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March 14, 2014 at 8:54 pm #184429NYJATTCPAParticipant
Is anyone having a hard time after multiple fails getting back into studying? I decided to take a break after my last attempt and don’t seem to have the same motivation. How have you guys gotten over this? Where do you get your motivation?
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March 14, 2014 at 9:10 pm #538795vanadium3Member
I didn't have any motivation after I passed the 1st test…I was so burned out already.
To be honest, I just grinded my way through the rest of them… I know this is a given, but please pass on the first try. it saves so much time if you don't have to restudy. It's better to over study and focus on 1 part at a time. don't even think about other parts till you passed the current one.
get Wiley test bank and if you can't get 80-85% or more then don't take the test.
also if you are so burned out it's better to just take x days break. you'll feel a lot better coming back. take at least 1 day off from studying per week.
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March 14, 2014 at 9:10 pm #538830vanadium3MemberI didn't have any motivation after I passed the 1st test…I was so burned out already.
To be honest, I just grinded my way through the rest of them… I know this is a given, but please pass on the first try. it saves so much time if you don't have to restudy. It's better to over study and focus on 1 part at a time. don't even think about other parts till you passed the current one.
get Wiley test bank and if you can't get 80-85% or more then don't take the test.
also if you are so burned out it's better to just take x days break. you'll feel a lot better coming back. take at least 1 day off from studying per week.
CPA
March 14, 2014 at 9:57 pm #538797AnonymousInactive@Vandium3 – It's easy to SAY “please pass on the first try. it saves so much time if you don't have to restudy”, not so easy to actually DO, considering that the majority of candidates fail at least one exam. Remember this is another71.com. The purpose here is to encourage and support each other.
@NYJATTCPA – Where did I get my motivation from? Usually from all of the people who said I couldn't do it; I wasn't smart enough; I wasn't good enough; I just wasn't enough. Finally, I took ENOUGH and learned to stand up for myself. I decided to study for this exam like my life depended on it. I'm glad I did, because the destination at the end of the train ride through hell is pretty incredible!
March 14, 2014 at 9:57 pm #538832AnonymousInactive@Vandium3 – It's easy to SAY “please pass on the first try. it saves so much time if you don't have to restudy”, not so easy to actually DO, considering that the majority of candidates fail at least one exam. Remember this is another71.com. The purpose here is to encourage and support each other.
@NYJATTCPA – Where did I get my motivation from? Usually from all of the people who said I couldn't do it; I wasn't smart enough; I wasn't good enough; I just wasn't enough. Finally, I took ENOUGH and learned to stand up for myself. I decided to study for this exam like my life depended on it. I'm glad I did, because the destination at the end of the train ride through hell is pretty incredible!
March 15, 2014 at 2:23 am #53879910keyLeahMemberWell said, Kricket! This exam is not easy. It's a marathon, and not a sprint. Sounds like a little break was in order. Use it to think about why you started this journey. Maybe re-think your strategy (whatever that has been).
I pulled motivation from thinking about seeing that failing grade. I thought about how much time and money I've thrown at this exam. Sometimes you just have to trudge through. There are plenty of people with similar stories on here, and I always gained some motivation by reading them.
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March 15, 2014 at 2:23 am #53883410keyLeahMemberWell said, Kricket! This exam is not easy. It's a marathon, and not a sprint. Sounds like a little break was in order. Use it to think about why you started this journey. Maybe re-think your strategy (whatever that has been).
I pulled motivation from thinking about seeing that failing grade. I thought about how much time and money I've thrown at this exam. Sometimes you just have to trudge through. There are plenty of people with similar stories on here, and I always gained some motivation by reading them.
Ninja Combo, Yaeger, Wiley -- Licensed CPA, May 2015
March 15, 2014 at 3:02 am #538801AnonymousInactiveFor me calling it a horse is way too nice… It was a stubborn mule!!! I agree that every single CPA candidate absolutely should study to pass and if you pass the first time that is a great accomplishment. I would just add that you shouldn't let a failure or two or ten get you down. Every journey is different. Vanadium did it 4/4. I myself went 5/28 but we are both CPAs. It is not about how long it takes you to get there…but that you get there and get that license!
To NYJ: I have always been a very goal oriented person. My motivation was not letting this exam beat me. I had to prove to myself and all the naysayers wrong about this little Baxter. Good luck to you. Find what drives you and finish this!!
March 15, 2014 at 3:02 am #538836AnonymousInactiveFor me calling it a horse is way too nice… It was a stubborn mule!!! I agree that every single CPA candidate absolutely should study to pass and if you pass the first time that is a great accomplishment. I would just add that you shouldn't let a failure or two or ten get you down. Every journey is different. Vanadium did it 4/4. I myself went 5/28 but we are both CPAs. It is not about how long it takes you to get there…but that you get there and get that license!
To NYJ: I have always been a very goal oriented person. My motivation was not letting this exam beat me. I had to prove to myself and all the naysayers wrong about this little Baxter. Good luck to you. Find what drives you and finish this!!
March 15, 2014 at 7:28 pm #538803TncincyParticipantYou definitely have to be more stubborn than this test. When I pass, I am going for the PH.d. Cpa here I come.
The key? Never give up and take advantage of all the support you can get.
It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader.....time to passIt begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to passMarch 15, 2014 at 7:28 pm #538838TncincyParticipantYou definitely have to be more stubborn than this test. When I pass, I am going for the PH.d. Cpa here I come.
The key? Never give up and take advantage of all the support you can get.
It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader.....time to passIt begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to passMarch 15, 2014 at 10:07 pm #538804vanadium3MemberJust to clarify, I didn't do it 4/4. I did it 4/10. 1 time the test center crashed while I was on SIM of REG. then I went back for retake and failed as a result of not restudying. so really I wanna say it's 4/8…
I made the mistake of focusing on 2 tests and under studied before, and it really dragged the process longer than it should've been (1.5yrs). But I also know what's like to not pass all of them at first time to give some personal advice.
If I would do it over (hopefully not.. as I'd switch career), it's better to over study and focus on 1 at a time so you can maximize your chances first try.
It's easier said than done. That I agree 200%, but I don't know how else to say it and what “better” way to keep your motivation going aside from mentioned above.
If you keep failing, it's really going to put a dent in your motivation no matter what. then it just becomes dead man grinding until you pass.
CPA
March 15, 2014 at 10:07 pm #538840vanadium3MemberJust to clarify, I didn't do it 4/4. I did it 4/10. 1 time the test center crashed while I was on SIM of REG. then I went back for retake and failed as a result of not restudying. so really I wanna say it's 4/8…
I made the mistake of focusing on 2 tests and under studied before, and it really dragged the process longer than it should've been (1.5yrs). But I also know what's like to not pass all of them at first time to give some personal advice.
If I would do it over (hopefully not.. as I'd switch career), it's better to over study and focus on 1 at a time so you can maximize your chances first try.
It's easier said than done. That I agree 200%, but I don't know how else to say it and what “better” way to keep your motivation going aside from mentioned above.
If you keep failing, it's really going to put a dent in your motivation no matter what. then it just becomes dead man grinding until you pass.
CPA
March 16, 2014 at 7:35 pm #538806AnonymousInactiveVanadium; I agree. I will be the first to admit that I underestimated these exams at the beginning. I thought I would fly through these like every other goal I set for myself previously. Wrong! This exam served my behind for dinner and threw a humble pie in my face as it flew past. 🙂
March 16, 2014 at 7:35 pm #538842AnonymousInactiveVanadium; I agree. I will be the first to admit that I underestimated these exams at the beginning. I thought I would fly through these like every other goal I set for myself previously. Wrong! This exam served my behind for dinner and threw a humble pie in my face as it flew past. 🙂
March 17, 2014 at 11:39 am #538808mla1169ParticipantI'd take motivation out of the equation. You don't need motivation to do this you just need to dig deep for it.
Can you IMAGINE if you only went to work or to classes when you were motivated to go? Only did laundry when you were in the mood? You'd be in trouble.
Same with this you have to do it when it's the last thing you want to do, that's how you defeat it!
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