My CPA Exam Story – do you have a story to tell?

23. Feb, 2009 3 Comments

I am starting a new series within this site called My CPA Exam Story. People who read this site know what I went through…the ups and downs of the CPA Exam and trying to balance work and family life and trying to maintain some semblance of adequate mental health.

I know that there are people out there who are either where I was a year ago (2 exams passed and on the verge of losing one of them and struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel), or are where I am right now having passed the exam and with hindsight being 20/20, have a perspective or experience that others could benefit from.

So ~ I’ll extend the invitation to anyone wanting to share their story. Write it up via Word Document (or just e-mail it)…submit a picture (if you want…if not, that’s ok too…pictures help to visualize the person…) and I’ll proof-read it and post it as a regular post on the blog.

Do you have a CPA Exam story to tell that would benefit others? Did you breeze through it and have some tips? Did you struggle (or are struggling), but made progress? Are you finished with the exam and want to tell others that it’s worth it? Or – are you a spouse who stood by your loved one throughout the process and want to give hope to other spouses who are sacrificing just as much as the one taking the exam?

It doesn’t matter if you’ve finished the exam, or are still neck-deep in it, whatever your story is, e-mail it to me at another71cpa@gmail.com

Depending on how many submissions I get, I’ll post them once or twice a week.

As always thanks for reading.

Update: read all of the My CPA Exam Story submissions here

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  3. My CPA Exam Story: Daniel from New Jersey
  4. My CPA Exam Story: Karen from Tennessee
  5. My CPA Exam Story: Leigh from Maryland

3 Responses to “My CPA Exam Story – do you have a story to tell?”

  1. Baba 25. Feb, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    So I was a CPA virgin until this morning when I took Audit. Very nervous before I began but after a few questions, I was in a zone. As expected via the several posts on this blog, the second testlet was more difficult than the first testlet so I really did not panic as it was an indication that I had performed well on the first testlet.

    I barely practiced SIMS at all but found both SIMS fairly easy especially the Communication and Authoritative Literature. With regards to the Communication, I found out I could answer the Communication questions by searching the Authoritative Literature.

    Overall, it was a positive experience though. I couldn’t believe that after 4.5 hrs, AICPA had the guts to require you to answer 19 more survey questions in all but 10 minutes.

    Can someone please say madness???!!!

    Now onto BEC in April…. Jeff, do you have predictions on when the last results for AUD will be?

  2. Tien 25. Feb, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    Hey Jeff, may I ask what pushed your score in Reg from your previous 70s to the most recent 92? And any particular studying material would you recommend for that section?

  3. another71.com 26. Feb, 2009 at 7:46 am

    After my 2nd 74, I got Yaeger’s REG HomeStudy and followed the program…took killer notes…92.

    I highly recommend it…Phil is the best tax instructor in the industry.

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