With 18 more days to go until CFE, I thought my update should focus on how I have been feeling. Up until a couple of days ago, I had a pretty manageable time with CFE prep. When the first part of my CFE leave started mid-last week, I was able to get into a pretty…
The first part of my CFE leave officially started yesterday. This means I am off from work until the last week of August. I will be helping out with month-end before the second and last part of my CFE leave starts. If you have been following me for a while, you probably know that I…
With 35 days left to the September 2021 CFE, I thought I would provide another update on my CFE prep plan. In addition, I am sharing my strengths and weaknesses I have identified in the past 3 weeks. CFE is fast approaching so I want to make sure I will spend my time and effort…
At the time of writing of this post, the September CFE I am writing is 41 days away. Unlike many candidates, I chose to start CFE prep a lot earlier than necessary. I have known very early on in my journey that this was what I was going to do. I know myself well enough…
I attended the Capstone 2 module workshop at home this past weekend. Due to the social distancing rules in place, candidates either attended the workshop asynchronously or live online. My Capstone 2 workshop took place in the former format so I had the option to break the two-day workshop down if I wanted to. However,…
I just finished my Capstone 2 module workshop today. For my cohort, candidates on the west coast got the workshop delivered asynchronously (pre-recorded videos to watch). Candidates on the east coast attended the workshop live online. I did all three formats on my journey (in-person, asynchronous & online live) and found all of them have…
I shared on my Instagram stories last week that I was attending the CFE Case Writing Practice Session. It was a one-and-a-half day event co-hosted by several CPA bodies on the west coast. The event started with an introduction webinar before the attendees worked on a Day 3 case (Chang ESL Inc; also available on…
I wrote a post on how to get through CPA PEP without a study partner last year. Even though most of the tips are applicable to CFE, this topic popped up in my mind again as I worked through CFE prep. I was watching one of those intro videos included in my Densmore CFE prep…
Now that Capstone 1 is basically over (Q&A period has passed) for me, I have just over a week before Capstone 2 starts. This will be my last PEP module before I write my CFE in just 2.5 months. In this post, I am going to share tips and things you should know about Capstone…
My group submitted our recorded presentation for Capstone 1 for our Waste Disposal Inc case last Friday. Capstone 1 felt longer than it was in reality (8 weeks). I attribute this feeling to the number of meetings (average 1 to 2 per week) and amount of collaboration involved. There was quite a bit of work…