Weve probably all had a coworker, friend, or relative say something stupid-insane-dumb-outrageous or mean to us regarding the CPA exam. Ive had several but topping the cake this go around happened just this week. I had found out prior that I had failed FAR by 1 point and BEC by 2. (double ugh!) My boss had offered to let me go back down to part time for the next two months while I study and retake the exams. A coworker was asking snidely what I planned to do and was I going to go back to part time? I replied that I didnt know and that Im giving it the weekend to think about. His response was I dont know why youd go back to part time, its not like it helped this last time
What's your moment where stabbing the person in the eye seemed like a reasonable response to their dumb question?
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MomofFive-NY
offlineMemberMy family and I were invited to a neighbor's pool party in August. I was studying intensely for FAR, so I sent an email that said my family would come, but I was going to study. (A choice I made at the beginning of the process-I would have to skip all family functions if I was going to get this test done the first time.) She had heard me say I was studying for months, and I don't know if she knew I was taking different sections at the time. She sent me an email that said, " If you don't know this sh*t by now, you are never going to know it." My mouth fell open and I didn't know how to respond. Only someone who never took the exam would say that.
AUD 81, REG 82, BEC 83, FAR 81 (I am done!!! I can go back to having a life!!!)Posted 11 months ago # -
I don't recall a conversation that ended up like yours, but when I talk to individuals who do not know how the exam works they really do not have a clue. I may as well as be speaking a foreign language. It really is a different experience altogether and unless you have done it they just do not know. Also MomofFive-NY congratulations on passing all parts. Hopefully tonight I will be notified that I am halfway.
Becker - FAR 80, AUD 73, 81, BEC 76, REG 81 DONE!!!! LICENSED CPAPosted 11 months ago # -
kmcauliffe
offlineMemberHere is my favorite
After having done really well in college everyone was all like, "You'll be fine", they don't understand that this is a different animal. Completely understood. Well, after explaining to my mother in law that the pass rate is like 40%, she says,
"why don't they just let everyone pass?"
So dumb. While sometimes I wish that was the case, seriously if everyone was going to pass, there would be no need for a test!
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jaks
offlineMemberOne of my best friends (who was a journalism major & isn't making a ton of $ in her career) said "It must be nice to make enough money that you don't worry about money like I do. I think I would make sure I was ready for these tests before you take them since they costs like $300/section." I wish I'd said "its not my fault you picked a major that pays $9/hour while I make an average accounants' salary but I DO feel like I'm ready when I take the tests! No matter what I make-I don't enjoy paying over $6,000 for all my tests & study materials!"
BEC-71, 73, 75 (which expires Nov 30th)
REG- I don't remember my 1st score, 73, 77
FAR- 57, 74, re-take Nov 25th
AUD- 67, 60, re-take Oct 10thBEC-71, 72,75 expired, 75 FAR- 39, 57, 74, 82
REG-66, 73, 77 expires 4/30/2010
AUD-67, 60, 73, 67, Apr 24thPosted 11 months ago # -
NJ Devilz
offlineMemberNo One, besides us (future CPAs), knows how much credit we deserve. You mention the bar exam .. people get excited .. you mention the CPA exam .. "what's that" ... "is it hard"??? ... "so you can do my taxes"!!!
BEC 86, FAR 89, REG 73,90, AUD 89
St John's Staten IslandPosted 11 months ago # -
carrieonthecheap
offlineMemberYes to all. AGREED 100%. People DO NOT understand.
BEC: 80 | AUD: 81 | REG: 90 | FAR: 80Posted 11 months ago # -
Rob in TX
offlineMemberya kroyal
I hear that one...........oh well
when you are living it up good and he's digging around the trailer for beer money.......maybe you'll be nice enough drive by and toss him a cold one........don't stop though
Passed REG, AUD, BEC
Go Yaeger! Words of wisdom: no one ever asks you what you made on the CPA!Posted 11 months ago # -
Rob in TX
offlineMemberya kroyal
I hear that one...........oh well
when you are living it up good and he's digging around the trailer for beer money.......maybe you'll be nice enough drive by and toss him a cold one........don't stop though
Passed REG, AUD, BEC
Go Yaeger! Words of wisdom: no one ever asks you what you made on the CPA!Posted 11 months ago # -
Anna
offlineMemberI came to visit my parents-in-law from BEC exam, being overwhelmed by how I didn't study enough for IT.
So here goes my smart a$$ father-in- law (a doctor):
"Well, what do you think you got wrong? Tell me".
I'm telling him a topic (and what can I say, yes, there was some stupid, simple, and still wrong answered stuff but I'm just not so good with IT). He is quickly showing off by telling me what I probably missed.
And goes: "Hmm, maybe I should go take some exam, too."I came home, complained to my husband, it took him whole evening, missed boxing show on TV, and a pack of tissues to calm me down. I felt terrible all the time i waited for my BEC score. At least I had you, guys. People who understand how difficult it really is.
BEC (82), AUD (86), FARE (75) => Becker 2009
REG (74),(74),(83) => Yaeger HS & AudioPosted 11 months ago # -
Dd1davis
offlineMemberFortunately, I have wonderful friends and family who encourage me to keep at it. However, there was this intellectual challenged teacher/dean who I dated that was a little aggrevated I was putting him off. My "excuse" was studying, but I really didn't want to be bothered. His latest response was "dang, girl you've been studying for that for like a year"...Um maybe that's a hint that I'm not that in to you.
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ktsullivan
offlineMemberI agree with cmcauliffe.
I can't stand when people say "oh you'll be fine" or when I say how I'm not sure if I passed, they say "oh, im sure you're just exaggerating" or "you are put so much into it, of course you'll pass." People seem to think the exam is just like another test in college where its easy to get an A if you study. This is different- I keep telling them that the majority of people who take this exam put just as much into it as me, but the pass rate is still generally under 50%. Then theyre like "..yeah." I feel like they are either half listening. People just dont get it.
But luckily, my boyfriend is in the same process, and knows just how I feel so I can vent to him whenever I want and he can actually relate to what I am saying, just like it is here :)If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.Posted 11 months ago # -
TD
offlineMemberi love the "you can be my tax guy!" comments. Why does everyone thing that CPA is synonymous with just taxes? You just basically have to understate the whole ordeal when talking with those that obviously don't get it. I just tell people that it's a infamously difficult exam and even if you study hard, there's a very real possibility that you won't pass all 4 parts on the first go around, because there is an element of luck involved as well.
FAR - 88; BEC - 87; REG - 81; AUD - 93...now onto the PETH exam!
The harder you work, the luckier you get!Posted 11 months ago # -
Jeff - another71.com
offlineadminI was told something to the effect that the exam "may not be right for me" and that "no one will fault you if you decide to move on and do something else".
That pissed me off and they meant well. :)
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Need help? Contact me via e-mail: jeff@another71.comPosted 11 months ago # -
SwissBliss
offlineMemberI think the best was last night at my workout. I do water aerobics with my mom, I know I'm the youngest there, get your chuckles out. This little old lady comes up to me, and she said "Your mom told me that your finishing the requirements to get your CPA...do you work with taxes?" My answer, "yes" She says, "Oh, good. My mom passed away last April, and we have a mess in the probate court, and I'm going to need a good estate tax person, can you do that?" I accidentally laughed at her.
FAR (77), BEC (76), REG (84), AUD ...............................Posted 11 months ago # -
ohiocpa
offlineMemberI called my father to tell him I had passed my last section of the exam, first words out of his mouth are "good you can do my taxes this year for free"
After I passed my first section (FAR 80,) my mother wanted to know why I didn't get an A. And I should try harder on my next test.
Le sigh
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SwissBliss
offlineMemberohiocpa - you just reminded me of another. I was checking my score one time on a friend of mine's computer. He's an attorney. He looked at his wife and said with this disgusted look on his face "is THAT good?" Speaking of my 77. I was elated.
FAR (77), BEC (76), REG (84), AUD ...............................Posted 11 months ago # -
HumorousLoginName
offlineMemberI graduated college 14 years ago, and since then I have worked as an internal auditor, financial analyst, and finance manager. Based on that, both my wife and my father said that the test "should be easy for me" since I have already been doing it for a living all this time.
They didn't understand the exam tests so many things that I don't use in my career (cost accounting, tax, business law, just to name a few). And I certainly cannot remember the details from my college classes that many years ago!
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emc
offlineMemberYou know when others haven't taken the exam, when they say things like:
Don't worry, you pass next time. The more you do it the easier it gets.
Can't you just take time off from studying? You already have put in three days this week.
Just a few more days for your score. I am sure you did wonderful.Arrrgggghhhh!!!
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US_10th_SFG
offlineMemberCorrect me if I'm wrong, but isn't the CPA exam the hardest standardized test in the world? My mother said, "Hmmmm...why would a test over business topics be harder to pass than the Bar or the Board exams for a doctor, it's not like your saving anyone's life." What can you say to that?
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