When More Study Time Isn't the Answer: How Thomas Passed His CPA Exams
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In this SuperfastCPA podcast episode, you'll hear how Thomas kept thinking he just needed to study more and work harder after failing a few CPA exams. He finally realized he needed a change, and when he tweaked some of his study strategies, he started passing, with a lot less study time involved. FULL EPISODE PAGE: https://www.superfastcpa.com/how-thomas-passed-his-cpa-exams-using-superfastcpa/ Episode Timestamps 0:00 Thomas Interview 03:45 Thomas' Main Struggles Before and How SuperfastCPA Helped 05:33 Thomas' CPA Journey 06:49 Studied 8 Hours a Day Before Working Full Time 07:34 Barely Passed After 18 Months with the Help of SuperfastCPA 08:18 How Thomas Studied Through That 18 Months and Test Timelines 12:35 Thought That the Review Course Alone Would Be Enough 14:26 How Thomas' Dad Came Across SuperfastCPA 15:25 Started Passing When He Started to Really Use SuperfastCPA 17:54 The Realization of Not Using the PRO Course Properly 18:36 Switched to Questions First and Why It Works 20:31 The Shift in Thomas' Study Process 24:27 Thomas' Note Taking Process 25:38 When Thomas Would Use the Flashcards to Study 27:08 Wished That They Specify Exactly the Weak Areas 28:32 Thomas' Motivation to Keep Going 36:20 Studying in Chunks Throughout the Day Made a Big Difference 39:58 Why It Didn't Work Studying 8 Hours Compared to When He Was Working 45:10 You Need to be Honest When Learning 47:26 How Thomas Would Tackle the Sims 48:42 Thomas' Final Review Process 50:29 Took a Sabbatical to Finish His Last 2 Exams in 11 Weeks 51:36 How Thomas Studied During His Sabbatical 52:52 Passed the Last 2 Exams on 1 Score Release 54:14 How Thomas Found Out He Passed His Final 2 Exams 55:16 Having so Much Time After Passing the CPA Exams 56:57 How He Used the SuperfastCPA Notes 57:57 Top Tips for People Still Struggling with the Study Process Learn the SuperfastCPA Study Approach, Free You'll hear me mention the SuperfastCPA study process multiple times in this episode.  What we teach our customers is how to have a 2-hour main session each day where you can get more done than someone studying 4-5 hours the "normal way".  We cover this in our free "study trainings", which are 1-hour webinars where you'll learn exactly what to do when you sit down to study so that you can 1) move through new material faster, 2) understand and retain it better, and 3) spend less time in front of your review course WHILE getting better results. Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnow OR, just text PASSNOW to 44222 and we'll text you back a link to the training. This is one hour that will literally save you months of time and frustration from trying to figure this stuff out on your own, so register for a session today! Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnow
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