[HeidiCPA]

Hello,
I am new and I haven’t purchase any review program yet. I been out of school for 4 years. I was set in Wiley CPA but after doing their trial I felt like the information was not complete. Now, I am not sure if the trial has all the information of the Full paid course or they withhold part of their course? Also I only got 4 questions assessments. which I think is not that much to test you in a particular subject. Can someone advice about the full review in compassion with the trial? I am the type of person that learns by having the concept explained and then working on the problems.
Which one do you think I should buy? What worked for you?
I am thinking about sitting for FAR in November so I need to make a decision fast!
Thank you!

[CPYAYYY]

Becker!!!!!!! and supplement with Ninja

[Recked]

Explanation followed by questions is pretty much the basics of all the review courses.
I would strongly suggest you attempt the free trials of all the review courses including Wiley, Becker, Roger, Gleim and Ninja.
Each one offers a free trial. You want to find the course that matches your learning style the best.
I found Roger to be a good fit for me, with the entertaining lectures. Many people have been complaining about Wiley's website and the recent outages they have been experiencing.
I'd suggest doing proper research on this forum before committing to any specific course as this is a large investment of money, as well as hours/time you will be committing to this process.
If you can match the course to the style that you learn and retain information, the whole process will be a lot more enjoyable and less stressful.
Best of luck.

[Anonymous]

I have felt like Wiley + Ninja has been a good combination for me. I have felt adequately prepared for the exams I have taken so far. Like Recked noted, Wiley's website and customer service have been absolutely infuriating this year. They have random outages, plus whenever they release a course update (which is quite often, seems like they will release a course update just to change or update one minor thing at a time), it wreaks havoc on your study plan. So, while Wiley's content is great, their software is really frustrating.

[Anonymous]

I used Becker, and did not supplement with anything.
That being said, I think everyone varies. Like @Recked noted, you should try all of them to figure out what works best for you. It is a huge time and financial commitment, so you don't want to be stuck with something you are unhappy with. Also, at least some of the review courses will email you discounts after you sign up for their free trial to try to entice you.
On a side note, I don't know that I would worry about feeling some “shortcomings” the first time through. So much of studying for the CPA exam is doing MC questions and figuring out why you missed it the first time.

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