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Pass the CPA Examıin 6 months or less    

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This afternoonı•  My Storyı•  Mythsı•  6 3 Month Planı•  Study Tips and Q&Aı•  Review Course Giveaway ı

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My Storyı•  Finished my PwC Internshipı•  Working 40/hrs.ı•  12 hours of Masters Classı•  Homeworkı•  Girlfriendı

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My Storyı•  I was on a game plan:ı

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My Storyı•  Oct 25, 2010 – REGı•  Nov 22, 2010 – BECı•  December – Blackoutı•  Jan 25, 2011 – AUDı•  Feb 24, 2011 - FARı

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My Storyı•  NTS Delays: 8-10 weeksı•  I took all four sections

within 4 monthsı•  Had 1 month (or more) to

study for each sectionı

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My Storyı•  Oct 25, 2010 – REGı•  Nov 22, 2010 – AUDı•  December – Blackoutı•  Jan 25, 2011 – REGı•  Feb 24, 2011 - FARı

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My Storyı•  Then this happened:ı

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My Storyı•  What did I do?ı•  Re-took ~6 days after I found

out I failedı•  Hardly studied.ı•  Went from 70 – 91!ı•  I was done!ı

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My Storyı•  8-10 Weeks of NTS Delaysı•  Failing AUDı•  Blackout Monthı•  Still Passed in 7 monthsı

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My Storyı•  You can do it BETTERı•  In less timeı•  And I’ll show you howı

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Mythsı•  You can’t work full time and

take the examı•  You can’t pass the exam fast

with a familyı•  You need to study more if you

failı

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Mythsı•  Failing reflects poorly on youı•  Using the 1+ years to pass is

safe because there is an 18-month window ı

•  Studying with friends helpsı•  Practice exam gauge successı

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Truthı“It’s just like a fraternity, in order to get in, they run you through a series of confusing steps and test you to the breaking point. Those that make it through, are now in the club”  

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Truthı•  Pass as QUICKLY as possibleı•  If you fail, re-take ASAP (no

more than 2 weeks)ı•  Failing > slowly failingı•  Going into a dark hole w/o

friends, family is the best thingı

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The Plan - Exampleı•  January – OPENı•  February – OPENı•  March - Blackoutı

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The Planı•  January 1st ı•  February 1st ı•  February 28th ı•  April 1stı

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The Planı•  4+ weeks to study per

sectionı•  PLENTY of time to failı•  PLAN on failing at least

onceı

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The Planı•  Mental wiggle roomı•  Pass way before 18 months

even if you fail 5+ timesı•  Get on with your lifeı

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Study Tipsı•  Live classes are a waste of

time & moneyı•  Don’t stress about practice

examsı•  This test does not define youı

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Study Tipsı•  Most people fail because of too

much family/friend/peer pressureı

•  Eliminate noise, get away, and study you’re A$$ off FASTı

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Exam Dayı•  If you don’t know, go with your

gut and move on. You can come backı

•  Take the whole time if you want or don’t. I averaged 100 minutes per examı

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