In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Kátia was able to pass the CPA exams even as a busy mother. Kátia had moved from Brazil years before, but decided it was time to finally get her CPA license. She purchased SuperfastCPA, and even though sometimes it was hard to do the process, she kept going until she passed.
You'll hear how Kátia was able to get past feeling bad or like a failure if she didn't pass an exam or missed studying, and you'll hear how she overcame the shame associated with those feelings. As a busy mother, sometimes the reality was that she couldn't study as much as she wanted, but she didn't let that stop her. She never gave up, kept going, and was able to pass the CPA exams. She mentions particularly liking the SuperfastCPA mini quizzes and audio notes, so make sure you check those out yourself!
FULL EPISODE PAGE: https://www.superfastcpa.com/how-katia-passed-the-cpa-exams-as-a-busy-mom/
Episode Timestamps
- 00:00 Kátia Interview
- 02:55 How Kátia Got Into Accounting
- 04:29 Why Pursue the CPA
- 05:28 Finding SuperfastCPA and What She Liked About It
- 07:43 Main Struggles She Had in the Beginning
- 09:14 Took Her Time Studying and Took Breaks
- 10:56 The Materials That Helped Kátia
- 12:31 Know What Works for You and Adjust Based on Your Situation
- 13:35 Daily Study Process
- 14:57 Finding Time to Study
- 15:47 Utilizing the Audio Notes Even When Life Gets in the Way
- 17:27 Kátia's CPA Timeline
- 18:46 Thought BEC Was Easy But Failed
- 19:40 REG Was the Only One She Passed First Try
- 21:13 Her Realization When She Took AUD
- 22:26 Why She Passed REG First Try
- 25:03 What Her Daily Study Sessions Looked Like
- 26:39 Took A Week Off to Cram for Final Review
- 28:04 Studying with Roger or UWorld
- 29:55 Made Sure She Answered All the MCQs for the Sections
- 31:28 Why She Chose Roger as Her Main Review Course
- 32:36 How the Follow Along Notes Helped
- 35:41 Study Process for Difficult Topics
- 40:02 The Benefit Kátia Got from SuperfastCPA
- 44:58 Top Tips for People Still Going Through the CPA Exams
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