My 10 BIGGEST CPA Exam mistakes...What I Wish I Knew...

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I wanted to share with you the 10 biggest mistakes I made during my 18-month CPA Exam journey so hopefully you won't fall into the same footsteps I did. If I can pass, then so can you! Good luck on your CPA Exams!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Thinking only FAR was going to be hard
2:17 - Using other people's study methods
2:55 - Not practicing simulations
3:42 - Not starting to study ASAP
4:44 - Using flashcards
5:22 - Reading the textbook
6:35 - Breaks
7:23 - Not using other platforms
8:22 - Memorizing info the first time through
9:10 - Trying to pass all exams on my first try
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@MarioALopez-yn1sn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Rachel. Love these kind of videos

@breezysmiles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck with everything!

@tomtang2864 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience. Very helpful!

@breezysmiles 3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@danielvalentino3675 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone learns differently. When I graduated, I sat for the exams and did poorly, but because I didn't study. 3 years later I started the exams again with the old materials. I read the textbooks, outlined them and did the flash cards and did very well. Although BEC still took a couple of attempts.

@breezysmiles 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Thanks for sharing!

@agniveshsathe4243 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing valuable inputs...

@breezysmiles 2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@Blessingvoice22 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@breezysmiles 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Good luck!

@Beautifulmusiclistnr 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing with us. I will make sure that I practice SIMS. So, before you worked any MCQ's, what did you do to prepare for a particular topic (i.e. Leases, Statement of Cash Flows, NFP, Balance Sheet, etc.)? Did you read the book or perhaps you had study guides, and you made intense notes or something? Also, I realize that it's one thing to study, but it's another thing to be able to apply that. So, how many MCQ's did you work on a given topic (i.e. like the ones I mentioned above or other ares)? I heard you mention about the importance of supplemental CPA review courses. Did you use questions from those? Thank you!

@breezysmiles 3 жыл бұрын

Hello and thank you! I would watch the lecture and skim through the book and took notes in the book that I though were important but the study guide didn’t mention. I did all the multiple choice in the lessons the first time through but eventually did all that my study material offered. I did the Ninja questions only for AUD because it was the only section I struggled with in terms of the exam. Hope this helps!

@Beautifulmusiclistnr 3 жыл бұрын

@@breezysmiles Yes! That helped! I'm sure I will probably have more questions for you. Thank you Rachel!

@breezysmiles 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifulmusiclistnr No problem! Good luck!

@jilldy430 3 жыл бұрын

I did not pass FAR on the first try but did not retake it. I jumped to Audit. Was that a good move? My Audit exam will be next month.

@breezysmiles 3 жыл бұрын

I think it should be fine! I did the same thing and passed FAR the second time. I was still able to recall most of the concepts in FAR but just make sure you restudy for FAR right after you take audit. Good luck!

@shivanijoshi491 2 жыл бұрын

How many MCQs did you solved on each topic of FAR?? any approx number? I did not clear my FAR in first try? I want to retake the exam within month, can you suggest any study tip ?

@breezysmiles 2 жыл бұрын

I did all the MCQ that Wiley offered (if I had to guess I’d say it was 3000 total and about 40 per topic). I didn’t pass FAR on my first try either. I would say just go over everything and focus on topics that you’re weaker in. Good luck!

@shivanijoshi491 2 жыл бұрын

@@breezysmiles Thanks..

@imperfect_kay 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Shivani..!! Please share how are you preparing for the exams??

@breezysmiles 2 жыл бұрын

@@imperfect_kay I have a ton of other CPA videos on my channel if you’re interested!

@imperfect_kay 2 жыл бұрын

@@breezysmiles i check it out ..!! Thank you ❤️

@RVC0902 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you use Becker?

@breezysmiles 2 жыл бұрын

Becker is the most expensive review course and I wasn’t working at the time so I didn’t have a company pay for my study material (I did get reimbursed after I started working). Also, I saw that Wiley had the most MCQ’s everyone says that you should practice as many questions as possible.

@manishthesaint Жыл бұрын

Pl add Subtitles to your videos.

@breezysmiles Жыл бұрын

You can add in subtitles yourself right?

@manishthesaint Жыл бұрын

No.

@mp-sv2cp 3 жыл бұрын

Not read textbook? No way I have to read it lol

@breezysmiles 3 жыл бұрын

I meant that I found it a waste of time to read every word in the textbook. I still skimmed through it, but I definitely learn better through watching lectures!

@manishthesaint Жыл бұрын

It will be easier to understand your videos then.

@richeson-cq8fz 6 ай бұрын

I’ve always believed that CPA is not for all but studying, you need to pray to God for success

@brownJackson-dc8xw 6 ай бұрын

People keep talking about albert all over KZfaq, he must be a very awesome help

@mary-gl9xf 6 ай бұрын

CPA exam might seem so tough to pass but studying very hard is a very vital skill to win trust me

@Mark-ue5tt 6 ай бұрын

Is he really realible??

@johnfred-hw2wk 6 ай бұрын

I subscribed for the questions and answers, which I got after 4days