I jumped over to another71.com late Saturday and saw the announcement that REG scores were to be released that evening. “Hello Panic, it’s good to see you again”! No matter how many times I’ve gone through this (7!) I’m still amazed at how nervous I get when I know scores are to be announced.
Earlier this year I retook REG for a second time and got a 69. The bad news was obviously I failed it again and my score had only increased a point from my first take. The good news was that I increased my scores in every section by leaps and bounds (I think it was an overall increase of 20+ points. Thank you YEAGER! ) Property transactions killed me though . I went from a 71 to a 44 (yes 44!) Gulp! Someone should have study those a little moreÂ….
I had failed FAR by one point, BEC by two, and REG by 6 during my second go around. Announcing to my work team and manager that “yes I failed again” was humiliating. I spent weeks after that trying to climb out of my funk and spent hours of my work week crying in the bathroom stall. The realization that my summer spent studying was for naught and that I would have to retake everything again (combined with a lot of smart a$$ comments from coworkers) put me over the edge.
Looking back I realized that when I began this journey in Jan, I never believed I would be able to pass REG or FAR. Sure I was going to take them but pass them? Eh, maybeÂ…
Have any of you ever read Norman Vincent Peale’s books? Power of Positive thinking and “you can if you think you can” are two I picked up through Amazon.com a few weeks ago. I had read them in the past but 2009 hasn’t been kind and I needed something to lift me out of my attitude problem.
I left the prometric site after taking REG for the third time as a devasted lump. Commited to having failed this exam for a third time, I was without tears and simply spent the 45 minute drive home conversing with God; somewhere along the way came to the realization that it was in HIS hands. But I still felt defeated
I hadnÂ’t been to church in months (since the devasting 74 on FAR). But seeing the notice that REG would be released Saturday, I commited myself to the Saturday night service.
This and EVERY other Christmas season is full of miracles.
Would you believe I typed this entire message before heading out to church? A full day and ½ before scores were posted, I plopped down on the couch and typed out “THIRD TIMES A CHARM – I FINALLY PASSED REG”
And guess what? I passed with a 75!
Words and thoughts have power. Attitude determines altitude. You can if you think you can!
For those of you that just found out youÂ’ve failed REG, IÂ’m sorry. IT SUCKS. Hang in there, hold on and buckle up because you are going to do this. You will pass!
I grew up in Wyoming, where the wind blows ALL THE TIME. Many variations are out there but the saying I know is this “when the wind blows you better lean into it or it’ll knock you over”
The CPA exam is tough but don’t back down – lean in, press against, and fight back! You’re going to pass!
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