[j_accountant]

Hello all,

I have checked with NASBA on my eligibility to sit for the CPA exam already which was a green light. I am however completely new to accounting although I have read books on BS and Cash Flow analysis which I studied for personal investment decisions. I realized that I have a great deal of interest for finance. To cut a long story short, I am planning to write the CPA exam.
I am reasonably intelligent and come from a hardcore science and math background. However, I sometimes struggle to understand simple things like proportions but can glide through Calculus and advanced math. I don’t have any idea why.

I am looking for a CPA review course that is not only good for understanding basics but also won’t bore me to death as enjoying the material is really important to me.

I already reviewed the first few chapters of Rogers. While he is engaging, I find that he glosses over things from the text book. Also I worry about how good his explanations will be for advanced topics. Sometimes I can feel my head spin and heart race listening to him but I also do love his style of teaching at the same time (contradiction I know!)

I went over to Yaeger meanwhile to check out the free trial. But am not able to make a comparative assessment for the same chapter as they don’t give full access, only selected preview. I am not at all averse to Yaeger’s teaching style. But over a period of 60 hours, I wonder if it would be effective. The great thing about Rogers is he repeats things verbally to you and makes you automatically memorize things. I get lazy in a classroom sitting and get too comfortable just writing down notes and not actively learning.

Please advice me on making a decision.

[j_accountant]

I started with the UNA lessons through Wiley. So far I did the chapter on accrual accounting and understood it well from accounting coach already. But when I hit the testbank questions which are all AICPA,it's like I've hit a wall. The explanations don't help someone new to accounting much and the lectures barely touch on the topic let alone explain throughly. The questions are not basic and definitely assume prior knowledge. I don't know whether to add Gleim to the mess at this point just to get the testbank and explanations. Does anyone think Gleim doesn't explain things well and that I should steer clear? I'm not even studying for the exam at this point, just the online test. Grrrh

[j_accountant]

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