How Ricardo Went from Failing for 12 years to Passing the CPA Exam in 12 Months

In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Ricardo was able to go from failing the CPA exam for 12 years, to passing them all in 12 months. He struggled for years to figure out how to pass the exams, but once he started implementing the SuperfastCPA strategies, he had a complete turnaround. You'll hear how switching to studying in the morning made a huge impact on his ability to be consistent and to learn the material. He also loved listening to the audio notes, and had multiple times where he listened to them on long drives from California to Arizona and back. Again, Ricardo completely turned around his studying once he started using SuperfastCPA, so pay close attention to the changes he made! FULL EPISODE PAGE: Episode Timestamps 0:00 Ricardo Interview 02:47 Had Been Trying to Pass the CPA Exams for Around 12 Years 05:24 Followed the Traditional Way of Studying at First 06:52 A Job Opportunity Pushed Him to Action 08:28 The MCQ Walkthrough Videos on YouTube 09:33 Gave SuperfastCPA A Try 10:40 Light Bulb Moments from SuperfastCPA 12:35 Studying in the Mornings Was a Big Game Changer 14:37 Doing Mini Sessions Throughout the Day 16:13 6 Hours of Listening to the Audio Notes 17:45 A Summary of Ricardo's CPA Exams 19:31 Took 8 to 10 Weeks to Study for Each Section 21:56 Around Two Weeks of Final Review 22:47 How Ricardo Tackled the Sims 23:56 Leaving the Sims to Study in the Final Review 25:23 Practiced the Mock Exams 26:33 Found that Doing the Practice Exams Near Test Day to be Beneficial 27:53 Test Day Experience 29:57 Kept A Notebook 30:39 Tackling Difficult Topics 33:09 Utilizing the SuperfastCPA MCQ Walkthrough Videos 35:29 The Biggest Benefit Ricardo Got from SuperfastCPA 37:38 "I Just Changed Everything You Recommended and It Worked" 38:23 Top Tips for People Still Struggling with 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 42:36 long.

This episode was published on Feb 12, 2026.

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