In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Samantha was able to pass the CPA exams after failing her first three exams. She took AUD, REG, and FAR over the course of 2024 and failed each by only a few points, so she knew something was just a little off. That's when she found the SuperfastCPA podcast.
You'll hear how Samantha was able to change her focus on the MCQs and on constantly reviewing what she had already studied. She listened to the SuperfastCPA audio notes all the time, and took tons of mini quizzes. And, not only did she pass all of her exams 4 for 4 after beginning SuperfastCPA, but she finished each exam in less than 2 hours! Samantha has some awesome tips and advice, this is an episode you don't want to miss!
FULL EPISODE PAGE: https://www.superfastcpa.com/how-samantha-finished-each-cpa-exam-in-less-than-2-hours/
Episode Timestamps
- 0:00 Samantha Interview
- 04:06 Choose to Be an Accountant and Knew That She Needed to Be a CPA
- 05:07 Traditional Study with Becker Everyday Before SuperfastCPA
- 05:47 Found She Failed AUD After Taking REG and Studying for FAR
- 06:36 Found SuperfastCPA and Decided to Change Her Study
- 07:37 The Reason Why She Failed Her First Three Exams
- 08:31 How Samantha Studied in the Beginning
- 10:03 Tried to Study from Her Phone After Hearing About SuperfastCPA
- 10:50 Studying After Getting SuperfastCPA
- 11:48 Found the Mini Quizzes are a Big Help
- 12:33 Picking Up Bits and Pieces from the Audio Notes
- 13:38 Learning from Her Morning Study Sessions
- 14:50 The Change in Mindset After Answering so Many MCQs
- 16:35 Passed Four for Four After Getting SuperfastCPA
- 17:58 Studied Less with SuperfastCPA
- 18:53 Still Studied During Busy Season Just to Maintain the Habit
- 19:45 Major Benefits Samantha Got from SuperfastCPA
- 20:18 Made it a Habit to Do a Mini Quiz Everytime on Phone
- 22:24 Utilized the Audio Notes More Than the Other Study Tools
- 22:59 Learning DIfficult Topics with the Help of ChatGPT
- 25:39 Wrote Down Notes But Never Really Got to Review Them
- 28:01 Making Sense of a Difficult Question
- 28:54 Figuring Out Practice Simulations
- 30:38 Kept a Consistent Study Routine Throughout the Whole Week
- 31:32 Still Studied Outside the Two Hours in the Morning
- 32:05 Had Free Time to Do Other Stuff
- 33:36 Made Adjustments in Her Life and Study to Accomodate Events
- 34:17 Having the SuperfastCPA App Made Studying Flexible
- 35:33 Took a Week Off After Each Exam
- 36:40 Utilizing the SuperfastCPA Podcasts for Motivation
- 38:01 Things Samantha Picked Up from the Podcasts
- 38:57 Routine on Exam Day and the Day Before
- 40:47 Had Always Been a Fast Test Taker, Finished in 2 Hours
- 42:49 Cried Everytime Samantha Would Get the Scores
- 43:55 Top Tips to People Still Struggling with the CPA Exams
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