Student Guide Corner

As some of you might know, about five years ago I cofounded the website www.CPAreviewforFREE.com .    Since that time, we have provided CPA exam candidates with 2,400 free questions and answers which are (in my opinion) well written and well explained.   We do this because we firmly believe that everyone needs access to affordable materials so that they have a reasonable opportunity of passing the CPA exam.   The CPA profession should be open to all people, even those who cannot afford expensive study guides and review materials.   Over the years, many candidates have passed the exam solely using our questions and answers.   These are often young people with very limited resources.    These are the kinds of folks who keep the profession fresh, active, and innovative. We have been searching for some way to fund this site so that we can continue to offer this assistance for free.    Over the last couple of months, I have been writing an ...

As some of you might know, besides being a college professor, I am a cofounder and president of CPAreviewforFREE.com.    In that role, I send out email lessons to about 20,000 past and future CPA candidates two or three times each month.    These lessons talk about how to pass the CPA Exam and, hopefully, encourage and assist those candidates in achieving their goal.    I�ve actually written these motivational email lessons now (off and on) for nearly 20 years.    The following blog entry is adapted from a recent one of those lessons.    Obviously, I�ve changed the goal from �pass the CPA Exam� to �become a better teacher� but I believe that this basic message applies to teachers just as much as it does to CPA Exam candidates.    Success is success whenever you face a genuine challenge. ** Two to four times each year, over the past 10-12 years, I have given presentations around the country on teaching.    I am always ...