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My hope for this thread is to help each of us to not feel so alone through this study process.
Currently, I work a full-time demanding, high-stress job. I have a 2-hour round-trip commute to work and back. I'm not in school, have no significant other, and no children.
M thru Th: work 10.5 hrs per day; study 2-3 hrs per day
Fr: off work; study 8 hrs; exercise 30 min
Sa: off work; study 8 hrs; exercise 30 min
Su: off work; study 8 hrs; exercise 30 min
Other than this, I don't do much other than try to keep my house clean, pay my bills, sleep, and on occasion, hang out with a friend. I look forward to holiday weekends so that I can study.
Life sucks right now, and I'm exhausted, lonely, and bored, but I really want to obtain my CPA license, so I'm making the necessary sacrifices.
How about you guys? What do your weeks look like?
its about time
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Monday-Friday: work 8 hours, get home at 4pm. Cook a quick supper, maybe take a quick "nap" with the husband, study for 2 and a half or 3 hours. Quick trip to the gym or run/walk around the block with my husband. Try to get in bed before 10pm.
Saturday: study 3 hours, grocery shopping, then date night!
Sunday: church, study an hour, play time
I absolutely do not like this schedule right now. I just got married a couple months ago, and I hate coming home from work and studying. I don't like my job either, and the weekends go by so fast! I do usually take a day off from studying sometime during the week if i'm really exhausted, or if we go out with friends or something. I just keep telling myself, it will all be over in November!! (hopefully)
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BEC- July 22, 2009 PASS
REG- February 26,2010 PASS
AUD- July 7, 2010 PASS
FAR- February 11, 2011 PASS! Last attempt before BEC expired
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its about time
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Hi, AN8,
You are almost done! That is so awesome!
Your schedule does seem rough, but you've just got to hang in there for a few more months. It sounds like you are balancing things pretty well as far as making time for your husband, exercise, etc.
Having a spouse would be nice for the moral support, but I would probably need to drag out the study process a bit more in order to be a good mate. Ah well, for now I don't need to worry about that. I'll round up a mate next year. I'm not getting any younger. But unless someone oh-so-wonderful happens to appear in my life before then, this year's all about the CPA exam.
Best of luck on FAR!
i-a-t
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full-time job, 2 children ( 1 of them toddler), husband.
work eight hours a day, commute 1.5 hours round trip.
Study:
Weekdays
1 hour or 1.5 depends how much energy I have to get up at 4 or 4: 30 am + 1 hour during lunch
Weekends
4-6 hours in the morning + 1-2 hours during my toddler's nap - mostly closer to 5 hours a day than to 8 hours.
I'm already tired, and still need to go thru 3 exams. Trying to put quality time into the study to get it with the first try - just don't have time or energy for re-studying.
It's about time,
how far along are you in your study? Have you taken any of the sections?
You are studying so much on weekends.
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FAR - 07/09/10 - {95}
AUD - 10/02/10 - {96}
BEC - 11/29/10 - {92}
REG - 05/23/11 - {75 would be enough}90 unbelievable, and I AM DONE!!!
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I've been tracking my hours through Quickbooks as though each topic were a new job and here are the hours I've logged since June 23rd
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:CPA Exam:00 - Daily Review |
35:36 |
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:CPA Exam:07a - Basic Concepts |
5:00 |
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:CPA Exam:07a - Liabilities |
2:29 |
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:CPA Exam:07c - Accounting Changes |
6:23 |
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:CPA Exam:07d - Financial Statements |
9:49 |
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:CPA Exam:08 - Inventory |
15:00 |
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:CPA Exam:09 - Fixed Assets |
15:00 |
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:CPA Exam:09 - Intangibles |
14:06 |
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:CPA Exam:10 - Monetary C.A. & Liab. |
12:26 |
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:CPA Exam:10 - Receivables |
10:46 |
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:CPA Exam:11A - Present Value Fundamentals |
6:04 |
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:CPA Exam:11B - Bonds |
15:22 |
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:CPA Exam:11C - Trouble Debt Restructuring |
7:17 |
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:CPA Exam:11D - Pensions |
13:51 |
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:CPA Exam:11E - Accounting for leases |
21:26 |
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:CPA Exam:12 - Deferred Taxes |
13:49 |
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:CPA Exam:13 - Stockholder's Equity |
22:51 |
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:CPA Exam:14 - Investments |
30:06 |
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:CPA Exam:17 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging |
30:00 |
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:CPA Exam:18b - Interim Reporting |
2:01 |
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:CPA Exam:18D - Partnerships |
7:55 |
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297:17 |
Tired? You better believe it! Determined...nuff said. I'm using the Wiley CPA Review and I'm scheduled to take FAR 11/29. I want to pass it this time real bad!! I took it in May 2010 (didn't study) and got a 46..really ticked me off but there's no reason to be if I didn't study...but, it gave me motivation to go for this Blitzkrieg endeavor. Because I'm preparing so far in advance I do a daily review/quiz (utilizing the Wiley Software) every morning at 6:00 a.m. of each topic I've covered thus far (1 question/ea) so it doesn't get stale. I have review sheets posted all over my apartment so I'm running into them in the bathroom, in the kitchen, you name it. I realize this seems over the top but as I said I want to be done with this. I average between 20-30 hours of studying/week. I take notes on everything I've read, each MCQ (from the Wiley book) I get wrong.
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AUD 77
FAR 78
BEC 81
REG 8/30/12 - 80
Studying with Yaeger/Wiley/Gleim/Ninja Notes
CIA [passed all 4 parts 5/2007]
STUDIED WITH GLEIM
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