How Katie Passed the CPA Exam Without Sacrificing Her Evenings

In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Katie was able to go from failing the exam multiple times 12 years before, to passing each exam first try. All it took were some key shifts in her strategy and how she studied. You'll hear how much of a difference studying in the morning made, as well as how helpful the SuperfastCPA mini quizzes and audio notes were. The best part was that Katie was still able to have her evenings! She was still able to spend time with friends, with family, and be active in her church. Katie didn't have to sacrifice her evenings, and neither do you. Listen to the full episode to see how she did it! FULL EPISODE PAGE: Episode Timestamps 00:00 Katie Interview 03:09 Katie's CPA Journey Started 12 Years Ago 04:24 Had a Goal to Get Her CPA Before She Turned 40 05:51 SuperfastCPA Was the Game Changer 06:30 Finding SuperfastCPA on Google 07:45 Why Katie Decided to Get SuperfastCPA 08:39 Getting SuperfastCPA Because of the Success Stories and Podcasts 09:58 Changes from Studying Before 12:12 Studying in the Mornings Is a Big Game Changer 13:19 Mini Sessions Throughout the Day 14:44 Used a Notebook to Review 16:45 Using UWorld's Built-In Flashcards 18:34 Used Excel for Difficult Topics 19:57 Planting the Seeds in the Morning and Throughout the Day 22:13 Practicing Multiple Choice Questions Helped with the Test Taking Process 23:11 Studied Six Weeks or Less for Each Section 25:50 Test Day Experience Compared to 12 Years Ago 28:06 Working in Local Government Helped with Government Accounting 29:28 Only Took a Break from Studying In Between Sections 30:49 The Best Christmas Present 32:20 You Have to be Disciplined and Not Distracted 34:59 Katie Didn't Have to Sacrifice a Lot 36:41 Why Katie Decided to Pursue Her CPA 38:33 Celebrating Each Milestone with a Family Dinner 39:26 Getting Licensed in Arkansas 41:31 Katie's Test Day Experience and Rituals 45:01 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 is 47:52 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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