国外美国CPA考试成功经验分享.docx

国外美国CPA考试成功经验分享

国外美国CPA考试成功经验分享 It‘sbeenalittleoverayearsinceIcompletedthedifficultjourneythatistheCPAexam.Onceyoufinishtheexam，it’seasytoforgettheperiodicgut-wrenchingstressasyouarestrugglingtogetthroughyourmaterialandexamtimeapproaches. Youtendtoconcentrateonthehighs-gettingthepassingscores，cheeringonyourfriends，andmasteringthosetrickytopicsthatseemtoperpetuallyeludeyouinyourpracticeexams. Forme，passingtheexamwasallaboutmotivation.IfIstudiedallofmymaterial，Ipassed.IfIdidn‘t，Iwouldgetthoseoh-so-painful73and74scores. IfiguredoutquicklythatifIdidn‘tmanagemystudyingtimeandhadtoskimthelast2chaptersofmystudyguide，Iwasn’tgoingtopass.FortunatelyIfiguredthisoutquickly. IfailedFARonce(didn‘thavetimetostudyGovernmental/Not-for-profit)andREGonce(studiedabout?thematerialduetolackoftime，andwentintotheexamknowingIwouldn’tpass)。 Myexamjourneywasalongone.IsatforBECin2006andpassed，then“gotbusy”anddidn‘ttaketherestofmysections.Itwasn’tuntil2010thatIhadthemoney，timeandmotivationtotaketheexamagain.IsatforFARinJanuary2010(seeabove)anddidn‘tpass. IwasplanningtotakeAUDinlateMay，andinthelastweekofAprilIloggedontothePrometricsiteonlytodiscoverwithhorrorthatIonlyhadoneweekleftonmyNTS.ItwasMonday，andtheclosesttestingcenterwithanopeningwas3hoursaway. Insteadofgivingup，IdecidedtogodownfightingandIdecidedtomemorizeandinventacronymsforeverythingintheAUDbookIcouldcomeupwith.Itooka“gulpandvomit”approachandwentforrotememorizationoftheaudit/review/compstandards，standardauditreport，typesofevidence，etc. Ilistenedtosomeoutdated，2006audioseverytimeIsatinmycar(onlytheonesthatstillapplied，ofcourse!)。Onmywaytotheexamcenter，Ilistenedtothestandardauditreportandvariationsoverandoveragain.Iwalkedoutoftheexamfeelingthatitwasdisturbinglyeasy，andcriedthinkingI‘dhadalleasyquestions. Iscoreda92. ThatwasthebeginningofmytrailtotheCPA.SinceservedmesowellforAUD，IboughtalltheguidesforeachsectionasIpreparedtotakethem.Ialsoutilizedt