Can't stop thinking about the exam

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  • #1831895
    esyc
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    Hi all,

    I took REG last week and I just can’t stop thinking about it. Studying for this section was absolutely brutal so I’m keep gauging the possibility of passing, hoping I do not have to retake it.

    Any advice or comment on getting over with the past exam? Thanks!

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  • #1831904
    Anonymous
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    In between incessantly refreshing this forum for updates on nothing I try listening to things like talk radio, or youtube videos with people talking about video games. Something that requires some focus to distract from thinking about the exam and score release.

    #1831937
    Anonymous
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    I'm in the same boat – I can't stop thinking about the exam. I took REG and AUD in this window. I feel as though I did OK on AUD, but REG was brutal. If I passed both of them, I'm done! I felt 100% confident I had failed FAR back in February but got by with a 77. I'd happily take a 75 on both AUD and REG, hah.

    If you find something that helps keep your mind off the exam, post and let us know! Just wanted to let you know you're definitely not alone in the over-analyzing/over-thinking the exam and the implications of passing/not passing.

    Good luck!

    #1831948
    Recked
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    The nightmares usually start to fade about 2 weeks out from the exam date.
    This is completely normal. Pretty sure Post-CPA and PTSD share many of the same common symptoms.

    I would spend a good week after each exam constantly looking back in my textbooks, second guessing myself on all the questions.
    Self inflicted torture.

    #1831957
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I got lucky with my test timing as I'm taking FAR in the first week of July so I'll be focusing on that regardless of finding out if I failed REG &/or AUD. But nonetheless, I find myself refreshing this forum or the NASBA website fairly often. Two weeks seems like an awfully long time that's for sure…

    #1831996
    CS
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    Same boat as everyone else. The last time I was this ansy (sp?) was for FAR, my first one, and it was a similar 3 week wait. The next one for Audit wasn't as bad, and was about 2 weeks, and BEC was 10 days. I think being so close is what's killing me. I've been pretty good about it but today it's extra slow with projects and client calls, trying to distract myself but it's tough. Glad to know it's a common symptom!

    #1832023
    Nate
    Participant

    I totally understand where you're coming from, I took REG last Sat and I studied so hard, but the exam was brutal, beyond difficult and way tougher than the other three combined I felt. Since taking it, my gut has been telling me I passed and my head has been telling me I failed. It's just so difficult to know when exams are that difficult.

    As for taking my mind off of it, I don't mean for this to sound rude to anyone, but I've just come to the realization that the CPA exams are pretty dang insignificant in comparison to everything going on in the world. My fear of possibly failing REG is so small compared to the fears of other people out there. Ironically, the night of my exam when I was freaking about how tough it was and if I failed or passed, my wife got an email from an orphanage in Mozambique she stayed at for three months on a missions trip, and asked for support as terrorists were going around villages near them and beheading, raping, and violently murdering men, women, and children, and burning the villages simply due to having a different religious beliefs. It was at that moment that I realized how insignificant REG was. I'm sure any one of those orphans would gladly welcome my fear of if I failed REG in trade of their fears of if they'll wake up the next morning or if they'll be victims of such extreme hatred.

    I don't mean this to seem self-righteous or to make anyone feel bad for worrying about their exam, it's perfectly normal and natural to worry, that's the way the human brain works. Even since learning of the events in Mozambique, I still constantly worry and think about the exam, so I'm right there with everyone else. I just wanted to post this just to provide perspective. Hope it helps! But if it doesn't, I understand and sorry if my post came across as self-righteous and insulting.

    #1832026
    CS
    Participant

    @Nate That's terrible, I'm truly sorry to hear this and you are absolutely right. I tend to mull over it more on my commute to work or if it's not busy, but once I'm at home with the wife and kids it dissipates as real life is happening. It really is silly, and I hope the truly unfortunate people and children can escape the terrorism, my prayers to them.

    #1832158
    esyc
    Participant

    Thanks everyone for your responses!

    I feel a lot better after reading your comments. I guess it takes some effort to stay positive and as @Nate said, I probably should take a different perspective and appreciate the fact that retaking REG is the most terrible thing that can happen to me.

    Also sending prayers to those who are victimized by terrorism.

    #1832339
    Jen-J
    Participant

    I always threw myself into studying for my next exam. It was a good distraction, and it was nice to have a new topic to review for a change.

    #1832425
    mfbc23
    Participant

    @esyc @Cruz818 I took BEC in April and FAR a few days ago. I am very eager to find the results and I find myself with anxiety thinking about it. I know that as the day gets closer it will get worse, specially the night before. The best way to relieve this anxiety is to do something fun to forget about it completely. The last time I tried this it worked so well that I even forgot to check the test result. I didn't remember until I was at work and someone asked me about it LOL Now, I'm just going to the gym, reading books for pleasure, catching up on Netflix series or movies or other series I missed out on while studying, etc. I know the deadline is coming, but if I let my mind think about it too much I will not be able to enjoy this time “off” I have. If I have to retake any of the two (hopefully not), then I should be fully recharged. The only way I can recharge is by enjoying this time. Hope this helps!

    AUD: 83 (Aug. 2015)
    FAR: 78 (Nov. 2015)
    REG: TBA
    BEC: TBA

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