[RandomRandy]

I seem to come across a lot of people at my firm and in real life who downplay how hard the CPA exam is. I get a lot of, “The exam is so much easier now compared to when i took it in 1985” from older CPAs who ask me about the exam. There are also a few none CPAs at my firm who haven’t even started the CPA exam process who always tell me stuff like, “I’ve been doing this for X number of years so when i take the exam ill be able to ace it. Its not that big of a deal.” I honestly don’t know what to say to these people because I understand that they don’t truly understand what this exam is like, but i hate always feeling like what i am doing is a joke to them. It sucks to work really hard for something and then someone make it seem like its not a big deal. I know we all understand the difficulty of the exam but how do you express that respectfully to everyone else who doesn’t understand?

Edit: To make this clear, I’m not saying the exam is harder now than it was before. Thats not the type of discussion i am looking for. I just want to know how everyone discusses the difficulty of the exam with people who make it seem like the exam is easy.

FAR: 74 1/15/16, 72 7/2/16 -_-
BEC: TBD
REG: TBD
AUD: TBD

"Nothing is impossible to him who will try" - Andy Bernard

[Tncincy]

So does that mean we all have a chance at passing even though well meaning friends and family don't think the test is soooo, harrrd, or all that?

It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to pass

[Anonymous]

I know someone from my undergrad courses who did not participate in any accounting organizations and was only a “B average” student.

We ended up getting a staff position at the same firm and they purchased Becker for us to take the CPA exam.

He ended up studying and passed all four parts in one window and claimed to receive a score of above 90 on all of them.

Well somehow he did pass it, but he was hardly an accounting genius. I just think there is some sort of secret to the madness of this exam or there is some unspoken/secret source to get passing scores.

*Cue conspiracy theorists* 😛

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