Is there one CPA study guide to rule them all?

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  • #1944028
    Mbg11
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    Not sure if anyone can help or not, but I was wondering if anyone knows if there is any 1 study guide that is better than the rest?

    I scheduled my first exam, FAR, for Dec. 10. So far this week i’ve been messing around with different programs to see which one I like the best.

    1.) Becker is ok, sugar bear is definately a lot more entertaining than the other guy (i have a 50% off coupon though work).
    2.) Roger is captivating, but after a day of tax returns I’m not sure I’ll want to listen to his upbeatness.
    3.) I started working with sturgent tonight which seems interesting, and the pass rate of 90% is kinda appealing.
    4.) I used gleim for the EA and if the Gleim CPA study guide is anything like the EA I’d rather not fall asleep 5 minutes in.
    5.) I have yet to look at Wiley yet.

    As a side note, Obviously I plan on buying ninja as well in a few weeks as a supplement.

    This is kinda a big step in my life so I’m trying to make the best decision I can with the limited amount of experience that I have so any input that anyone else can offer, I’m all ears! Thanks for your time.

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  • #1944034
    Skynet
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    There is one but it was written by a Dark Lod CPA. However, the CPA only corrupts and unduly influence the CPA candidate. The CPA review have corrupted and destroyed many CPA candidates. Only by tossing the Book into Mount Doom can the book be destroyed.

    #1944052
    turo9992000
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    During my CPA exams I used Becker, Roger, Wiley, Gleim and Ninja. Below are my thoughts

    Becker, video lectures are ok. Consists of reading the book along with the instructors and they tell you what to highlight and what to fill in. I suppose those are the things you should focus on during your review. Their MCQs are probably the best, because if you are stuck while taking a quiz you could click a button and the software will open a window with the relevant text. The thing I didn't like about Becker is that it is not too simple to create custom quizzes. The lectures are also taught in a different order than the AICPA's order. Their study plan is the best out of all them, it's easy to customize, modify and the calendar keeps you on track.

    Roger – Roger is fun to listen to in youtube videos and I guess some people learn well from him, but I could not focus. He spoke a bit too fast and I couldn't really follow. MCQs are good. I bought Roger audio, and the audio is just the final cram course in audio form. It's hard to follow along because Roger uses the board a lot and sometimes refers to things he writes and we can't see it.

    Wiley – The video lectures are cool because they teach the material in little bite size chunks and they tell you how you'll see the material during the exam. They'll show you how to work the questions and everything is taught with the CPA exam in mind. Their test bank is very good as well. Wiley fails terribly in their UI though. the site constantly restarted my study plan and when I logged in, many times it would start me off in a practice quiz. If I quit the quiz it would affect my cumulative scores. I would finish a section one day, then the next day it would say that I didn't do that section and that it was still due. Also I bought a 1 year license in October 2017 and I got discouraged for a bit and didn't log in for a couple months, when I logged back in in January I found out my account had been canceled. I had to contact them to reinstate my account.

    Gleim – I only bought the test bank for FAR. The test bank questions were very difficult and after doing about 150 of them, I quit using Gleim. It was too discouraging for me to get every question wrong. Gleim will not let you reset your test bank yourself, you have to contact them to reset the questions. I don't remember exactly, but I think they only allow you to take a couple practice tests.

    Ninja – I used Ninja MQS and Ninja Audio. For me Ninja MCQs were the easiest to navigate through and to study exactly what I needed. The questions were easy to resent and the stats are cool to look at. I don't know if Ninja Audio worked, but I listened to all of them at least 2 per section. I tried reading the Ninja Books, but it was too boring, I tried rewriting the ninja notes, but that was also too boring.

    In the end, I suggest you try the free trials that they all have and buy the one that you think fits your learning style the best.

    #1944058
    Mbg11
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    Well Skynet, where is it then?

    Since you passed all of them your first try. you must have it!

    Thanks for getting the LOTR reference haha! Good luck scoring with Gullum though, I mean megan fox…

    #1944064
    Mbg11
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    Thanks for your input Turo. I'll have to keep that in mind. That sure is an expensive route to go though! Buy all 4 study guides that is!

    #1944115
    turo9992000
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    I know, it took me a while to realize that it wasn't the software that was going to get me to pass it was me sitting down and focusing.

    #1944733
    Skynet
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    @Mbg11 – Last i heard who has this one CPA review book was by the name of a CPA candidate who goes by the name Frodo.
    He lives near a city called the Shire near a Prometric testing center.

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