[Jillian]

I tried two years ago with Becker online class and wasn’t able to pass the exams. I want to try again but I’m not sure if I should invest in Becker again (being it’s so expensive). Can anyone give me some advice on which review courses they used and what worked for them. Thanks!!

[Givemesleep]

Use Roger as your main course and supplement with Ninja audio and notes. As you get closer do all Aicpa released questions. Study every day 7 days a week. Same times each day.

Reg 11/15/2011 - 80
Aud 02/28/2012 - 81
Bec 05/31/2012 - 78
Far 08/31/2012 - 83 Do you believe in Miracles, YES !!!

CPA License received 10/2012 !!
CFE License received 04/2013 !!
EA License received

Givemesleep

[Givemesleep]

Use Roger as your main course and supplement with Ninja audio and notes. As you get closer do all Aicpa released questions. Study every day 7 days a week. Same times each day.

Reg 11/15/2011 - 80
Aud 02/28/2012 - 81
Bec 05/31/2012 - 78
Far 08/31/2012 - 83 Do you believe in Miracles, YES !!!

CPA License received 10/2012 !!
CFE License received 04/2013 !!
EA License received

Givemesleep

[Sportiegrl13]

Definitely get Roger! His lectures are fun and enjoyable to watch. I improved my score by 24 POINTS (yeah, I did TERRIBLE the first time I took AUD) using him rather than the other study materials I was using. I am a very visual person, so with Roger's memory aids the material really hits home and STICKS! I actually understand the material this time around!!! ROGER all the way!

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy." - Norman Vincent Peale

Starting the CPA journey, again after taking a couple year hiatus!
AUD - 68, retake 7/23/13!
FAR - Early October
REG -
BEC -

[Sportiegrl13]

Definitely get Roger! His lectures are fun and enjoyable to watch. I improved my score by 24 POINTS (yeah, I did TERRIBLE the first time I took AUD) using him rather than the other study materials I was using. I am a very visual person, so with Roger's memory aids the material really hits home and STICKS! I actually understand the material this time around!!! ROGER all the way!

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy." - Norman Vincent Peale

Starting the CPA journey, again after taking a couple year hiatus!
AUD - 68, retake 7/23/13!
FAR - Early October
REG -
BEC -

[Jillian]

Thanks so much for your responses!!

[Jillian]

Thanks so much for your responses!!

[Sportiegrl13]

You can YouTube some of his lectures to get a feel for his teaching style. He talks fast, so it took me a little bit to get use to that. So, I tend to push stop and play A LOT, so I can take notes. His website also has several video clips as well, maybe start there! I don't think you would be disappointed. Plus, he has a discount if you prove you tried another course. You have to email a copy of the receipt and then they will associate your email address to your future Roger account and put the “fresh start” discount towards your order.

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy." - Norman Vincent Peale

Starting the CPA journey, again after taking a couple year hiatus!
AUD - 68, retake 7/23/13!
FAR - Early October
REG -
BEC -

[Sportiegrl13]

You can YouTube some of his lectures to get a feel for his teaching style. He talks fast, so it took me a little bit to get use to that. So, I tend to push stop and play A LOT, so I can take notes. His website also has several video clips as well, maybe start there! I don't think you would be disappointed. Plus, he has a discount if you prove you tried another course. You have to email a copy of the receipt and then they will associate your email address to your future Roger account and put the “fresh start” discount towards your order.

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy." - Norman Vincent Peale

Starting the CPA journey, again after taking a couple year hiatus!
AUD - 68, retake 7/23/13!
FAR - Early October
REG -
BEC -

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[Kenada]

I would say Roger too. I started with Becker and felt lost. I then tried Rogers and feel like the material makes so much Sense. I passed BEC with him on the first try.. AUD I improved my scores with him but I have to say AUD is my nemesis LOL. I do well in MCq's and the SIM just kill me. Looks like me and many others have this SIM phobia issue.

I would agree with Sportgirl – go on your tube. Watch a sample of his Video and decided if you like his teaching style. He does have promo on this review courses.

Infact he does have a discount for anyone that used another review course and is now switching to his. All you need is proof of purchase of the previous review course. Also you don't have to buy all four parts (its cheaper if you did) but you don't have too.

Hope this helps..

FAR 05/27/14; 786/110 - Done !

[Kenada]

I would say Roger too. I started with Becker and felt lost. I then tried Rogers and feel like the material makes so much Sense. I passed BEC with him on the first try.. AUD I improved my scores with him but I have to say AUD is my nemesis LOL. I do well in MCq's and the SIM just kill me. Looks like me and many others have this SIM phobia issue.

I would agree with Sportgirl – go on your tube. Watch a sample of his Video and decided if you like his teaching style. He does have promo on this review courses.

Infact he does have a discount for anyone that used another review course and is now switching to his. All you need is proof of purchase of the previous review course. Also you don't have to buy all four parts (its cheaper if you did) but you don't have too.

Hope this helps..

FAR 05/27/14; 786/110 - Done !

[Sportiegrl13]

I would suggest not buying all 4 parts… I have done that in the past and ended up not using a couple of them because I didn't like the study method they used. This time around I just purchased AUD, trying to pass it before moving onto the next section. I am certain I will buy Roger again for REG (the next test I plan on studying for).

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy." - Norman Vincent Peale

Starting the CPA journey, again after taking a couple year hiatus!
AUD - 68, retake 7/23/13!
FAR - Early October
REG -
BEC -

[Sportiegrl13]

I would suggest not buying all 4 parts… I have done that in the past and ended up not using a couple of them because I didn't like the study method they used. This time around I just purchased AUD, trying to pass it before moving onto the next section. I am certain I will buy Roger again for REG (the next test I plan on studying for).

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy." - Norman Vincent Peale

Starting the CPA journey, again after taking a couple year hiatus!
AUD - 68, retake 7/23/13!
FAR - Early October
REG -
BEC -

[Anonymous]

“Best” really depends on how you learn and what criteria you're using to measure the curriculum. For me, being inexpensive was a must and basically my first criteria, since I didn't have the cash flow for anything else. So, I got Wiley books. For my study style, video lectures are hard to pay attention to, but books are a good study source, and repetition in practice questions is great…so Wiley books fit this, and I added Wiley test bank (which kinda messed up the “cheap” goal, since it's way more than the books, but it was very necessary!). I discovered Ninja Audio when I was looking up the WTB, and bought the Ten Point Combo. I love the audio, which was a real surprise to me, since I've never before studied with audio recordings. So, for me, Wiley books + Ten Point Combo is the best solution. If I had one of these lecture series (Roger, Yeager, etc), I'd probably never finish half of the DVDs, just because it's not my study style…or I'd play through all of them, but be so distracted while listening that I didn't retain anything.

So, if you're looking for the best material, my advice would be to sit back and try to think how you learn best. If you decided you want to get certified to be a HAM radio operator, I'm guessing that right now, you'd have no clue about any of it. So how would you try to learn? Would you find a HAM operator and sit down with him to learn? Would you see if you could find a class? Would you Google information to read? Or would you drill the 350-or-so question pool until you knew them by heart? Figure out how you learn best, and then look for a curriculum that suits that. The majority of CPA exam students opt for lectures, but I suspect even within that, there's a lot of room for differences in learning style. Like, do you need a speaker to tell jokes to keep your interested? To repeat things using the same words, or to tell things in different ways? Etc. If you don't know how you learn best, then as crazy as this sounds, I'd suggested taking a break before the CPA exam and studying for something else so that you can figure out how, without a teacher, on your own, you learn best. Like…study for the HAM exam. It's just $10, but would give you an idea what materials you like to use for learning. I'd rather take a $10 exam for a test, than buy a curriculum and find out it doesn't work for me. 😐 And hey, who knows, you might someday come across a HAM radio and get to actually test out your certification. 😉 (My boyfriend actually wanted to be HAM certified to use special remote control vehicles, so that's why I know about this random test lol.)

I believe wholeheartedly that the material I have is the best study material for me. But, I also know that for others, it'd be the worst possible study material! And I have to admit that I'm stepping outside my study-comfort-zone and taking advantage of the free week for the NINJA Blitz videos…FAR is just about 170 minutes, so I'm trying hard to stay focused that long. I think short videos like this will be helpful for my studies…but it's definitely reinforced that if I had solely a video curriculum, I'd never focus long enough! lol. My point is don't close off to all other methods once you determine your best; just your best for your main material, but stay open to others. (Especially when they're temporarily free! 😉 )

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