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How Samantha Finished Each CPA Exam in Less Than 2 Hours
Episode 18614th January 2026 • CPA Exam Experience from SuperfastCPA • SuperfastCPA
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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!

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Episode Timestamps

  1. 0:00 Samantha Interview
  2. 04:06 Choose to Be an Accountant and Knew That She Needed to Be a CPA
  3. 05:07 Traditional Study with Becker Everyday Before SuperfastCPA
  4. 05:47 Found She Failed AUD After Taking REG and Studying for FAR
  5. 06:36 Found SuperfastCPA and Decided to Change Her Study
  6. 07:37 The Reason Why She Failed Her First Three Exams
  7. 08:31 How Samantha Studied in the Beginning
  8. 10:03 Tried to Study from Her Phone After Hearing About SuperfastCPA
  9. 10:50 Studying After Getting SuperfastCPA
  10. 11:48 Found the Mini Quizzes are a Big Help
  11. 12:33 Picking Up Bits and Pieces from the Audio Notes
  12. 13:38 Learning from Her Morning Study Sessions
  13. 14:50 The Change in Mindset After Answering so Many MCQs
  14. 16:35 Passed Four for Four After Getting SuperfastCPA
  15. 17:58 Studied Less with SuperfastCPA
  16. 18:53 Still Studied During Busy Season Just to Maintain the Habit
  17. 19:45 Major Benefits Samantha Got from SuperfastCPA
  18. 20:18 Made it a Habit to Do a Mini Quiz Everytime on Phone
  19. 22:24 Utilized the Audio Notes More Than the Other Study Tools
  20. 22:59 Learning DIfficult Topics with the Help of ChatGPT
  21. 25:39 Wrote Down Notes But Never Really Got to Review Them
  22. 28:01 Making Sense of a Difficult Question
  23. 28:54 Figuring Out Practice Simulations
  24. 30:38 Kept a Consistent Study Routine Throughout the Whole Week
  25. 31:32 Still Studied Outside the Two Hours in the Morning
  26. 32:05 Had Free Time to Do Other Stuff
  27. 33:36 Made Adjustments in Her Life and Study to Accomodate Events
  28. 34:17 Having the SuperfastCPA App Made Studying Flexible
  29. 35:33 Took a Week Off After Each Exam
  30. 36:40 Utilizing the SuperfastCPA Podcasts for Motivation
  31. 38:01 Things Samantha Picked Up from the Podcasts
  32. 38:57 Routine on Exam Day and the Day Before
  33. 40:47 Had Always Been a Fast Test Taker, Finished in 2 Hours
  34. 42:49 Cried Everytime Samantha Would Get the Scores
  35. 43:55 Top Tips to People Still Struggling with the CPA Exams

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