What is the average cpa test taker age - Page 2

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  • September 9, 2014 at 7:38 pm #188541
    mzghafoor92
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    What are everyone’s guesses?

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  • September 9, 2014 at 11:41 pm #601953
    mla1169
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    I was 42 when I passed my last exam..

    FAR- 77
    AUD -49, 71, 84
    REG -56,75!
    BEC -75

    Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

    September 9, 2014 at 11:43 pm #601954
    super.senpai
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    I'm 35…I hope I will be able to complete all the sections by 2016.

    BEC: 72,72, 77
    AUD: 47, 63

    September 9, 2014 at 11:47 pm #601955
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Awkward. I'm 21. The youngest?

    September 9, 2014 at 11:50 pm #601956
    rzrbkfaith
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    Good for you @Nick! Get it done now before life gets in the way.

    AUD - 99
    BEC - 97
    REG - 91
    FAR - 1/8/16

    September 9, 2014 at 11:59 pm #601957
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    CPA33 – I'm the opposite. Been in accounting NOW want to join the Navy. I'm thinking reserves, it has always been my dream to serve my country. I'm 25 years old and one more test left before I become a CPA.

    September 10, 2014 at 12:19 am #601958
    sly1992
    Member

    Also 21. Starting in assurance in two weeks, see how schedule affects studying.

    FAR: July 2014 - 83
    BEC: August 2014 - 89
    REG: October 2014
    AUD: Jan 2015

    September 10, 2014 at 12:39 am #601959
    UM1868
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    23, just finished graduate school, been at big 4 for almost a month.

    Bec-76 (7/14)
    Aud-81 (8/14)
    Reg-82 (7/15)
    Far- 82 (10/15)

    Moral of the story, don't do your CPA while working in Big 4 Public Accounting.

    September 10, 2014 at 12:45 am #601960
    Anonymous
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    @cole In the military you'll learn what leadership truly means. It seems so far to me that most people in supervisory roles within the civilian community are more “managers” than “leaders”. If you do join the navy I highly recommend applying to OCS for a commission.

    September 10, 2014 at 1:14 am #601961
    JS867_5309
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    23 here. Working in not-for-profit for 2.5 years, starting grad school in January.

    Exam:I'm done 🙂 🙂 🙂
    REG - 71 (2/22/14); 67 (4/3/14); 74 (8/29/15); 83 (2/29/16)!!!
    BEC - 72 (5/24/14); 85 (1/3/15)!!!!
    AUD - 72 (8/23/14); 76 (10/15/14)!!!
    FAR - 77 (5/26/15)!!!

    Started in 2013 using Kaplan and failed REG, REG, BEC, AUD. Switched to NINJA suite in Sept 2014 and passed AUD...then BEC...then FAR!
    REG took 2 tries but I finally got it in too!
    I'm a hard convert - Using NINJA method with NINJA video/book/notes/MCQ

    Education: Check
    Experience: 3 months left! I hit 4 years on May 30 🙂

    September 10, 2014 at 1:23 am #601962
    CPA50
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    At 50, I think I'm skewing the statistics for everyone. I AM the outlier 😉

    AUD - 80
    BEC - 77
    FAR - 80
    REG - 80
    3 years

    + 16 tests

    + 2 expired sections

    = DONE FOREVER!

    AUD 88 (expired), 80 retake
    FAR 64,69,67,73,67,73,73,73, August 3
    REG 75 (expired) September 7
    BEC 72, 77

    The adventure continues...

    September 10, 2014 at 2:04 am #601963
    Anonymous
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    @CPA33 I did some research and after talking to a recruiter for the AF (First I was going to do AF Reserves but honestly deep down I want Navy) they told me to be commissioned I would need a 3.5 GPA from college and I only have a 3.0. Of course I could take extra classes to get my GPA up but honestly that would take a LONG time to do since I have already taken tons of classes. Believe me I would rather go the officer route but I don't seem to meet the requirements other than that I have a college degree.

    September 10, 2014 at 4:23 am #601964
    Anonymous
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    @cole – no shame in going enlisted. There are plenty of enlisted folks with bachelors and even masters degrees. I'd recommend going guard or reserve so you can serve without sacrificing your career as a CPA. Plenty of people do 20 years guard/reserve for the benefits and you can still secure a military retirement. To sacrifice a career as a CPA to be a full time, active duty enlistedman would be a pretty big reduction in earning potential. If you just want to answer the call to serve you can still do so without sacrificing your career as a CPA by going guard/reserve.

    September 10, 2014 at 6:56 pm #601965
    Anonymous
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    Thank you CPA33 that's great advice. I definitely think reserves is the best option for me due to the reasons you just brought up. It's honestly all I think about and I just know I'd regret it forever if I didn't try to serve.

    September 10, 2014 at 7:03 pm #601966
    yourmomsaCPA
    Participant

    I'm 31. I thought I was old and would struggle. I graduated with 150 hours when I was 21 and have worked in industry (6 months at a CPA firm right out of college – NO THANK YOU, SIR) ever since. I have no interest in doing any kind of public accounting but I have a great job and make great money but had hit my ceiling more than likely so I *finally* decided to do it. I took a tax class last summer and my professor was 69 and had just passed the exam the year before (passed all 4 on the first try. I was super inspired and no longer felt sorry for myself for being “old.”

    FAR - 87 2/18/14
    AUD - 84 4/2/14
    REG - 87 7/23/14
    BEC - 78 8/26/14

    I'm finally an *official* CPA - TX

    September 10, 2014 at 7:12 pm #601967
    Anonymous
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    I'm 35 and I'm 3/4 of the way to being a CPA.

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