In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Ben was able to finish the CPA exams even while busy as a tank platoon leader in the military and as a new father of twins.

Ben attempted the Audit exam with the normal way of studying and learned just how difficult the CPA exam was when he found out he failed it. With some tweaks after watching the SuperfastCPA training webinar, Ben was able to pass ISC. After that, he purchased the SuperfastCPA study materials and passed all of his exams first try. Ben has a lot of great tips and advice, this is an episode you don't want to miss!

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Episode Timestamps

• 00:00 Ben Interview
• 03:45 How Ben Started His CPA Journey
• 05:41 Was An Auditor Before Going to the Military
• 06:40 Initially Thought That Having a Review Course Would Be Enough
• 07:27 The AUD Exam Was Brutal, It Was a Huge Wake-up Call
• 08:55 Made a Mistake of Studying for REG, Not Knowing If He Passed
• 09:42 Studied for ISC Next and Came Across SuperfastCPA and Passed
• 11:22 Why Ben Didn't Feel Prepared Going Into the ISC Exam
• 12:40 The Reason Ben Bought SuperfastCPA After ISC
• 14:19 Focused on Deep Diving the Questions During Morning Sessions
• 15:21 Ben's Daily Study Sessions
• 16:57 Able to Continue Studying in the Evenings Because He Already Started in the Morning
• 18:28 Lost an NTS for FAR Due to Military Training
• 20:10 Buckled Up and Decided That Now Would Be the Best Time to Pass the CPA Exams
• 21:24 Dedicated All of His Time to CPA Study
• 23:03 Took Four to Five Weeks to Study for Each Section And Passed Them All
• 23:47 Had Twins While Studying for FAR
• 24:30 Ben's Situation with His Wife
• 25:35 Wasn't Able to Do Weekend Study Sessions But Relied on SuperfastCPA Materials
• 26:22 Printed Out the FAR Review Notes
• 28:07 Utilized AI with Surgent to Make Flashcards
• 29:13 Studied the AI Generated Flashcards Mostly in the Evenings
• 29:44 He Didn't Focus on the Sims
• 31:36 Thoughts About the Sims
• 32:06 Passed All Sections in the 70's
• 33:17 The Feeling of Finishing the CPA Exams
• 34:08 Ben Relates the CPA Experience with His Army Experience
• 35:24 How It Has Been After Finishing the CPA Exams
• 36:17 Ben Was a Tank Platoon Leader in the Military
• 38:05 Walking the Dogs Is One of the Things He Enjoyed
• 38:45 The Confidence to Take the Exams is the Biggest Benefit Ben Got from SuperfastCPA
• 41:24 Passed All Four After Getting SuperfastCPA
• 42:35 You Need to be Committed to Studying for the CPA
• 44:27 Top Tips for People Still Struggling with the CPA Exams

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