How Katie Dialed In and Passed the CPA Exams

In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Katie was able to pass the CPA exams by locking in her studying each morning, making a plan, and sticking to it. Katie decided to join the SuperfastCPA coaching program from the start to make sure she did it right. And as you'll see, once she got things figured out, she crushed the exams. Katie was able to come back after failing BEC the first time with a 73 and pass each exam without failing again. You'll hear her talk about how much of a difference studying in the morning made, as well as how important it was to study the questions first and to make flashcards. Katie discovered flashcards to be a huge difference maker for her. Katie was consistent and on top of the whole process, so follow her example and you'll excel just like her! FULL EPISODE PAGE: Episode Timestamps 00:00 Katie Interview 03:04 How Katie Got Into Accounting 04:30 Studying in the Beginning with Becker 05:49 The Biggest Flaw for Most Review Courses 07:01 Finding SuperfastCPA 08:15 Why Katie Chose the Coaching Program 09:29 The Thing That Made a Difference 11:36 Getting into the Rhythm 12:21 Learning with the Use of AI 13:42 Morning Study Sessions 14:40 Planning Ahead to Make the Most Out of Your Day 16:42 Sticking to Your Plan Boosts Your Confidence on Test Day 17:40 Katie's Daily Routine 19:28 You Need to Be Committed to This Process 20:09 Mini Sessions and the Importance of the Morning Study Session 22:05 The Final Review Week 24:29 Thoughts About the Sims 25:31 Took BEC First Because It Was About to Go Away 27:36 Time Management Led to Failing Her First Exam 29:47 How Katie Used the Flashcards 33:01 Katie's Timeline with the Coaching Program 35:50 How Katie Stayed Motivated and Committed to Passing 38:09 Felt Like She Didn't Have to Sacrifice or Miss Out a Lot 39:58 Why the Coaching Program Made a Difference 44:07 Learning Through the Questions First Method 48:00 Top Tips for People Still Going Through the CPA Exams Learn the SuperfastCPA Study Approach, Free You'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: OR, 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:

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This episode was published on Aug 28, 2025.

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