[Anonymous]

I am having a serious case of half-way-itis going on right now. I have been working on this journey for two years now. I have passed three exams but lost credit for FAR. I have been trying to study for REG for going on two months now but truthfully have only put about three full weeks into it. I can’t get myself motivated to study it. I don’t know if it just that I really hate REG or that I’m just plain tired. I am very busy at work, (work in private healthcare accounting) and haven’t been able to get any study time in there and when I get home I am so exhausted that when I think of looking at it I just don’t want to.

I am trying to decide if I want to continue with REG or put it to the side for a while and try to get my FAR credit back. FAR is more related to what I do day to day and I passed it already so I’m thinking that I can possibly get my motivation to get through it easier but I’m not sure which way to go here. Either way I will still be on pretty much the same schedule just reversing the order since I don’t feel like even though I have been “GLAZING” over Reg for a couple months I don’t really feel like I’ve learned much.

Any thoughts will be appreciated

[JakeO]

I would say continue on with REG. Even though you think you haven't learned much, you might have. You could also study for both sections at once, just study a few parts of reg a week, while focusing mostly on FAR, and make flashcards of the information which you can review daily. This way the information constantly stays fresh in your mind. It only takes a few minutes to run through the flash cards, and there are computer and phone apps which will keep track for you and only present a card to you when you're about to forget. Maybe by the time you take FAR you will have covered most if not all of REG and will only need a few weeks to run through MCQ's (simulations tend to be a waste of time as they are very dependent on whether or not you receive one on that topic or not, and also take much longer to complete), and study your flashcards/notes.

The big question is how long do you have until you lose another part?

AUD-Failed (Waiting for Score)
BEC-PASSED (First try)
REG-Failed (Retake February 2013)
FAR-Failed (Retake January 2013)

[mena je twa]

I feel your pain. Do what your heart desires. if you think you will be better off concentrating on FARE right now, go with your instincts, do it.

And as you said, you will need to pass REG anyways before or after, so at this point where you are really struggling to study after work, i think you will be more productive studying for FARE.

ANd if you pass and i hope you do, that will give your more motivation to pass REG

Licensed CPA, Texas - 2012

[Anonymous]

@jakiO, I won't lose any more credits until mid April next year, so technically I have 4 test windows to get these next two done but we all know how quickly that time will pass.

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