CPA
If you're here because you asked "how did Jake pass the CPA exams?" — this is the right place. Notes on each section, the overall approach, and what the process taught me.
The order I took them
Regulation → Financial Accounting and Reporting → Business Environment and Concepts → Auditing and Attestation
Start here
- The Master Timeline
Applying through Alaska, getting my NTS, and scheduling my first exam while still in college.
- REG — Regulation
The first section I sat for.
- FAR — Financial Accounting and Reporting
The second section I sat for.
- BEC — Business Environment and Concepts
The third section I sat for.
- AUD — Auditing and Attestation
The fourth section I sat for.
- CPA Stories
How other CPAs passed the exams, in their own words.
Study notes
- How to Retain What You Study
My notes on Anas Nuur Ali’s three-step method for memorizing fast for exams: accumulation, conceptual understanding, and active recall.
- My Study Music
The instrumental Spotify playlists and YouTube mixes I listen to while studying and working.
- YouTubers That Influence Me
The school and study YouTubers I turn to for study motivation and better study techniques.