[jeff]

I will be giving away an iPad 3 Thursday to someone in the forum. Here are the details:

Who: 1 Randomly-selected winner.

You don’t have to be a current candidate to enter – Alums are welcome too!

The selection will be recorded through a screencast.

Note – the winner will be double-checked to make sure they don’t have more than one forum account posting in the giveaway thread, so no shenanigans.

What: iPad 3 – $499 model (winner will have the option to pay for any upgrades/features they want added)

Why: iPads are awesome (I have an iPad 2 … hope I win!) 😉

How:

1. “Like” another71 on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/another71)

2. In this thread, post a CPA Exam or Accounting Career tip (or both) that you think would benefit a College Senior or recent graduate. If you work for a Big 4 or Regional Accounting Firm, interview tips or anything making the process easier would be great.

That’s it … Good Luck!

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– 5 Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Memberships (Online)

– 5 Complete NINJA Audios

– 5 Complete NINJA Notes

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Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[samores]

Career Tip: Network as early as possible!

CPA Exam Tip: Don't Delay the CPA Exam, take it as early as you can!

FAR - 79!
AUD - 79!
BEC - 5/30/12
REG - ?

[mgnyc]

Go for the biggest best firm/bank/company you can right out of school.

Also take the text ASAP

Aud 73, 79
Reg 70, 60, 67, 76
Far 70, 66, 72, 87
Bec 77

[krcarter]

Exam Tip- Don't give up! You can do it! I preferred Becker to Roger for my studying. Also do as many MCQ as you can- this can save you precious time for your simulations when you know the answer right away.

Interview tip- the worst they can say is no! Be yourself and make sure it's a good fit for the lifestyle you see yourself having. For example I'm in tax and have long hours some parts of the year- that means I can't take vacation during certain months so if you ALWAYS go on vacation in March- think again!

Good luck to everyone! Sometimes it's the journey that is more important.

[Anonymous]

Persistance is key when trying to pass the CPA exam. You have to look at it like a short tem sacrifice that will pay dividends years from now. I’ve been out of school for 15 years and had this on my bucket list since then. My year of studying has already paid for itself in opportunities that I wouldn’t had 5 years ago.

[Minerva]

Exam Tip 1: MCQs, MCQs, MCQs

Exam Tip 2: JEs. I really think that focusing on JEs helped me pass FAR. They helped me better understand the material and prepare me for the SIMS.

Exam Tip 3: As someone who is married with a full-time job and a toddler, don't be afraid to ask for help. I have such a loving and supportive family who swooped in and helped take care of my son when I was drowning in FAR. I could not have pulled this off without them.

Lastly: Get NINJA notes. They are a great resource for review and they helped drive the key points home.

FAR 05/12/12 76
AUD 07/14/12 58 10/27/12
BEC 08/25/12 80
REG Q1 2013

[justwannabedone]

Some advice that worked for me:

1) I own the becker's flashcards but reading them doesn't do anything for me. So I retype each chapter of flashcards once i've finished the mcq and lectures for that chapter, it's a great review, puts everything in order and helps me to see the big picture, and remember the little details. Then I re-read all my typed notes a bunch of times the week before the exam.

2) even while you're studying, you need to leave yourself time to do some things you enjoy, treat yourself to an ice cream, exercise, play some tennis, get out a little, it helps me to focus more when i have something fun to look forward to.

3) make lots of short term goals- meeting them gives you motivation to keep going!

4) Don't let failure get you down! it's just temporary!

GOOD LUCK!

[WishingIwasntstudying]

My job seeking advice is to start early and get an internship and have as many as humanely possible.

My test taking advice is study hard, and yes the test is hard but it is not as impossible as everyone makes it sound.

FAR= 93
AUD= May 29
REG= July 9
BEC= August 20

[dnjacksn]

Career and CPA tip: Get the test out the way as quickly as you can. Your responsiblities will grow with the organization. This may make it difficult to get in adequate study time. Make sure you stay organized and answer as many MCQ as possible.

[ThunderFan0]

Exam Tips:

1. Buy the Wiley test bank

2. Take the exam as soon as you are out of school, the longer you wait the tougher it gets

FAR - 74, 76
BEC - 77(expires 5/24/12)
REG 71, 72, 78
AUD - 69, 72, Retake 5/23/12...78!! FINISHED!!

[New Dad]

Exam Tip 1: Keep at it. This may seem simple but you've already covered most of the material in your accounting classes. It is a huge amount of material to review (FAR) but you can do it!

Exam Tip 2: Use a study planner and stick to it. This is one on this web page and I've found the ELL system to be very effective with working full time and having young children.

Exam Tip 3: This one is personal preference so some may disagree, but take FAR first. Get the beast out of the way!

F -7/11/2012 (77)
A - 8/30/2012 (68), 10/4/2012 (78)
R - 11/21/2012 (84)
B - 01/05/2013 (85)

Done!!
Used Roger CPA Review with Wiley Online Test Bank and Ninja Audio

[Tebowwwww]

Tip: On the SIMS for Audit, FAR and REG make use of the literature. You can get entire SIMS right just by taking a few extra minutes to look up some answers!

REG (7/7/11) 75
FAR (7/28/11) 76
BEC (8/27/11) 81
AUD (10/15/11, 1/20/12) 63, 91

DONE!!!

[Anonymous]

Career Advice: Get the hard things out of the way when you are young. Put in your dues, work crazy hours, pass the exam and get your degrees. If you want to be a part of your significant others, parents, siblings, childrens lives, then do this now. A Big 4 name on your resume will go a long way. So break your back now so you can enjoy life after the chaos and struggles.

[Anonymous]

From experience you have to give it your all because if you don't you will get close but not to that coveted 75

[Anonymous]

Career Tip:

Learn to answer your Boss's questions before he asks them.

[joeyb14]

Never, ever give up if I can do it anyone can!!!

[Author]

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