There are so many people who are just throwing caution to the wind in here. Too many candidates are just cramming information without learning the concepts and mastering the material. It seems ludicrous.

Take your time. Actually learn what you are studying. Your career will thank you.

EDIT: Alot of feelings hurt, it seems. Good, use it as motivation.

Hi, I wanted to ask to those Filipinos who specifically graduated here in the Philippines and are working in the US. My questions are: What do you do prior to taking the exam (something about grade evaluations and etc.), How did you review for the US CPA exam? If you passed the exam and managed to get hired in the US, did you have to go back to college in the US to relearn their laws and accounting principles?

Sorry if the questions sound dumb, but I wanted to ask in advance so I could plan things out better in the future. Thank youuu :))

I had a dream last night I was locked in a room, tied to a chair, and my captors were playing the aforementioned jingle at max volume. What do you think this means?

I can’t imagine a reason for making the wait times longer lmao

I have been on and off studying. I’ve passed REG and failed FAR and AUD. Part of me wants to quit so badly

Took FAR today and I honestly felt like it was easier than I expected honestly. I wanna hear if anybody had a similar experience. MCQs i didn’t decently well i believe but sims were a little tricky kind of weird format but i would say did like 60-70%, couple of them i had no clue.

Like before would love to hear anybody story on if they had similar experience.

I feel like I’m the only one in this subreddit that has a pretty optimistic outlook about the AICPA and the testing process. I actually feel extremely thankful about the whole program. IT is obviously the highest leverage thing that we can do in our profession for our career moving forward, and I feel like the content being broken up actually makes it somewhat digestable. On top of that, I feel like it helps with feeling disoriented in all this stuff I learned in my undergrad.

Obviously I have some issues with like for instance the wait after taking an exam. Overall though, I feel like it has been a pretty encouraging and interesting experience studying for this and I feel blessed. Like it will be super nice once all of this pain is over.

it's about time.

it's been months and years, and the result is the same. always a fail. I am pretty sure I am not destined for this career field, and i think that's ok. AUD really has been holding me back and I literally just don't seem to remember/understand everything. I am finally admitting to myself that it's ok to give up.

wish everyone truly the best on the rest of their study journey though! :*)

I can't understand why invoice 3 is not chosen and 4 is.

My thought was $1,500 will be chosen as the accumulated amount (550+1500) belongs to the range of 751~3750 while the accumulated amount of invoices 550+1500+950, which is 3,000 does not belong to the range of 3750~6750. Same for the invoice 3000.

But the answer says otherwise and my logic is wrong after checking through chat GPT several times.

How can I approach this one?

Hi everyone!

My NASBA Experience Verification interview is coming up.

For anyone who has done it recently:

What questions were you asked?

Was it mostly about your work experience or were there technical accounting questions too?

Anything specific I should prepare?

Would really appreciate hearing about your experience. Thank you!

SE 1: 85
SE 2: 79

How am I looking

Hey everyone, looking for some real talk and advice from anyone who’s been in a similar spot.

Where I'm at right now:

ISC: Just wrapped up / waiting on score. Expiration set for July 2028.

AUD: Passed on my 3rd try! Expiration set for February 12, 2029.

REG: About halfway through, but I feel super weak on it. I desperately need to do a full review because I honestly can't remember half of what I studied.

FAR: Took it a year ago, failed, and immediately pivoted to ISC. Saving this beast for last.

Issue #1: Testing Environment Anxiety (New Tech / Prometric AI)

With all the discussion surrounding the CPA exam delivery updates and Prometric integrating AI monitoring/proctoring, I am getting severe exam anxiety.

I have a habit of quietly moving my lips/whispering when reading dense questions, or leaning back in my chair to stare at the ceiling while thinking.

Are these basic physical habits actually going to get me flagged for cheating under automated AI proctoring, or is human review still catching false positives? How paranoid do I need to be about moving my face or reading silently to myself?

Issue #2: Starting Full-Time Work + Leaving FAR for Last

I start working full-time in less than a week. Is leaving FAR for last while starting a full-time job a massive mistake?

Also, since AUD took me three tries to pass, I’m spiraling a bit.

My brain keeps telling me: "If you struggled that much on AUD, REG is going to crush you, and FAR is going to annihilate you." Is that logic flawed, or do the skill sets for AUD/REG/FAR not correlate like that?"

Would love any advice on balancing REG/FAR with a full-time workload, how to handle the mental block after multiple retakes, and whether I should be worried about the 2027 transition rules/AI proctoring. Thanks in advance!

When I logged into the NASBA portal, I was sent to a page with a new informed consent agreement. Were the sections about recording you taking the exam and then having AI analyze your movements always there? Is this why they're changing the score release dates?

Hi guys - last score release I got a 74 so immediately rescheduled my exam for Saturday the 5th. I have been averaging 100 MCQs a day and was trending around 80%. I did questions tonight, and I’m not sure if I was just making stupid mistake but I was trending around 60%. Has this happened to anyone and how did you not let it discourage you?

I usually don’t study the day before my exam, but with my performance tonight I’m thinking maybe I need to

Which ratios are the most important to know? I know that it’s probably best to know all but (at least for me) that isn’t realistic. For people that have passed, which ratios are the most essential?

Im assuming A/R & inv TO, days in inventory & receivable quick & current ratios, and time interest just because those were the ones that were tested in the ratio analysis module MCQs on Becker.

42 hours in studying FAR and I am still in F1 M3, why am I getting every question wrong😭 everytime I look at the lectures and take short notes I get confident thinking I understood the concept but am not able to apply when it comes to the mcqs💔 help!! what do I do.

Did anyone else take FAR today? If so what were your thoughts?

Just finished SE1 for AUD and somehow pulled an 80%, but the whole time I felt like I was failing. Genuinely thought I was lost on half the TBS and was second-guessing myself on like 60% of the MCQ. Sat there afterward just staring at the score like, "how."

Did anyone else feel the same, or was this time just pure luck? My exam is in 3 weeks; if anyone has any advice for me, it will be greatly appreciated!

Can anyone tell me what score to target in Miles FAR practice exam ? (Scored 67 in PE 1) Im planning to take exam on 9/29.

I just got out of FAR. It was hard ! I felt good about 85% of the mcqs and confident on 1–3 tbs. Has anyone completely guessed on a couple tbs and still passed? I felt rushed through most of the tbs. Idk how to feel please share your success stories.

I’m currently studying for REG and planned to take TCP next. I recently talked to some people though and they said that ISC is easier and the pass rates for TCP are inflated by the tax professionals taking the test. I’m in audit by profession but I thought by studying REG first it would give me a leg up on TCP. I’m really torn and while my main focus is obviously passing REG I want to try and squeeze in my discipline exam in January right before busy season. It’s a long shot but the first step in that is obviously choosing a discipline. Any and all advice welcome.

Anyone took today and thought the exam was brutal?