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Nan - Louisiana
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I need pure music, as in all-instrumental music. I got through college with Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Tschaikovsky.... Now I prefer "modern" classical music: James Horner, Michael Kamen, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, John Williams, Trevor Jones, et.al., (soundtracks from Titanic, Gladiator, X-Men, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings.....). Volume up, and even the most annoying person seldom bothers me.
But if there are voices singing in any language I ever learned, it's too distracting.
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Sigh - #10 rings too true - I found myself dreaming I was going through my FAR review pieces and checking off the parts I knew - and trying to direct the dream to the parts that I wanted more review on.
Someone said that the nightmares don't stop after you finish - that you dream about your scores being waylaid - or revised lower. Please tell me that's not the case.
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Haha I know what you mean! # 10 got me too. I would dream about stuff i'd read, re-read and re-read! Here's to passing FAR & REG!
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Hope you guys enjoy my new blog post...everyone needs to laugh a bit about this whole process. Feel free to add your own experiences! :) 10 Things They Don’t Tell You When You Sign Up For The CPA Exam- CPA Butt: You will gain weight and/or get out of shape.
- Start Counting Sheep: You will develop insomnia. Invest in melatonin.
- The Faster, The Better: You never loved quick fix meals so much. Do you know how fast those Chipotle workers can make a Burrito Bowl?! Crazy fast.
- Is There A Tax Deduction For This?: …because it
costs over $1,000 and the best study materials are $4,000 brand-new.
In short, you’re paying a crap-ton of money for months of torture and
pain.
- You’ll Become A 26-Year Old Grandma: Kiss your
friends & family and your social life GOOD-BYE. Staying in on a
Friday night to study like-kind exchanges? Yes, please!
- Wanna Be My Study Buddy?: Your
boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/BFF/dog/hamster/laptop will become your new
best study buddy (most likely against their will). Rally the troops
people, you’re gonna need to someone to 1) read you questions non-stop,
2) calm you down when you have a panic attack, and 3) force feed you
alcohol when you experience #2.
- College Is For Wienies: You thought you read a lot in college? You didn’t.
- No Place Is Safe: Any place is at risk for
breaking out the latest edition of Becker or Wiley. This includes but
is not limited to: the pool, stores, cars, restaurants, friend’s
houses, coffee shops, in bed, waiting in line at McDonald’s, and last
but not least, on the elliptical machine.
- Libraries Are The New Day Care: You will quickly
discover that libraries are NOT the quietest place in town. In
fact, libraries are noisier than the local college bar on a Wednesday
night. Why? Because kids are loud and many of them have not
discovered their “quiet voice” yet.
- Nightmare On Tax Street: If you do finally coax
your overflowing brain into dreamland, it’s not going to be pleasant.
Numbers and problems and mnemonics, OH MY!
Source: Carrie on the Cheap
(reprinted by CPAnet with permission)
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#1, 2, and 7.
I've studied as much as 20 hours a day, went to bed and got up 4 hours later to study more. Looked at my butt in the mirror and screamed, had gained over 30 lbs. Now I limit myself to 4 hours of study and 2 hours of workout.
I've studied intensely during college but never I have I stopped so many times to be absolutely sure of definitions, ever have I read so many pronouncements and standards, and never have I looked up so many explanations of critical material.
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If you find a good home self work out program, #1 will not happen to you. Devote at least 1 hour of your day to work out and stay in shape. Eat good, sleep good, stay fit, will help your memory
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