[Anonymous]

So what do you do when you want to quit? I just doesn’t seem worth it. I am so discouraged. I flat out don’t test well.

Also, it seems like everyone else is passing without issues. I’m happy for friends who pass but also feel like an idiot. There are some people I have zero respect for who have managed to pass.

I did 100 mcqs today and only a feel more sh#tty. I’m sorry to complain, but but I figure you guys will understand.

[jeff]

I sometimes send this when someone is questioning whether or not they should throw in the towel. I hope it is helpful:

https://www.another71.com/keep-moving-forward/

[Anonymous]

That is the post that kept me going for 5 years. When I read that post for the first time, I knew I had found my CPA exam guardian Angel! Jeff Elliott is the reason I'm a CPA today and I don't regret one minute of the struggle because I've met the most wonderful people because of it.

[oilgaslb]

Wow…Thanks Jeff.

“If you have 3 kids and work full time and don’t have the time or energy to study…change your schedule…stay up later and get up earlier…that’s no excuse (I’m preaching to myself here).”

That really hits home…my son is my alarm clock on the weekends, and after my 3 hour long practice exam was lost to IT issues of Becker as soon as I finished question 100, I set my alarm for 6 this morning. Didn't get out of bed until 7, though – but at least I didn't stay in bed until 8:30 or 9. I wish I would have utilized last night's frustration every weekend, but that post will keep me going until BEC next week, and every other part. Thank you, I needed that and I hope it helps motivate @bluegirl as much as it motivated me just now.

[Tootsie]

@bluegirl, you are half way there, you can do this! It took me 5 times before I passed AUD, and I just rerook BEC for a 3rd time (hopefully I passed). There have been times I have questioned myself and have thought that I should quit. It's frustrating putting the time, effort, and money into this, but think about the long run, the feeling of accomplishment, the benefits of being a CPA… Keep going and never ever ever give up!

FAR - 76
AUD - 88!!! DONE!!!!!!!!
BEC - 76
REG - 77

never, never, never give up

[MintsRGood]

Jeff, you have no idea how much I needed to read this today.

I got up early today in a major FAR funk. I was feeling so angry and bitter about spending yet another beautiful weekend locked up in my home office pounding out MCQS until I want to throw my laptop out the window. Your post reminded me that the study/hermit lifestyle is a temporary condition but those initials are forever. You helped me remember today why I want those initials more than anything. I know that if I can hang tough and keep pressing until 8/27, I will never have to spend another beautiful weekend locked up in my office doing FAR MCQS again and that I can do this. 🙂

REG: 75 DONE 🙂
AUD: 61, 71, 68, 92 DONE 🙂
BEC: 76 DONE 🙂
FAR: 72, 74, 79 DONE 🙂
Licensed Michigan CPA 🙂
-Some people dream of success...others wake up and work hard for it!!!
-The cowards never start and the weak die along the way!
-You better work, b***h!
-Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.-JFK

[nbad311]

Like other arenas in life, its usually not worth the self-confidence hit to compare yourself to others. So what if people you know do this whole journey without a single fail. If you both end of cpas in the end, it doesn't matter!

Sometimes I think I may be the biggest self-pity'er on this board when I fail. After my fails its been hard to come here and post anything because all I want to do, honestly, is throw in the towel and I dont want to spread my negativity around on here! So after my fails, I sulk around in real life for a few days, crying and complaining and taking a lot of naps. Luckily I have an amazing supporting cast of my husband and especially mom who give me some grieving time and then get back to work on getting me back on the horse, support-wise.

Fails aside, when I pass, its magical.. not sure how else to describe it! All the self confidence I lost with failing scores comes back and then some. A passing score is all that hard work coming to fruition and its a feeling of satisfaction to the max. So in conclusion, do what your mind and body needs for a few days if you fail; then try again.

REG - 65, 70, 80!
BEC - 35, 62, 79!
AUD - 73, 75!
FAR - 65, 73, 70, 75! DONE.

[Anonymous]

@bluegirl – Looking at my license number, can you tell how many times I failed? NOPE. The only number that counts is your license number! Keep moving forward.

[Anonymous]

Bluegirl: if you can pass two exams, you can pass all four. ..and passing two proves you are not an idiot. Don't waste time comparing yourself to others because this is your journey…not theirs. FAR is a beast and a formidable opponent. Are you going to lay down and let it win?? Or, are you going to get mad as hell and scream “My failures do not define me and I will never give up!!” I hope you choose option two. You will get there but you have to work hard every day and push through. Do not listen to the negative voices in your head either. The CPA exm weeds out the weak and leaves the strong standing tall. You ARE Strong! You will get through this! Never Give Up!!!

[LStevens225]

I needed to see that too! I bought the study material in Feb of this year because my sister in law said she was going to and we could study together… She never bought it. So I set it aside for several months. In that time we bought a house and got a puppy German Shepard (what a hand ful No kids tho!). I found my niche in the new house and decided to seriously start the study process in June after I got my NTS…

Since then my dog of 15 years died. Broke my freckin heart. Just came home and bam. My parents were here and my husband had no words and it was horrible. We were close and I knew the time was coming but I chose the path of denial she would die lol Didn't work out for my in the long run… That will be a month tomorrow… Since then my husband's grandma has been in and out of the hospital because of strokes. She's still in but she's coherent so we're keeping hope. We spent over $600 on my car to find out the problem was the head gasket so we decided to buy a new car b/c my old one was an 03 Neon. So we bought our car on Thursday after a good week of solid looking. Even drove to Topeka, KS to get a good deal. I'm from KC too! OH and I'm getting audited at my job.

So now things have settled (hopefully for a while) to where I can FOCUS on just studying. I wanted to take the FAR in Oct but might need to be pushed back. It'll be my first test so I can't give up yet but finding that motivation to actually get off the couch and study has been hard. So although I haven't failed the actual I know I'm failing on studying so this was a great motivator.

Thanks everyone!!

[jeff]

Topeka? That's A71 World HQ! 🙂

[LStevens225]

Topeka?! I thought you were in KC… Maybe I saw KS and thought KC. Well the dealership people were nice. That's about all we did. Oh and look for restaurants while we waited but couldn't find anything! lol There was a cool bridge we drove over. Clearly we didn't sight see the capital of my home state much lol

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone, thanks Jeff. FAR is in 11 days. I have enough experience with theses tests to know that I should have more command of the material than I do today . I'm approaching the possibility of losing REG if I don't pass FAR & BEC. Not a good feeling. I would push FAR into the next quarter if I could, but its not a good idea.

My husband is supportive but everyone else in my life doesn't get it. My parents are always shocked when they hear I failed a section. I don't get support at work. In fact I was told NOT to study at work, that I need to do it on my own time. (Even if I have nothing billable to do.) I'm tired, just really tired. It doesn't seem to matter how much sleep I get.

[quittingcpa2013]

“Quit”? What does that word mean?

Somebody???

[vartex]

Did you really get a 74 on each exam?!?!

[Anonymous]

If it's something that you want, you definitely shouldn't quit. But make absolutely sure that you're doing it for you, not anybody else. I hope you find the strength to push through. On another note, you said that no matter how much sleep you get, you're always tired. I think you should go to a doctor…that doesn't seem normal if you're getting 8+ hours of sleep per night. Get yourself checked out to make sure it's not a serious medical condition.

[Author]

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