Hopefully of all the 11W members there are a couple CPAs among this group, and hopefully a few recent CPAs for that matter.  I am now currently studying for my CPA, I'm starting with FAR first because it's apparently the hardest of the bunch.  I was hoping to open up some dialogue with people that have done what I'm doing to get a little bit of an idea on how I'm going to go about getting my CPA.  I'm starting at a Big 4 in September in Tax.  I'm hoping to take FAR the last week of July.  My questions that I have so far...

What order did you do it in and why?

Any particular study habits that helped for you?

How much time did you dedicate to each exam?

Did you study while you were working full-time? Recommendations for that?

And finally my most important question... If I'm going into tax, does it make sense to study for Regulations (tax) before I start working and be more prepared for what I'll eventually be doing.... Or should I study for REG while I am getting real world experience to help relate the material?

Thanks for the responses and always, Go Bucks.