Author Archives: Valbona Bushi

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →