In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Dylan was able to finish the CPA exams by studying the questions first, studying in the morning, and staying disciplined. Dylan also joined the SuperfastCPA coaching program to help him get through these difficult exams.Dylan learned early on in his CPA process that even after finishing his Bachelor's degree and his MBA, he didn't know how to study for the CPA exam. It was a completely different beast. But with the right changes to his strategies and perseverance, he finally passed his final exam, AUD. If you are realizing you don't know how to study, this episode is for you!FULL EPISODE PAGE: https://www.superfastcpa.com/how-dylan-conquered-audit-and-passed-the-cpa-exam/Episode Timestamps00:00 Dylan Interview04:31 Why Dylan Wanted to Pursue His CPA06:13 Had an MBA But Realized He Didn't Know How to Study08:06 Intially Followed Becker to a T09:24 Failing FAR is Why Dylan Got SuperfastCPA11:52 Grateful That He Had the Coaching Program Guide Him13:08 Why Dylan Decided to Get in the Coaching Program14:16 Had a Very Hard Time Getting The Exams Done During the CPA Exam Changes in 202415:36 The Validation and Direction That Dylan Got from the Coaching Program17:48 Started Learning Immediately How the Questions First Approach Works20:34 Understood Better Listening to the Audio Notes with the Physical Review Notes21:56 Convinced That the 48 Hour Cram Session Got Him Over the Hump23:50 The Constant Practice with Questions Helped with Test Taking24:55 Dylan's Daily Study Process26:41 Had to Restructure His Studying to the Evenings for His Newborn28:31 Making Your Phone into a Study Tool30:57 The Discipline and Mindset is What Keeps Studying at Night Bearable32:29 The Five Second Rule of Getting Back in Focus33:38 Dylan's Exam Day Experience and Tips35:33 The Practice with Learning for MCQs Pays Off When Taking the Exams37:23 Sims Learning Process39:51 Learning Concepts from the Sims40:56 Had a Hard Time with AUD43:40 Used AI to Help with Studying46:50 So Glad That He Could Focus His Time on Family Now That He's Done47:33 Just Got Back into Working Out Now That He's Finally Done48:42 Found SuperfastCPA to be Invaluable Throughout His CPA Journey50:39 Top Tips for People Still Going Through the CPA ExamsLearn the SuperfastCPA Study Approach, FreeYou'll hear me mention the SuperfastCPA study process multiple times in this episode.What we teach our customers is how to have a 2-hour main session each day where you can get more done than someone studying 4-5 hours the "normal way".We cover this in our free "study trainings", which are 1-hour webinars where you'll learn exactly what to do when you sit down to study so that you can 1) move through new material faster, 2) understand and retain it better, and 3) spend less time in front of your review course WHILE getting better results.Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnowOR, just text PASSNOW to 44222 and we'll text you back a link to the training.This is one hour that will literally save you months of time and frustration from trying to figure this stuff out on your own, so register for a session today!Register for a free session here: https://www.superfastcpa.com/passnow

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