SuperfastCPA Reviews: How Wells Passed Her CPA Exams

In this SuperfastCPA review episode, you'll hear how Wells was putting in "120%" in the beginning, but it wasn't paying off, to then making a few small changes to her process that led to her going 4 for 4. Wells has a lot of great tips to share, including the importance of not putting your life on hold during the CPA exam process, as well as a profound idea about making your own flashcards. 00:00 - Introduction 01:56 - Free "CPA Study Hacks" Training 02:38 - Finding SuperfastCPA on a workout video 04:28 - From throwing her textbook to passing 04:51 - How Wells started the study process 05:56 - First exam result was big surprise 06:33 - Moving on to FAR 06:49 - Giving 120% but still failing 07:15 - "I'm doing everything everyone is telling me to do...?!" 07:46 - Masters program with integrated CPA study 08:31 - Is it intelligence or your process? 09:30 - Review course "progress checkers" aren't always accurate 10:36 - Biggest "aha moments" that turned things around 11:33 - Actually studying vs "going through the motions" 12:17 - Getting her first passing score 12:42 - "I'll never forget getting that first passing score..." 13:22 - Moving onto FAR 13:35 - Going 4 for 4 after changing study approach 14:08 - Taking and passing REG in less than a month 14:23 - BEC retake in 10 days 14:44 - Experience of masters students being on same exam timeline 17:08 - What did a day of studying look like before & after? 18:01 - How Wells got her evenings back so she could hang out with friends 18:31 - The power of making your own flashcards 18:53 - Detailed explanation of Well's study process 20:19 - Printing out the SFCPA review notes 21:04 - Why Wells used the SFCPA quizzes constantly 22:26 - "What finally clicked or made the difference in your study process?" 22:54 - A key reason going to questions first helps you learn so much faster 23:32 - "Think about what the words mean..." 25:02 - A CRITICAL point about making your own notes or flashcards 26:58 - Test-day strategy for SIMs 27:42 - "There are a lot of ways to fail the exams..." 28:11 - Timelines to aim for on exam day 28:57 - Flagging questions on test day 29:26 - Wells 10-day restudy process 30:55 - "Never miss a day" BUT still have time for fun 31:03 - Do something every day 32:00 - How Wells used the SuperfastCPA audio notes 32:36 - "It was giving yourself no excuse to fail..." 32:56 - The "hardcore" yet "take evenings off" approach 33:39 - Find your "outlet" through the study process 34:03 - "If I don't pass these, I'm going to regret throwing my life away" 34:14 - You don't have to put your life on hold to pass the CPA exams... 34:31 - Well's "beer-the-night-before-an-exam" tradition 35:36 - Deleting "time wasters" from your phone 36:30 - Why Wells deleted all social media during the study process 37:24 - "Going through the motions" vs getting "good" at the study process 38:43 - The "48-hour cram session" 40:40 - Wells unorthodox process of checking her scores 41:37 - How Wells celebrated her 4th passing score 42:44 - Reflecting on the highs & lows of Well's CPA journey 43:06 - What Wells did instead of full practice exams 43:35 - 2 failed scores had Wells re-thinking accounting in general 44:43 - "I felt stupid..." 45:07 - "The same person, same brain, gets completely different results by just changing their process" 45:41 - "The first question you should ask yourself..." 46:53 - Well's top tips for current candidates 48:36 - How Wells used the SFCPA for motivation 49:13 - The "800 meter" metaphor 49:51 - One of Wells's "Why's" was to be on the podcast #superfastcpa #cpaexam #cpastudy