[jeff]

I was getting requests for a thread like this – so here it is!

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[Anonymous]

I am an emotional wreck.

The only movies I try to make time for are with my kids.

I cried uncontrollably the other day at “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”.

Totally embarrassed my son.

[yankeeaccountant]

kperrucci–sounds like life has been tough for you. throwing in the cpa exam just makes it even harder. at least here, you have many people who totally understand what you are going through. I wouldn't be exaggerating by saying that this exam has pushed the boundaries of my marriage. Hard to navigate the cpa journey and keep things on the homefront going.

from the looks of your scores, you are doing a great job ! congrats on those exams. and best of luck to you going forward. best of luck to your fiance as well. I hope his road to recovery is swift….

congrats on the engagement. do you have a date set?

[kb24]

@mla

My daughter is 24 and an only child. She and my husband have much more similar personalities than she and I do, but we were very close until her evil twin appeared at about age 12 or 13. Everything I said or did was wrong. My husband kept saying that's what mothers and daughters do, but I was never like that with my mother. He was able to stay pretty close to her through those years, but I was shut out completely. After she went off to college, though, she suddenly seemed to realize that I was an OK person and we became close again. Just try to hold on to your sanity until you pass your exam and your daughter returns to normal.

@kperrucci

Yankee is right about the strains that stressful situations can place on relationships, and we should know. She's been married over 20 years, and I've been married for 32. You not only have the CPA exam but your move and all the changes in your fiancee's life to deal with. It sounds like you both recognize this and are committed to making your relationship work, though, and that is a huge step in the right direction. You've got a great community here to support you if you need it, but it sounds like you also have a great guy.

FAR 4/1/11 - 89
AUD 4/15/11 - 85
REG 4/29/11 - 80
BEC 5/13/11 - 85

[kperrucci]

@ Yankee and KB24,

Thank you so much, I appreciate the support and advice. I'm at the airport right now waiting to go back to California, it was a tough goodbye this time around. I will hopefully make it out to see him for 4 days in Sept. before he leaves. As far as wedding dates go, it looks like we're waiting for summer 2013. That way he can do his thing in Afghanistan for a year, move back to CA, and then give us some time to plan the wedding together. We've been waiting 5 years, what's 2 more going to hurt?

Thanks again for the support, let's just hope we all pass these exams ASAP!

@MLA

I can totally relate to what you re experiencing. I was extremely sensitive before I started the exam, but now I'm an emotional wreck! I just keep reminding myself that it will end. I don't know what, but it will. Good luck! Just know you have a lot of people around here supporting you!

FAR 4/9/2011: 88 (Becker)
AUD 5/16/2011: 88 (Becker)
REG 7/1/2011: 82 (Becker)
BEC 8/3/2011: 91 (Becker and Ninja)

[soonerorlater]

Well folks, I took a break from these forums but now back and asking for help…taking REG again this Friday (72)

Studying since early July…went through all Becker questions twice with notes and rewrite notes (followed the Ninja!)

Started the cram method by just doing all MCQ without notes or reading…scoring high on all.

Finishing rewriting my notes for a third time by Sunday.

Starting with Sunday, with five days left, I’m not sure what to do (Becker stuff)…Practice test? Sims (I was only strong in MCQ the first go round), Simulated exam?

Frustrated on a Friday night. Can anyone throw me a bone? Thanks!

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

[yankeeaccountant]

@soonerorlater,

I hope you had a successful weekend studying. It sounds like you have done a great job preparing. I just took REG on 8/6 and can tell you there is really no way to prepare for the sims. I would definitely just concentrate on the mcq's as you had. If you are needing to keep yourself within a specific timeframe (which I recommend, time is key with REG), then I would try and do some simulated exams to keep your time in line.

I always feel like the Becker final exams were so far from the real thing that I would stick to progress tests and simulated exams, but that is my preference. I also feel like using more than one test bank is important. I used Becker and Wiley, and I threw in a few cpareviewforfree too.

Best of luck.

[soonerorlater]

Thansk Yankee! I agree on the sims. One caught me from left field and that's all it took. Any recommendatiosn on other test banks this late in the game? Any free MCQs anywhere?

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

[yankeeaccountant]

sooner,

try cpareviewforfree

[soonerorlater]

THANK YOU! Registered and seeing a whole bank of questions…great now I'm freaked out!

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

[soonerorlater]

Some of the questions and answer selection in cpareview.com are distance from the explanations…my confidence is shot. Back to freaking out!

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

[yankeeaccountant]

@soonerorlater,

hey! sorry that my tip freaked you out. I should tell you that I think the questions are harder in cpareviewforfree. But I think there is merit in practicing some tough mcqs. Don't get discouraged, just alternate between that and Becker.

keep the faith. if the site really bothers you then don't use it. because I think REG is the exam that you need to go in there with some attitude.

best of luck.

[soonerorlater]

Yankee:

Thanks for the reply. I got through just under 100 mcq on the site and felt like I couldn't connect the dots. Was scoring ok, but discouraged. I was whining to my wife later that night and it hit me…my review course uses released questions versus these may not be. I had to give myself some slack. I'm in ramping down mode since I'm easily distracted being so close to exam day. THANK YOU for your support. Only us candidates know what its like…

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

[yankeeaccountant]

@soonerorlater,

Just wanted to send out a shout to you for Friday's exam. I hope you kill REG. Don't let the sims get the best of you, keep an eye on your time and you will be fine.

I am trying to stay off the boards the rest of the week, since I will be in deep review mode. Nervous about having less than 2 weeks till Audit and I didn't score well last night on a practice exam. So, from here on out I need to be incomunicado! These boards are addicting……I guess I could add that to another one of my weird habits. I digress…

I am confident you will do well. You have really been methodical in your approach. Have faith!!! Best of luck.

[Megan]

Hi everyone! I thought I'd come on here and commisserate/get some motivation for my FAR test coming up.

I was up until 1am last night doing MCQs. I could have gone to bed sooner, but I can't seem to focus. My house is a wreck, so I spent precious study time last night reading on how to get my house/life organized. Which resulted in no real action–just lost study time. Although I did find a super cute $50 life planner that I have to have.

I keep telling myself that it will all be over at 5:30 on 8/31/11, but I can't put all of me into studying. I know I only have FAR to go, and I will be rewarded at the end with hopefully a big bonus, vacation(s), more time with hubby/kids, etc. And at the end of it I will be a better wife/mom/employee, but I'm seriously sucking at those right now, and I'm not even being a great student either. I'm way behind on my schedule and will only have 10 days to review. Well, probably more like 8 or 9 days because I know F7 will take me forever. Luckily I have F8 and F9 down really well, so I can get through those fast.

I am just so tired. I went to bed at 1, but the baby needed to be fed when I got to bed (he's still in our room–I use his room as my study room), so I didn't really get to sleep until 1:30ish, then he was up again at 4 (what happened to my sleeping through the night baby?!?) and then I had to get up a couple hours after that to get on the road for an audit out of town (drive back and forth daily).

I'm kind of just rambling here, but I know you guys understand. I am in the “overly emotional” boat too. I cried at my husband the other day because I'm scared that when I am finally done with this, we won't know each other anymore or like hanging out anymore since every single night after the boys are in bed, I'm upstairs studying. And I cried when my 3 year old was saying his prayers and prayed for mama's studying. Oh bless his heart, he shouldn't know that word already!

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

[soonerorlater]

Yankee:

Thanks! Good luck to you.

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

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