[ChicagoJess]

NINJA framework vs Superfast CPA vs Roger? Hello all!
I am driving myself crazy – and need to hash this out and have someone look at my thought process & tell me if I am crazy or not. LOL

So I decided to buckle down & do a 3 month study plan. I am going to take & pass all 4 test’s in 3Q! (If you saw my old posts – I was going to do it in 2Q, but I was too busy at work – no way I could manage it. Right now is a ‘slower’ time so I am good to go.)

I have Roger CPA complete course, NINJA notes/audio/MCQ, and SuperFast CPA notes. I printed off Roger’s 3 month study planner – and am tackling FAR first. The study plan is 4 weeks of studying 3-4 hours per day.

Here is my question: which method of attack is best? What has worked for you?

Methods

(according to each program/framework – unless I am misunderstanding something)

Roger – the ‘old school’ videos & MCQ as you go: I would watch each section of videos, reviewing book & completing all MCQs for each section as I go. Allows for 2 days of review before test. (I happen to have 5 weeks, so I will have a whole week for review) I will use the NINJA as a supplement – though Roger will be the focus.

NINJA – ‘new school’ videos first, then hit MCQ: I will watch all the Roger videos first (about 13 days), then hit MCQ’s over & over (for about 22 days), all the while reading a certain number of note pages each day to get through them 6 times plus rewrite 2-3 times. Then a 1 week review.

SuperFast CPA – supposedly ‘wiser’: skip the videos, hit the (ninja) MCQ’s several hours a day and if there is a topic you are really struggling with watch that (roger) video. Read the notes whenever you have a minute (through their app).

With any of the methods – I will continue listening to the NINJA audio during my commute & while doing misc things at home (cooking dinner/dishes, laundry, dusting/vacuum, etc)

Does any of that make sense? What would you do? I feel like I paid for the videos – but the truth is I have a hard time paying attention for more than an hour. I am going to try to split up my 3 hours of studying each day to 1 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon, and 1 on the evening. I have a very short attention span – LOL. My mind cannot keep from wandering to other “super important” things 🙂

TIA!
~Jess

REG - (05/07/2016)
BEC - (05/21/2016)
AUD - 49
FAR - 50, retaking 04/02/16

[jeff]

This sounds a lot like my 20 day plan (written in 2011).

It's not a best practice, but it does work if you're in a crunch.

It was popular, so we turned it into an ad, so that's why it has the marketing stuff in it.

https://www.another71.com/how-to-pass-the-cpa-exam-in-20-days/

Stick with NINJA 🙂

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