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Post-REG....On to AUD

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a nice holiday.  I spent my Thanksgiving weekend studying and then I took my exam on Monday, November 30th.

REG was tough; especially the simulations, in my opinion.  Memorization was key and reviewing the multiple choice over and over again proved to be more than worthwhile.  I felt that the exam was definitely possible and maybe a little bit easier than FAR, but still, I did not leave with a good feeling.  There is nothing I can do to boost my score at this point, though, so now it's on to AUD.

I did not start AUD yet because I was at a Governmental Accounting Conference at Rutgers yesterday.  The rest of this week I will devote to wrapping things up for my last masters course (Forensic Accounting); I will take my final exam on Friday or Saturday. 

Once my masters course is completed, I will attack AUD with vigor. Progress updates to come...

Keep working  hard.  This is an "off" month, which means we should all be studying our tails off.  Forget about the holidays, they'll be back next year.  Let's do it.

Cheers!

Ryan

Window 1 for 2010

Hello Everyone,

Ahhhhhhh, I am still a bit sore from my last score, but I have to keep going. Honestly passing is sweet, but not as sweet as passing after failing. I don't call failing the CPA a failure, but " a shot at success" and as long as you keep shooting your going to hit the target (75).

In all my CPA exams taken so far, and to be precise (six in total for 2009) waiting for one more score (BEC), I have always moved up in my scores. Each time I prepare again for a new part, I end up understanding the topic more. So for those out there who are like me "still trying to pass" keep your hopes alive, and never stop taking it. If you stop taking the exam, then you will forget everything, and all prior efforts would be wasted. I have a strong belief that I'll report some good news soon.

I have invested so much in this exam for me to stop trying........

So, I have scheduled my next exam, Regulation for the 3rd time on January 2nd 2010 hopefully the gods of the CPA would let go of one point and give me my freedom, since they decided that they like my face and gave me a "74."

My first busy season experience with Deloitte starts next month, and I am looking forward to it (" I know, I sound strange") but, I cannot dwell on the negative, I have to stay positive....

Cheers ,

Ed. Adiele

Week 1 - Fresh Start

Hi all,

So results came back for the Regulation exam.  And, as implied by the title, I'm back to studying.  I applied for a retest, and am currently awaiting my NTS.  While I hope to be able to schedule by the end of this week, I am starting by going through my notes tonight and going through Wiley multiple choice.  I have decided to go back to Becker, and plan to start watching the lectures from the beginning.  I've tried to study my way, but realize that I need more structure.  By watching all the lectures and going through everything as I had the first time during my fast pass course, I hope to get back into the study habits that helped me in the past.

As for the upcoming month, I expect to be busy at work, and with the holidays upcoming, I expect to be busy with family and errands.  With the end of the window quickly approaching, I'm going to have to make some time to get through this section.  My plan is to check in with each small step I take, as it will help keep me focused on the task (No more doing the bulk of my studying on weeks off).

Good luck.

Kunal

74....Really hurts

First of all, a big congrats to our fellow blogger Ryan for sending FARE to its grave...My story is a case where one point can send you back to the drawing board. I can now feel Kunal's pain when he scored a 74, but its all good. I am back to working at it again and that's the spirit.

So, I am super busy with work now, and would update you all very soon

Cheers!

Ed.

Some sad news...

Well I have some sad news to report.  Its seems that I did not pass auditing.  Also, I just took REG last weekend and do not feel confident that I did well.  It's very discouraging seeing that I feel like I have spent nearly all of my free time studying.  I guess that it is just a matter of finding a routine that works for me.  I am now trying to tackle FAR.  I am crazy nervous about getting through the material.  I already started going through it during the summer and planned on taking it first, but found it difficult to retain all of the information.  So, if anyone has some study tips, I would greatly appreciate it!

Bye All!

Jen :)