Most accountants who study for the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) exam use a CPA review course to help prepare. A good review course reduces study time as well as maximize the probability of passing the CPA exam. Below are some of the factors to be considered when selecting a CPA exam review course.

1) Course Materials

Despite all courses covering similar accounting theories, every teacher describes things in their own way. Great review courses have engaging lecturers that are capable of explaining in a simple way. Instead, they will make efficient use of time to deal with the harder concepts. A further way to examine the quality of a review course is by visiting CPA exam preparation message boards as well as review sites to see what people are saying about the standard of other courses.

Additionally, the lectures can be obtained from a variety of media, such as recorded webcasts, CDs, DVDs, or USB. If course material access is restricted, it limits how you can benefit. It is therefore worth considering how the course material is delivered before deciding which course to buy.

Important simulation software may become unusable when access terminates and this can hamper your chances to pass the exam. Some courses allow access for a certain duration before terminating access. Access expiry is usually only relevant when you access online materials, but the material maybe become obsolete as subjects may alter. 2) Practice Questions

When it comes to practice questions, a few CPA review courses take a complete overview by making the student do every question that has any chance of showing up on the CPA exam. This approach is time consuming, but makes sure all areas are covered. Most students run out of either time or patience, or both, and never get around to finishing many of the practice questions, meaning they are not fully prepared for the exam.

On the other hand, there are courses which do not provide sufficient practice questions to sufficiently prepare the student for the exam. It is far from ideal.

It is possible to limit options through careful analysis of previous papers and to focus on questions appearing more frequently. 3) Student Support

Many CPA review courses provide different levels of customer support. If ask questions and prefer to talk to teachers over the phone, then be sure to choose a review course which offers that service. Other review courses rely on interactive support and offer forums or simple message boards where students chat with each other and the tutors. Obviously, you should check whichever course you buy offers the right type of support to suit your needs.

Price is something else to consider as it varies between courses. However, price is only an issue if you fail the exam. As the average pass rate for the CPA exam is only 47.49-49.10% (pass rate for Uniform CPA Examination in 200 , failing one or more sections is not uncommon. You definitely don't want to re-sit sections of the exam simply because you decided to save some cash through buying the cheapest course available.


To read one of the few genuine Yaeger CPA Review Reviews, and to find out more about David Bryant and his experiences with CPA examination preparation please visit his CPA exam blog.

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