AARON on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
45-51% chance each time you sit for a section.Somewhere between 1-30% for all four parts on their first try.
View Articletinkeltinkel on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
I think its comical when people compare the CPA exam to the Bar exam, medical exams, etc. So many people take the cpa exam just to take it... never even pass one part, but they still go on to have...
View Articlebbrowning911 on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
TinkelTinkel. Bravo senor, excellent points all around, really swell job. Except the part about people going on to have extremely successful careers without passing the CPA exam (that really doesn't...
View ArticleNJTProadwarrior on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Really? I find it equally comical that "so many" people would pay our buddy Jon Corzine a boatload of money just to say that and pay the additional college costs for the 'privelage and prestige' of...
View ArticleCPAWannaBe on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
NJTProadwarrior,I nearly tinkled on myself when I read that. Or is is "tinkeled"?
View ArticleCPA4AL on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Thank you bbrowning911 for your fabulous response! Well cited!
View ArticleTheREAL_CPA_test on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Ok. Looks like some of you have no clue what you are talking about. One response of, "...~50%" and another of over 30%. Granted, with the new testing process the numbers are up, devalueing those of us...
View ArticleAllyson on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Wow. This thread is about to get ugly.I think I smell troll.
View Articleherbert7890 on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@ TheREAL_CPA_test - Do you realize the breadth of content is probably 40-50% more per part than in the "paper exam"? That alone makes it equal to the paper exam. Nothing else to say here.
View ArticleAllyson on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
When troll took the paper exam, there was no BEC either.
View Articlebammers2 on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@the'REAL'_CPA_test, I would have preferred taking the paper exam over 2 days than doing the CBT version, so take AND pass the computerized exam, THEN you can brag. How do ya like that one?Comparing...
View ArticleTheREAL_CPA_test on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
I just prefer to see the standard maintained rather than diluted. Shame on the AICPA for this. No doubt the change was driven to drive up revenue. More members means more revenue. Simplify the process...
View ArticleHerbieherb on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
The old paper and pencil had Blaw and Pr was one whole part! So EZ!!
View Articlewantmylifeback on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@ TheREAL_CPA_test:I think your generalized statements about the current exam shows your ignorance. I work with many CPAs who have passed "the paper and pencil" exam, and they lack many skills needed...
View ArticleJeff - another71.com on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEe7JqBgvg
View Article75orbust on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
REAL CPA EXAM- Brad Paisley wrote a song for guys like you....so much cooler online(sarcastic).I would like to see you go through the application, scheduling, testing, and results process for these...
View ArticleTheREAL_CPA_test on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
WantMyLifeBack, you are absolutely correct. I've encountered many CPA's who were horrible accountants. Whether they passed the old exam or new is not an indication of their true...
View ArticleJeff - another71.com on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
So...your beef is what exactly?
View ArticleIwannaBaCPA on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
William Parrott, Ph.D. says the passing rates are about 20% in this article: http://www.ascpa.org/Content/38248.aspxHe also discusses the the differences between the new exam format and the old 'paper...
View ArticleTheREAL_CPA_test on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
My point is this....I sat for the exam when it was required to test all 4 sections. I passed on the first sitting. The core amount of material has not changed. The key principals have not changed. We...
View Articlewantmylifeback on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Well, if the scoring was graded on the paper/pencil exam like it is now (I presume it was, I don't know), then they only passed a certain percentage of testers. That means you could have a lower exam...
View ArticleJeff - another71.com on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Exam candidates must now know MORE than you did when you had to study. That's a fact.SOX, IT, IFRS just to name a few.You also didn't have to jack with adaptive testing.There is no beef.
View Article75orbust on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Wow, sounds like someone got picked on in high school! I think your Mom needed to tell you that you are winner, or perhaps give you a lesson in modesty. Then you wouldn't be on here with the sole...
View Articlewantmylifeback on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
And if you want to use another analogy - maybe the old exam was a marathon, but the current exam is like four sprints.
View ArticleJeff - another71.com on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
From my free "50 things" book: 38. How does the difficulty of the current exam format compare to the “old days” when it was paper and pencil? Looking for some ammo to refute that snobby boss or rude...
View Articlebammers2 on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@TheREAL, it's bammers2, not bammers3. That is all.
View Articlekevin_bacon on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@TheREAL_CPA_testcool story bro. but seriously, if you were really THAT good at what you do, you would be so busy with work that you wouldn't have this much time to post on an internet chat room that...
View Articlezooyuka on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
TheREAL_CPA_test -- If you have so much going for you, why are you wasting your time posting here?
View ArticleMegan on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Im an auditor, is 30K or 200K even material? ;)
View ArticleLSU_BR on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Since passing the exam in December 2010, I have not posted here although I drop by from time to time to check on Allyson (aka CPAWannaBe). I CANNOT understand why anyone fortunate enough to have this...
View ArticleJamaicaBro on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Well I passed all papers on my first attempt individually and I am not going to tell anyone that this is an easy process. In fact people who express to me that they want to do the exam, I warn to not...
View ArticleThefacta on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Hahaha, there is no way "The Real CPA Exam" is actually a CPA. It is almost amusing how horrible his points are and how ignorant he is. In order to take it back in the day took a few days of...
View Articlebrla on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Excuse me TheREAL_CPA_test, you cannot comment about the difficulty of the old v. new formats unless you took the exam under both formats. If you passed under the old format I really doubt you took it...
View ArticleRustyGator on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
I've passed the Bar Exam already and am now taking the CPA...let me tell you, the CPA is HARD!Overall, I think the CPA Exam is more of a challenge. While the material for the Bar is harder, the volume...
View ArticleCalCPASoon on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Thanks for the insight @brla and @RustyGator!
View Articlekandisjoy on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@ TheREAL_CPA_test - nice job trolling. Seriously, I don't think I could have played arrogant, ignorant and ridiculous better if I tried! Thank you for the show. :-)My boss is a CPA/Controller and he...
View Articleherbert7890 on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
I'm now a licensed CPA (Passed all on first try) and would never treat CPA candidates with disrespect, no matter how many times the exam format changes or how they struggle on a particular sections....
View Articlecarolina_blues on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Repost: I placed this in another thread and felt it belonged over here as well.If the test were soooo much easier these days then I wonder why the head of the accounting department at my university(and...
View ArticleRockyB on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Success is not measured by where you begin..........but by where you end that matters.True when you run a marathon to the finish, as well as when you take the exam. What you do with those credentials...
View ArticleYoungbizman on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
Hate to bump an old thread but just thought I'd add a couple of points for anyone who seeks this out as it is the first result when googling first time cpa exam pass rate. My Mother passed the old CPA...
View Articleyankeeaccountant on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@Youngbizman, I remember reading this post way back. I thought your comments were interesting. Thanks for sharing your Mom's perspective.And congrats on REG and being done. Yahooooo!
View ArticleGivemesleep on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@the real CPA-test: It's all hard past and present. Comparing the old test with the new one is like comparing the notary to the bar exam. Go sort some checks.., I know what you old timers do, delegate...
View ArticleMinimorty on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
@giveme - that dude hasn't logged in in over 9 months. He probably isn't going to get your message. Lol.
View ArticleRedRage00 on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
I know this is an old thread, but wanted to add my 2 cents.My CFO passed the CPA exam back in the paper and pencil days, and I think he was more excited than me when I passed recently LOL! He is one of...
View Articlewealthmanager3 on "CPA Exam First time pass rate"
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