网上看到的,不知道是不是作者的广告贴,仅供参考。 http://ipassthecpaexam.com/cpa-exam-review-courses/ CPA Exam Review Courses Comparison Becker CPA Review Strengths Excellent lecture notes, MCs and software. The materials are comprehensive and user-friendly. Big 4 endorsement. The live lectures are recommended by the Big 4. Materials constantly kept updated. Becker has a professional team to update the materials on a very regular basis. Their proof-reading is also done well so there are few typos and errors. If there are errors, Becker does a good job in posting in their website and letting everyone to see. Weaknesses Overpriced. If you are paying full price on your own you are subsidizing those who get deep discounts from their employers through Becker’s partner program. Not Fair! Live classes way overrated. They show you a DVD in a classroom, tell you to “circle this, highlight that” for 8 hours straight. Quality of “lecturers ” (whose main job is to turn on and off the DVD) is really mixed. Check out my experience at the Becker CPA Review Course. Expensive re-take. Software license expires in 12 months and this is often not enough time for many candidates. Re-take of classes costs $1,000+ (50% of retail price) with harsh attendence rate which I find ridiculous. Recommendation SKIP Becker. They do have great notes, but so do Yaeger (for lectures) and Wiley / Gleim (practice tests). Live classes are a waste of time, for me at least. Bisk CPA Review Strengths Recommended by Big 4. Recommended by 2 of the Big 4 for self-study courses. Bob Monette, one of the instructors, is legendary and is a nationally recognized CPA expert. Money-back guarantee is available for the software products — if you complete the course and fail the exam, you can get all the money back (see limitation below). Interesting features on CD on exam test customization and diagnostics. Weakness Really mixed reviews: especially on Bisk CPA’s classic series. Many students believe Bisk is not enough to prepare for the exam and that the materials are not updated as frequently as other competitors (notably Becker and Wiley). The text book is exactly the same as the CD — so make sure you don’t buy both (CD is better) The other lecturers aren’t as good The money-back gurarantee is very restrictive — so restrictive that I don’ t think many of us can ever qualify Recommendation Can’t think of a reason to pick Bisk when competitors are offering more at a better price — make sure you read the pros and cons of all programs below. Check out my evaluation on Bisk CPA Review Wiley CPA Review Strengths Authority in practice tests. The homework and simulations are very popular and proved to be useful for many CPA candidates. Even competitors (Yaeger and Roger) choose Wiley to bundle-sell as supplementary material. It’s cheap! The software costs $79 (all 4 costs $229) — a good bargain in the world of CPA exm prep course. Weaknesses Book is overwhelming. Especially when there is no guided review, it is very discouraging to go over the entire guide. Too much material in my opinion. Recommendation Get the software, not the book. If you are an accounting major you may be tempted to get yourself only a Wiley book. But in order to pass the CPA exam, you need both knowledge AND tactics. There is no tactics in the Wiley book. Check out my evaluation on Wiley CPA Review Gleim CPA Review Strengths Great practice tests. Practice tests being very organized. Good supplementary to lecture-heavy courses. Affordable – see price comparison for details. Weaknesses No lecture — the Gleim online is simply a voice reading the text on the powerpoint slides. Books and audios not useful — as quoted from a forum member, Gleim “reads like a dictionary”… Recommendation Good for the disciplined and those who are good at self-study. Otherwise, forget about the full pack (which looks like a great deal) and opt for the practice test only if Wiley is not enough or not for you. Check out my evaluation on Gleim CPA Review Yaeger CPA Review Strengths Champion of the old-school approach. If you like someone who writes on the board and explains concept to you in the old-fashioned way, you’d appreciate Yaeger. I personally like the way they “hold your hand” and explain the multiple choice questions and possible tricks. Live phone support. This is quite unique, and you can often reach and talk to the owner (Phil Yaeger) himself. Good value for money. One of the most affordable guided review courses out there. Weaknesses Old school. Obviously this can be a turn-off for some people. Somewhat disorganized. There are times when you would expect the team to retape the video (e.g. a typo on the white board, or the guy accidentally talked to his wife…) but Yaeger just let it go live. The ones I spotted did not affect the quality of the course itself but I can see some candidates find it annoying. Recommendation Great for people who need help in accounting concepts, or a “real person” that can explain things to you (by phone). Check out the demo to see if you are fine with the old-school teaching style . No worries on lecture notes etc because everyone says it’s good. They also provide quality supplementary materials from Wiley. Check out my evaluation on Yaeger CPA Review Lambers CPA Review Strengths The ipod format is a “must-buy” if you are busy and want to utilize all your “dead time” during commute and between meetings and children’s naps. Weaknesses Low key or not good? You don’t see a lot of past students actively promoting their products other than the ipod format, but it could be a reason of its low-key approach. Afterall, 200,000+ CPA candidates have picked Lambers for the past 43 years. Recommendations Get Lambers if you like the ipod idea. Check out my evaluation on Lambers CPA Review Roger CPA Review Strengths Entertaining lectures: Roger Philipp (the founder) writes his own notes and lectures for every class. He is a good speaker. Weaknesses Lots of access and viewing restrictions. Only 9 month access for online format — even worse than Becker. Slow response in message forum (main help channel) and no live phone help. It’s essentially a one-man band. Can he keep up with the expansion and quality? Check out my evaluation on Roger CPA Review Kaplan CPA Review Strengths Established name: Kaplan is well known for standardized test preparation, and its Schewser brand is an authority in CFA exam preparation. Free BEC course: believe it or not, Kaplan is offering their full BEC course for free if you are willing to pay the shipping cost (around US$15 if within the US). The audio course and flash cards are among the most popular study tools. Weaknesses Too comprehensive: If Wiley / Gleim book is a dictionary, Kaplan is an encyclopedia. No one talks about Kaplan CPA: If you are good, people talk about it. But it is difficult to find any discussion at all on Kaplan CPA… Recommendations If you have extra time, you can check out the BEC freebie first Check out my evaluation on Kaplan CPA Review CPAExcel (Updated on Aug 18, 2010) Strengths Bite-sized lectures: This is a god-send for those who hate long lectures as much as I do. The lecture length ranges from a couple of minutes to ~ 30 minutes. A more efficient way to learn in my opinion. State-of-the-art technology: CPAexcel fully utilizes the online capability and churns out personalized exam plan and a collection of diagnostic charts and analysis for you, which I (as a financial analyst by profession) finds very attractive. Unlimited upgrade: no more pressure of not finishing within 12 months and have to pay an extra $1,000 for a retake! Weaknesses You’ve got to be a PC-based learner. Since everything is delivered online, if you are a type of learner who needs “live support” (a real person to explain something to you, either in person or by phone); or if you are accustomed to highlighting, circling and dropping notes on the side of the textbooks, then CPAexcel may not fit your learning style. Would expect more past students to talk about the program. Given how unique and efficient the program seems to be, I am surprised that no many people talk about CPAexcel. There are good reviews, just not much. This may not necessarily be a “weakness” per se but it impacts the level of confidence I have on their products. Possibly underprepares candidates. Based on the limited number of comments I gather, it seems like many candidates decided to get Wiley (and to a lesser extent, Gleim) as a supplementary study material, and even a full set of Yaeger to complement CPAexcel. It seems to me that CPAexcel alone may not be sufficient for the CPA exam preparation. Recommendations Depending on your learning style, CPAexcel could be a great choice, but expect the potential of getting Wiley / Gleim / Yaeger as supplement. Check out my evaluation on CPAexcel CPA Review For Free Strengths The questions are quite comprehensive and signing up is easy. There is no string attached (they may promote an ebook or something but they aren’t annoying) Some of the practice questions e.g. Information Technology within BEC are very helpful. Weaknesses You can’t work on the questions in the Exam Mode: that is, do all the questions, time it, and I may not have spent enough time to make a firm conclusion, but I think the overall “usefulness” or relevancy of the questions is not as high as Wiley , Gleim and Becker. My Recommendations OK. I try to keep this list as objective as I can, but since many of you are asking which provider I generally prefer (and I have a hard time keeping it with responding to comments, let alone emails), here you go… Go For Yaeger CPA If You Want To: Understand concepts and tactics at the same time Get the best value for money (good lecture, unlimited access, live phone help, quality homework) Learn from someone with the best record (88% passing rate) OK! Thanks for going through this long post with me. I hope you will be able to make a decision today with this information. Let me know how it goes. Good luck!
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