Hey there! I'm Jake.

My Message to you:

My goal is to provide CPA candidates a simple and minimal guideline to registering, studying, and taking the CPA Exam. If you are ever overwhelmed just read this: Everybody feels overwhelmed with these exams and you will never feel 100% ready.  Also, if you are using every learning resource Becker has to offer and you are staying on your study schedule, you should be fine. Don’t get lost in the weeds.  Go slow, be consistent everyday, but work hard because you don’t want to study this stuff twice. 🙂

I recommend starting in the first section below and seeing how I passed each exam.  Enjoy!

About me:

I took the CPA Exams between my fourth and fifth year of college at UW-Whitewater.  It was no easy task, but by researching effective studying techniques and being mentored by a few people along the way, the 8 months of studying and test taking was done before I knew it.  And now I’m here to try and help you do the same.

My CPA Success Story

Regulation

Regulation: My first exam. How I passed Regulation in 6 weeks: This was the scariest and most exciting of the four exams since it was my first exam...

Financial

Financial: My second exam.  How I passed FAR in 7 weeks: The Financial (FAR) portion of the CPA exam was the most difficult of the four exams due to...

Business

Business: My third exam. How I passed BEC in 6 weeks: DISCLAIMER: Before you read this, realize that you and I are not the same person.  You may...

Audit

Audit: My final exam.  Why it took me 4 months to pass Audit: I started studying for audit on September 16th, 2019.  This was during the...

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