPA blogger. NINJAs Ready for a fun fact? I got 7 NINJA MCQs correct in a row! I know right? I'm actually learning. Shocker! The bad news is I am not trending any where near the 75 percent mark in REG. This has me moderately worried as I can not fail again. I have wasted too much time, money and stress on this test to fail again. Hence, a full court press into the final weeks to take this magical and glorious test. Speaking of failing again, I offhandedly mentioned to my boss about giving up because I am so tired to doing this process. And the money. Don't forget about the money. He said that it is not for everyone and that some people are bad test takers like me. The guilt of giving up would be terrible, although I'm sure my wife would love

Aida is a NINJA CPA blogger. I wanted to share my strategy on preparation for REG section. First, I try to do 50 NINJA MCQs a day. If I miss a day, I catch up the next day – so total 100 questions on that day. Second, there are topics I enjoy and topics I struggle with. Business Law and Ethics and Responsibility are much easier for me to get, so I start with one of the difficult portions (for example: corporate taxation). After I’m done with that, I do the ones that are easier. That way I do not concentrate only on the hardest part. And of course – after each section – practice, practice, practice. For those who do not work as tax preparers, I recommend you print out Tax Return forms for the Taxation portion. It was easier for me to memorize the facts and circumstances when