[Ryan Xavier]

Hello everyone,

I’m new to this form, and I’m glad I found it; there is a wealth of information on here.

I’m going to be 29 later this year. I’m in Southern California, married, a child on the way, work full time in City Management and already have my Master of Public Administration (MPA). In my profession, I like the field of accounting/finance and see it as a way of moving up, and I recently completed a basic certificate in governmental accounting.

I like the idea of attaining my CPA but feel like I may be over my head. With a social science undergraduate degree and a MPA, only a few of my classes transfer over to the CPA requirements. With an online certificate in accounting from UCLA (https://www.uclaextension.edu/pages/ProgramDetails.aspx?reg=CF028), all my requirements would be fulfilled at a cost of $10k

Here are my questions:

-Am I too old to start down this path? By time I actually start testing, I may be mid-30s

-Is a certificate from UCLA my best option?

-If trying to attain my CPA, would I have to quit my job at some point so that I can attain some kind of required CPA experience?

[samdiegoCPA]

Also, I am 28 and BTW, if you google average age for CPA exam takers, I believe it's 27-29 or so. I'm gonna try and search for the website for that, if I find it, I'll post it here.

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[samdiegoCPA]

https://nasba.org/files/2014/02/2013-Overall.pdf

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[Anonymous]

Very interesting @samdiegoCPA. Thanks for sharing.

[Valerie_Jo]

NO WAY!! You're not too old. I'm 30 and just got my Master's last May. I'm still striving to pass my CPA exams too. You can do this! It's not going to be as easy as it would be for someone 18 and right out of highschool, but YOU CAN DO IT. 🙂

FAR: 84
BEC: 88
REG: 33 (winged it, bad plan), 77
AUD: 72 ,72, 81 FINALLY DONE!!!!!!

WI Ethics Exam Passed - 92!!!!

Licensed CPA in WI

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