[Anonymous]

So, I failed my first exam, BEC, by two points last month. Before that I was on fire, pumped, and ready to go. Now, I’m super blah, overly tired, a couch potato, and my energy tank is depleted. I know I need to get up and I actually studied yesterday, but it’s hard to study when you feel like you knew the material. Heck, it’s hard to study when you’re listening to the same review videos and ready the same stuff again. I need help people. On the bright side, I know without a doubt I can pass if I could just get up and study “foreal”. I need a miracle.

I'm tired of operating in fear and mediocrity. It's time to try. It's time to do. It's time to go.

[YJP]

I'm having the same problem with the BEC material coming off passing AUD. Its awful. My exam is July 11th and all I have managed to do is complete the lectures for Becker 1-4. Going to power out the final 2 lectures and hammer MCQ until exam day

[Anonymous]

Yes, I'm going to sit down tonight and get myself together. I'm going to make myself study in 30 minutes blocks, heck 15 minutes, if I need to. I'm finishing something tonight LOL

I'm tired of operating in fear and mediocrity. It's time to try. It's time to do. It's time to go.

[Grizzly92]

This might sound a little harsh but hear me out. No one can help you stop being lazy, first of all. That's your problem. If you want to pass these exams, you have to want it bad. To me it sounds like you just “kind of want it.” Try finding a reason or a purpose that's going to help push you when you can't push yourself. For example, I know that when I pass this exam, I'm one step closer to being able to move my mother out of the bad neighborhood that she's stuck in. When I feel lazy, I have this voice in the back of my mind telling me that my mother needs my help.

Start asking yourself questions. Why do you even wake up in the morning? Why do you do what you do? I don't care where you come from, poverty or privilege, you can find a purpose that's bigger than you. Good luck!

FAR: 89 5/14/16
AUD: 99 6/09/16

Becker Self Study

[Grizzly92]

FAR: 89 5/14/16
AUD: 99 6/09/16

Becker Self Study

[Anonymous]

Hi Grizzly92, thank you for the stern kick in the butt! It's much appreciated and I'll definitely take your advice to heart. Although, sometimes it's not necessarily “help” that you need per se…it's just an ear (or two or three) of someone you know is familiar with what you're going through. Whether anyone chimed in on this thread or not, I was going to force myself to keep studying.

I'm tired of operating in fear and mediocrity. It's time to try. It's time to do. It's time to go.

[monikernc]

read your profile quote. it inspired you when you posted it – remember that moment. also recall the moment you found out you didn't pass and tell yourself it won't happen again. claw your way through defeat and rise to victory, my friend!
you can do this. that exam isn't going to pass itself. now, go get it done!

FAR 7/25/15 76!
AUD 10/30/15 93
BEC 2/27/16 82
REG 5/23/16 88!
Ninja Book and MCQ and the forum - all the way!!!
and a little thing i like to call, time and effort!
if you want things to change, you have to do something different

[Anonymous]

omg moniker! i was going to remind him of his profile quote as well, albeit probably less eloquently than you did it.

OP, you got this! try the pomodoro technique, positive visualization (thinking like you already passed the exam,) meditation, social media blocking apps,etc etc. studying for the CPA exam is an art in and of itself. avoiding distractions, budgeting time,creating a study schedules, are almost as important as grasping the material itself! it is as psychological as it is academic. conquer the psychological part, and the academic will soon follow. i absorb soooo much more information when i study “in a good mood,” i force myself to look forward to studying.

for example with BEC i pretended to be a McKinsey business analyst/strategist. with AUD,a Deloitte audit partner. with REG,a tax lawyer in washington. and with FAR, I am now transformed into a CFO.

this may not seem as far-fetched as it sounds- I hope the CPA will give me an opportunity to one day be working at any of those positions!!!

[monikernc]

eesti, can you pretend you are my boss and give me a raise??!
you are too funny!

FAR 7/25/15 76!
AUD 10/30/15 93
BEC 2/27/16 82
REG 5/23/16 88!
Ninja Book and MCQ and the forum - all the way!!!
and a little thing i like to call, time and effort!
if you want things to change, you have to do something different

[RE2PECT]

KGREEN37- I know exactly how you feel. I felt unstoppable after passing my first exam and then seeing that I failed AUD with a 73, brought me back down to earth. I just took BEC last Friday and I'm almost positive I failed that as well. I felt like I just wasted 3 months studying for both exams and it's hard getting back into studying for AUD again. I'm scheduled to retake it on July 8th and hope I can snap out of it asap! I took the weekend off from studying and tried to enjoy spending time with my wife and 4 month old. Hopefully that was the motivation I needed to get these exams over with and have my life back to enjoy with my family.

FAR: 75 Roger & Ninja (notes/flashcards/audio/MCQ)
AUD: 73, 81
BEC: 71, retake 8/29
REG:

[itsanaccrualworld]

for me, its remembering screaming the f word in the elevator going back to my car after i took REG. the feeling of putting in so many hours and then being in a fit of rage right after taking the test is something i wont forget haha

FAR - 75
REG - 69, September 16
BEC - 80
AUD - 69, October 16

[Anonymous]

You all are awesome! Thanks for the reminders about my profile quote because I forgot all about it. I will be plastering that in my office and at my house today; I'll go ahead and create that dream board too.

eesti, I think the idea about imagining you are a business analyst is a great one. It will surely change my perception of the material and help me to retain it. Thanks.

To everyone who knows how it feels to be hit with the NO PASS…I know this will make the victory that much sweeter when all of this is over. I'm not going to lie, I wanted to sit on the couch the last two nights, but I got my lazy behind up and studied. Honestly, after that hind chewing from Grizzly92, I knew there would be no way I was going to make any more excuses LOL. I love this forum!! Now off to study on my lunch.

I'm tired of operating in fear and mediocrity. It's time to try. It's time to do. It's time to go.

[mckan514w]

Good Lord I was coming on here to commiserate bitch and moan with KGREEN37- BEC has me eating up with the “i just don't wanna study this sucks so bad” and instead I got Grizzly92's MUCH NEED kick in the ass!!! (and monikernc much nicer push– think I needed the kick more but the push helps 🙂 ) THANKS SO MUCH!!! wow I really really needed to read those words…. making another pot of coffee and getting back to it…. THANKS guys!

and they ask me why I drink...

FAR- 61-next time I'll ask for lube instead of a calculator
REG-75- Never been so happy to see such a low grade
BEC- 8/11
AUD- 9/2

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