[Anonymous]

I must admit that the past year (since July) has been a CRAZY year. I was downsized (while on vacation) due to corporate arrogance, fell immediately butt backards into a new job with a significant raise, banked the severance, didn’t miss a paycheck and just got a very nice raise, bonus and giant set of stock options after only six months on the job. Whew…you can’t write this stuff in a script.

Once back in Finance, I began feeling that familiar tug of the CPA exam. So with very little thought and almost on a whim I found myself staring at a pile of CPA materials sitting near my front door. It was the same feeling after bringing our first child home from the hospital when our collective families left—it was just us and IT! 😀 18 weeks later, two parts are down.

But I find an odd feeling. When facing REG, my confidence has turned to intimidation and I can’t get my drive back. For Auditing and BEC, I just willed it that I was going to pass, studied to achieve it, and made it happen. However for REG I am suddenly not so sure of myself. I am an EA and previously passed the business law section so it stands to reason that REG shouldn’t be that big of a problem. But it has me psyched out–perhaps because I have never passed it before (my study habits were shamefully bad last times).

I’m beginning my studying for REG three weeks earlier than anticipated (next week). Maybe picking the book up and beginning to study will calm the nerves and increase the confidence.

[Kayla86]

I felt the same way about FAR before I started studying it. It realllly does make you feel better once you start studying and feel like you are in control. I think you will feel much better once you actually start studying and realizing it's not as bad as you think!

Good luck!!

AUD - 73, 82 7/2010
REG - 79 7/2010
BEC - 72, 74, 78 7/2011
FAR - 66, 83 1/2012 - AND I'M DONE! Best feeling ever.

MN Licensed CPA as of 5/18/12!

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