For the CPA exam - what's the recommended order of which parts to take first? Thanks.

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Ditto to everyone above. I did hardest to easiest (FAR, REG, AUD, BEC). Once FAR is out of the way, the rest seem way more manageable. I just wouldn't want that beast looming over me if I did it last.

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Depends on you. Take whichever you think is the hardest .. since the clock starts once u pass your first exam. If you need a confident booster, then start w the easiest.

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A lot of people recommend you start with FAR since it covers the most material and has the most sections compared to others, but 100% agree w/ PwC 1

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In my personal experience I think it's best to take the easiest one first as a confidence booster (BEC), then take FAR, then Audit as I saw some FAR related questions on the audit exam and then REG which is basically just memorization, at least it was for me.

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FARB for me. Got pretty burnt out by the time I studied BEC, but thank God shit wasn't as bad.

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I started with FAR and think it was the best decision. It's the most material and once you get it out of the way the hardest part is done

Agree with others, though I took AUD first because I had just finished the class.

I took FAR first and got a 74 on it the first time. While it would've been great to pass it the first time, I still think it was beneficial because it made the others seem that much smaller and now I knew the rough cut-off mark for the biggest exam.

BARF

Passed FAR, got burnt out in busy season and now I'm in a rush to finish the others before FAR expires. Good motivator.

BARF is the way to do it. You do the easiest and build the confidence. Then continue to take the test from easiest to hardest.

I seriously can't imagine those people who save FAR for last. I was so burnt out too, my lowest score was on BEC. No way in hell I woulda passed doing the BARF sequence.

I did FAR first, I failed. Then I did the other 3 and saved FAR for last. I think it's important that you get a confident booster in the beginning. Definitely save FAR for last because it will make more sense when studying since throughout the other parts you would have covered information relating to FAR.

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