Wow – it’s actually over

I was surprised the NASBA website didn’t crash last night around 9pm, when, I’m guessing, around half of the 8,000 CPA AUD exam takers were eagerly waiting to check their scores. My roommate and I were among those people. Luckily I got in within the first minute, but my roommate had to wait at least [...]

CPA and work – still awaiting the results

I would like to thank the blog readers for their recent comments. This summer I only worked twenty hours a week while studying for the exam, so I can understand how hard it must be to manage full-time work, a family, and studying for the CPA exam. I’m proud of anyone who passes despite all [...]

Tackling studying

From talking to several of my friends who are also studying for the CPA exam, it seems to me as though everyone has been following almost the exact same studying pattern, with only minor variations. The Becker program outlines how one should study for each part of the exam, including tackling three sections at a [...]

And the results are out

I received a text message late Friday night from a friend of mine, who, after a full month of waiting for her BEC scores, finally saw them posted on the NASBA website. A full month… for BEC, a test that is all multiple choice, and they say that these tests aren’t really weighted against everyone [...]

Taking the CPA is like joining a new organization

Studying for the CPA exam immediately makes you part of a different group that not many people outside of the accounting world can understand. You start speaking your own language depending on what part of the exam you’re studying for, your mood changes inexplicably, and you experience a desperate need to go out just to [...]

Dealing with < 75% and other tips

As I play the waiting game with my FAR scores, I keep imagining myself staring at the NASBA website and seeing a number below 75. I imagine that my heart immediately skips a beat as I come to the realization that I will have to study for that darn part again. I don’t want to [...]

Random Becker Encounter

Last weekend I traveled to New York City to look for apartments and get ready for the big move, hopefully with all 4 parts of the exam under my belt. I met up with a friend at SummerStage where he was working, and while I was there I decided to make friends with a group [...]

Testing individual knowledge or racing against others

I have been reading another website (www.another71.com) where they provide more data on the CPA exam. Here, I am trying to write about my own experiences, but that website offers statistics on passing rates, when you can expect to receive your score, and other useful information.
One interesting fact that I read is that passing rates [...]

Hope the worst has just passed

For a week, leading up to this Financial exam, I have been feeling more and more moody and antisocial, trying to spend my every waking moment studying after I realized that there was still so much more to do and for which to practice. Everything was right in line for me for the other two [...]

FAR – 12 days and counting

I can’t believe it’s getting closer and closer to the day when I take the Financial part. I have been facing this date for too long but still don’t feel confident to sit in that room. Maybe it’s because I have been so nervous about this part since the beginning that is contributing to the [...]