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I am grateful for how I have persevered through all the setbacks I have had to get to where I am today.

I lost my job in May 2023 in a career field I did not like. I decided to pursue grad school and got an internship that I have wanted for a while. I gave it my all during my internship, but did not get a return offer and I was devastated. How was I going to get a job with my graduation in less than 4 months?

I hustled, went to every networking opportunity I could during Fall 2024, met so many incredible people. It was stressful and uncertain, but I was determined. Finally a month before graduation I got an offer in my field of interest. The job I have would pays me less than I would have

Hi all,

I am trying to schedule the exams so I can pass everything in 3 months. For reference I passed BEC earlier this year, I studied in July and August for FAR but unfortunately, I didn’t pass. In between score releases I covered a third of AUD on Becker and sticking with that. My test date for AUD is 10/23.

Would it be possible to take one exam a month? In that case should I reschedule AUD? I a current MBA student, I can’t study on Wednesdays or Thursdays. But I can study all day on Friday through Sunday and most of the day on Monday and Tuesday (4-6 hours). I’m trying to think of I can speed run AUD, I may have a shot of passing all of them before year-end.

Do you all have any advice

Hi everyone,

I recently saw my score for FAR for the 9/15 score release and did poorly. I’m trying to think of a way to best restudy the material. I studied all of July for it using Gleim and shifted gears using Becker the last week before my exam to do SIMS I did SIMs here and there for a week before that.

I think I failed it because I had something required for grad school for two full weeks, which was intense, and I couldn’t study much. I couldn’t dedicate as much time for FAR in August because of that and tested on 9/2.

I know I can do way better. But between score releases I was studying AUD and I was about a third through the material on Becker. Would it be better to retake FAR or

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Hi everyone,

I have FAR in 6 days any last minute tips? I have been studying since the beginning of July, was busy for two weeks this month since I had something for grad school.

I want to pass this the first time so it’s important I get this right. I scored a 49 on testlet 1 of Becker’s SE1, but I don’t feel like it was accurate since I was very tired when I took it yesterday.

I also have Ninja averaging around low 60s for all parts. I don’t know whether to focus on analyzing my mistakes and finish SE1 or hammer Ninja MCQ. I want to continue studying for SIMS for Becker cause they are so helpful and I feel like the material clicks when I listen to the explanations.

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Hi everyone,

I am currently trying to plan out when to take my remaining CPA exams. I passed BEC, studying for FAR I am on the 8th module out of 20. I started studying for FAR about two weeks ago. I want to sit for FAR in the last week of August. I’ll be starting grad school next month and I will be attending mandatory sessions from August 7th through 18th Monday through Friday 8am-5pm. So this limits my studying done during those two weeks. :/

I want to leave around 3 weeks of cumulative reviews so I can practice sims and MCQ hard. But this will overlap with the two weeks I will be at the mandatory sessions. I am on track to finish all of FAR by early August, right before I start my sessi

Hi everyone,

I recently got admitted to the grad school I wanted to go to and earned a good scholarship with my 311 GRE score. I have the option to retake the GRE and if I earn a higher score I may increase my scholarship amount.

For context I started prepping for the GMAT in early May, switched to the GRE on June 11th, and took my first GRE exam on June 27th. I got a 311 V155Q156. This is up from my diagnostic mock V153Q149 302 score I took on the 11th. To earn the score I want I really do feel improving quant is my best bet as a lot of problems I saw on the official test I didn’t find hard but didn’t practice enough. I also feel that I was stressed when I took my GRE last time because I

Hi everyone,

I have been studying for the GRE (GMAT dropout haha) for a little over a week. My first score on my diagnostic exam I took last week was a 302 (153V149Q), I took it again yesterday and got a 309 (153V156Q). I thoroughly reviewed my questions yesterday, both my correct and incorrect answers for all testlets.

I feel like I am improving on quant, even though I get tired on the last testlet, I am understanding my mistakes on both sections, but I need to practice heavily for the harder testlet. I got 17 correct on the first testlet and 8 correct on the second hard one. I think my pain point are data interpretation questions.

For verbal, I got the same score, this is after me watc

Hi everyone,

I recently started studying for BEC, I have my exam scheduled in a little over 2 weeks. I have about 5 mini modules I need to do from Gleim before I finish (performance measurement, costing fundamentals, costing systems and decision making, budgeting and variance analysis, and data analytics).

Any advice on how to prepare? I need to hammer more on hedging and derivatives. I’ve watched a few i75 videos and Darius does a great job explaining the material.

This is my first CPA exam, so I want to pass on the first try which I know I can do! I’m so impressed with candidates studying while working full-time. I’ve been struggling since I started studying, and haven’t got glowing per

Hi everyone,

I am a recent college grad in the workforce and I decided to take the CPA! It will be a tough journey, but I am confident I can pass with enough prep.

I am just starting studying for BEC, I feel like it’s a great way to ease into studying and the content doesn’t look bad at all. I’m planning to give myself 7-8 weeks to study and review the material, studying for about 15-18 hours a week.

Since I work full time now, I want to use my time as best as I can. I was researching study approaches and a lot of people recommended to skip the videos and start reading the outlines to knock out MCQs.

Wanted to see what you guys did to pass. Did you all find the sims helpful? I’ve read th

Hi everyone, I recently discovered a work department that I am interested in. My current full-time offer is in another department, and I am interested in switching departments. Do you think it is a good idea if I ask my recruiter if there is an opening at the department I am interested in? I am planning to stick it out for at least 6 months at my current department to see if I would like the work.

But I already feel like the department I am interested in is a better fit as I have been doing similar work part-time at my university and enjoy it a lot. I am worried my boss I will be working for would find out. I start working full-time this summer. I would appreciate any advice.