Life In Accounting - The Where Accountants Go Podcast

Belicia Cespedes, the youngest CPA ever, joined us for this week’s episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast. Doors and Windows Belicia was home-schooled her whole life. The goal of the education program was learning how to learn. Learning how to self-govern her education helped to prepare her for the CPA exam. After she graduated high school (at the age of 13!), Belicia began taking extra classes. She took a business class, which included some accounting – and she loved it! After taking a year off for fun (taking business classes, playing sports, and so on), Belicia attended Community College, participated in CLEP Testing, and took online classes to prepare for the CPA exam. She graduated from college at 16, and immediately began getting ready to sit. She wasn’t sure what she wanted to specialize in, but she knew the license would open plenty of doors – “and windows”. Tips for Passing the Exam Know your learning style. Belicia took tons of notes and used Wiley CPA Excel. It’s a very co