How Sam Passed the CPA Exam at 64 Years Old

In this episode of the CPA Exam Experience Podcast, you'll hear how Sam was able to persevere through years of taking the CPA exam and finally pass at 64 years old. There were a lot of setbacks throughout his journey, either from the busyness of work, or even from a form failing to be sent over email. Through it all, Sam kept going. You'll hear how much of a difference being a part of the SuperfastCPA forum made in his journey. There were times where he wanted to give up, but seeing other people struggling with the exams and encouraging him helped him to keep going. Sam has a lot of great tips so make sure you listen to the whole episode! FULL EPISODE PAGE: Episode Timestamps 0:00 Sam Interview 02:52 Sam's CPA Journey Started Way Back 2006 04:52 The Chartered Accountancy Program in India 06:13 Wasn't Able to Find the Time to Study Back Then 07:21 Failed AUD Multiple Times 09:12 Kept Failing Studying the Traditional Way 10:28 Switched Jobs and Decided to Pursue the CPA Again 11:53 Finding SuperfastCPA 13:03 Passing AUD After Years 14:33 Taking REG Next 15:45 Didn't Feel Defeated 17:38 Rescheduled and Passed in 2 Weeks 18:37 BEC Was the Easiest Even with Failing Multiple Times 20:14 Switched to FAR and Passed First Try 22:02 Failed BAR Four Times 23:50 Switching from BAR to ISC and Passing the 2nd Try 25:10 His Credits Were about to Expire 26:56 Ran Into A Bit of Trouble Getting Licensed 27:39 How Sam Studied Throughout the Day 29:49 Constant Repeat Practice is Key 31:01 The Audio Notes Helped a Lot Studying for AUD 32:51 Practiced By Writing Down the Steps for a Solution 34:07 Didn't Make Flashcards But Used a Spreadsheet Instead 36:00 SIMs Study Process 37:24 Studied More on Retakes 39:02 Mock Exams 40:29 Kept a Spreadsheet to Keep Track of SIMs 42:18 Practice Sims so You Don't Run Out of Time 43:35 Get Through the MCQs As Fast As You Can to Save Time for Sims 45:38 Never Leave a Question Unanswered 47:46 Find Ways to Understand Difficult Topics 49:14 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 54:06 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

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