[Lillian]

I’ve been studying for the CPA certification since 2012. I’ve spent an enormous amount for these exams and I have yet to take BEC or REG. Basically all of my study efforts have been on FAR and AUD. I’ve taken the FAR exam 2 times and didn’t pass and I’ve taken AUD once (currently studying for this exam now). My husband thinks that I should give up on the CPA certification but at this point it has become about the desire to pass simply because I’ve failed so many times and am determined to not give up. What do you all do when you don’t have a support system that lives with you? My mom is very supportive but I would like for my husband to be supportive also.

On my way to a CPA

[Anonymous]

You're all not going to like me very much, but here it goes.

I recently finished the CPA Exam. While I was taking the CPA Exam, my wife was taking the PCAT to get into pharmacy school. She has taken the PCAT a few times now using the best prep courses money can buy, and has produced basically the same score (no significant improvement, and even a step back), with hundreds maybe even north of a thousand hours of studying in-between each one. I love my wife very much, and I see the toll that the exam takes on her physically and mentally, and the toll that it places on our relationship, our home, etc. She recently asked me if I would be ok with her taking it again. I lovingly gave her my opinion, that we don't have the means or the time to put into another attempt at the this standardized test with the slight hope for possible improvement.

I think that everyone's situation is different, and 3 tries likely is not enough evidence to rule out passing the CPA Exam. With that said, I don't know your husbands motives, but coming from one who really cares about his wife, and is in a similar situation, sometimes you have to look at things logically and make a decision based on trends and other indicators. I saw that someone here said that some people take these exams 20+ times over many years. I can say that I for one do not want that for my life or my spouses life. I'm not saying you are at that point, but try to understand the situation from his point of view.

Best of luck to you, I know how sensitive this situation is.

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