The test results are in! I have officially failed my first CPA exam, the BEC section. I knew this was coming, knew I'd fail. What I was not prepared for was to fail by only 2 points. I thought for sure I would get a 40, maybe 50. I was not prepared to get a 73, needing just a 75 to pass.
I still needed this lesson though. I've learned so much about myself, my life, my role in this life, in the past month that it was another [good] lesson to see the 73. That is not a discouraging number at all - especially when I was expecting much less. To know that I just need to apply myself a little more during the next test and I will pass is great news. I was expecting to have to do all sorts of odd study tricks and invest in different learning materials.
Dare I say this score is close enough to passing that had I not turned into a balling mess during the exam, I bet I would have passed. Lesson learned. Had I kept my head on straight, I probably would have been able to muscle a few of the tricky questions rather than be immature and get all fussy and frustrated that I didn't "get it" right off the bat.
Indeed I have learned a lot already from this half finished journey. I should know my FAR score by the 19th. Considering that I thought I bombed BEC and got a 73, I actually have high hopes that I passed FAR. I felt that I did much better on FAR. We'll see.
I take AUD this weekend and feel like I'm in a good spot. I have done well on the homework and do well in the real world so now it's time to put my money where my mouth is. Actually, out of all the exams, I knew that I would struggle with AUD the least. Not saying that I will ace it, just saying that it comes more naturally to me.
I take REG on July 18th. I originally scheduled it for July 3rd and literally woke up in the middle of the night with a sudden realization that I absolutely HAD to change the date. I had to push it back and give myself more study time. So I bought 2 weeks and I think those 2 weeks will come in handy. I'm a little worried about REG as it covers taxes and I suck at taxes but I plan to take it slow, study hard, and give myself room to learn. That's all I can do.
Stay tuned.
