[letsfixthis]

Just a random musing the day before I take AUD. No personal anecdotes to convey but I was curious if anyone has ever felt like this entire process did enough damage to his or her personal (or professional) life so much that he or she can say it “ruined their life”? I bet it has happened before….

BEC: 87 (7/13/11)
FAR: 86 (8/31/11)
AUD: 99 (10/6/11)
REG: 88 (11/30/11)
Ethics: 100
(Illinois)

Used Becker for all four parts. Supplemented it with Wiley Test Bank for FAR and REG (HIGHLY recommended) and NINJA notes.

[hopeful_cpa]

i filed for divorce last march just after i found out i passed reg…and the emotional effects of the divorce made me take bec numerous times to pass it finally and by that time i was so emotionally drained and exhausted i took 4 months off studying just to get myself back up and complete again. once that was done i knocked out bec, lost credit on reg which i just retook and now i'm hunting down AUD, or its beating me down… lol

but the cpa exam process is absolutely ridiculous… it really tests all of us to see what we're made of and how persistent and motivated we are.

i know that i dont back down from challenges, whether academically or in life, and i dont plan on backing down to this challenge either.

i will eventually become a cpa, this exam wont beat me.

getting a divorce just made me realize how much more i need to value myself and my future than anything else.

BEC: Done
REG: Done
AUD: Done
FAR: Done

I'M DONE!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yankeeaccountant]

@hopeful_cpa

Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like the last year has been extremely difficult. Your determination comes through clear, I don't doubt you will cross that finish line. 🙂

My path (hopefully) won't lead me down the same road, but it has been extremely difficult. If you had asked me this summer, I would have said that I wouldn't doubt it if we got a divorce, it was awful. Everything isn't rosy now, but it is workable.

But you are so right, this exam process is ridiculous, much harder than I ever imagined.

Now, let's go kick some Audit @ss!!!

[Marivy22]

Funny, I have been looking at the posts on this thread, and I have something to add….

It has not ruined my life; my husband and co-workers are very supportive. I don't have family and friends around (they live in PR and I am in FL), so not a big issue with friends….

Since I am waiting for my FAR score and I am not taking any other exam until next year, I am taking 3 weeks off NO STUDYING YEAH!!!! We were doing the “holiday's” cleaning during the weekend and OMG, this exam has ruined my house's maintenance. We cleaned all the closets, doors, windows, and it was certainly a mess. I just told my husband “well, you know that we are not doing this again until I am done with the exams?”

My life is just disorganize…….By the way, not been at the library during the weekend feels sooooo good. 😉

Done 😉
Class of 2012!!!!
Lots of prayers and hard work....

[Anonymous]

Like T-Rex, I took my last part in August and waited on pins and needles in September for a score. It literally took me all of October to decompress. I was drained and exhausted.

Now that I look back on the last 2 years, I don't see how I made it. I tried to balance my work-study-kids-husband life as best as I could. There were times when I'd snap and have this out of body experience, looking down at myself asking, “Who ARE you??? What have you become?”

And almost every time I was alone in the car, I'd cry. I didn't get much time to myself but when I did, I'd have little mini-breakdowns, only to regroup and drudge ahead.

It may seem like your life is ruined now (and it temporarily is), but when you pass, you cherish life like never before. Your old self will return better than ever.

[Megan]

I feel a lot that it has ruined my life, but it really hasn't. I've learned a lot about myself during these (almost) 2 years and it's really been a trying but growing experience for me and my marriage. Like Allyson, I cry all the time, (I cried about 4 times in the hour before my test on Thursday), but I really think it's made me cherish all the time I have now while waiting for my score.

It would really get me down when I'd think about how much time I'm giving up with my kids, and especially if I would think about something happening to them while I was studying and “too busy,” but I just tried to get that out of my head and make an example of myself to them on how to get through challenging times.

I (probably foolishly) feel like I passed this time, so I feel like such a weight has been lifted off of me. I feel like I can enjoy my husband and enjoy my kids without thinking that in a few weeks I'll be back at it. And that feeling is fantastic! Now, I just have to wait for that score and hope that my feeling is right!

BEC 52, 61, 74, 77
AUD 80
REG 75
FAR 50, 60, 70, 74, 83...DONE!!
..Texas.. Baby #2 born 4/11/11

[Laura]

Thank God I'm not the only crier!! I cried my eyes out yesterday before BEC….I had a mini panic attack and I had to give myself a reality check. There is so much I can say about this but I think I am going to save it for a blog post…since I'm behind on that….

REG-80, 77, 77
BEC-67, 68, 71, 67, 71, 74, 71, 74, 72, 77
FAR- 72, 65,67, 53, 75 (truth be known the 53 was with 4 hours of studying)
AUD-58, 62, 72, 74, 74, 75
took 5 years but I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jomarie]

I've been having more and more meltdowns lately. I don't like the person I've become and can't wait till I'm down with this chapter in my life. I can so relate to Allyson. My meltdowns are complete crying breakdown and sometimes snapping for the littlest reasons.

Started sitting in May 2002, on and off. But since 2008 I've been nonstop and my scores are....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73, 80 (Passed again in May 2012) Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70, 76!!!! I AM DONE!!! - Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
After 10 long years of studying, I AM DONE!!!! Finally a Licensed CPA in the State of New York!!

[goodluck2everyone]

where are all your signatures ladies? 🙂

Edit: lol nevermind, I guess the signatures are glitching out

BEC- 80
REG- 68, 71, July
AUD- 61 , 84
FAR- -- 75 🙂

[hopeful_cpa]

to be honest, i dont know if its because i'm a male or not, but i dont cry before my exams or even feel nervous… what i do feel is anger and disappointment in myself after i come out and realize i got stuff wrong that i should have gotten correct… which could be the diff between 74 and 75.

i know i'm not crazy, but i have actually started to see a therapist just to talk to weekly… its really nice because she isnt my friend, she isnt my family, she isnt anybody that has a biased towards me… i have actually learned a lot about myself and how to deal with certain things and how i react to certain situations that i feel have made me stronger and a better person.

BEC: Done
REG: Done
AUD: Done
FAR: Done

I'M DONE!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[makinthemagic]

i didn't have a marriage or other dating relationship to ruin but i do have some friends that won't take/return my calls now.

Bec 4/11/11 91
Aud 7/11/11 75
Reg 8/31/11 80
Far 5/24/11 86
Ethics - 98
California Licensed CPA
Illinois Registered CPA

[Anonymous]

I have lost all of my friends pretty much. Only one I have left is the guy who let me use his becker material bc mine expired awhile back. God bless him he knows how much this means to me. When i am done I will honor him.

[Nancy]

^ same haha

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13

[Over_It]

I think it all depends on how you handle stress. This year I started a new job, bought a new house/moved, and I'm getting married in less than two weeks. I also have a 5 year old at home… if I can manage to do all that and still make time to pass the exam I think it is possible for almost anyone. If your life gets “ruined” I don't think you can blame it on an exam… there are probably other issues at play.

[GitRDone2017]

This exam is for sure a stresser, but not something that can ruin my life. I will be very happy when it is over of course………. I can see where people may think that, but you just gotta stick it out because it will be worth it in the end, just keep swimming!!!!

"Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you" - Zig Ziglar
Ninja book + Ninja MCQ + Roger
AUD Oct 2016
FAR Nov 2016
BEC ?
REG?

[hasy]

Hmm, it's interesting to me when people say they lost their friends. Can't you hang with friends after studying? I remember I would make it a POINT to start studying before 10 and finish off at 5-6 so I can go out at night with my friends. Though everyone's schedule is different. But as a single and early twenties individual, that's how I fit in the exam. Maybe that's why it's taken me almost 14 months.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved - Helen Keller

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BEC 80 (10/23/15)
FAR 72 (4/2/15); 83 (7/11/16)
REG 52 (4/28/15)
AUD (9/9/16)

Roger + NINJA MCQ + WTB

[Author]

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