It’s official – I take the first part of the CPA exam this Tuesday. Eek!
You may know I rescheduled it from April 24 because I was sooo NOT ready at that point.
I feel MUCH more confident these days.
I took a practice test this morning (basically the test with questions from past years) and got an 89% – woohoo! You need a score of 75 to pass the CPA. This shouldn’t be confused with a score of 75% because the questions are weighted (from what I’ve read). I read somewhere that a score of 75 pretty much equates to 60-65%. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! The pass rate is still 35-45%. Yikes.
At this point, I will be happy with just a score of 75. That means I can move on with my life and to the next test. This would also mean I wouldn’t have to shell out another $300+ to re-apply and take the same test over again.
I’ve learned SO much about how I learn over the past 8 weeks. I’ve been out of the study habit for 4 years and let me tell you – it is HARD to get back into!
I plan to review the things I missed on this morning’s test for the rest of the day. Tomorrow I have to work all day, so I plan to review during lunch and all night tomorrow night.
Tuesday – the big day – I am off the entire day! My test is at night but I do NOT want to get stressed at work that day. I’m going to do some light studying on and off all day. I plan to sleep in so I’ll be wide awake for the test. I also plan to get in a good, sweaty cardio workout and go tanning to clear my mind so I’ll be fresh for the test. Also, I’ll be partaking in lots of healthy, clean eating on Tuesday so I won’t feel fuzzy that night.
But after I walk outta that damn testing center, you better belive I’m having a drink! Lloyd is bringing me a sixer (or a twelver, depending on how I feel) and we’ll be celebrating with some drinks on our new patio. 😀
Cardio and lifting have kept me sane and focused during these past 8 weeks! I’ve always kept a pretty consistent work out regimen, but I really started kicking my runs into high gear the past couple weeks. It has helped immensely!
Wish me luck! I’m well on my way to actually knowing what I’m talking about on this darn blog! 😀
Carrie,
You’re right in that the questions are weighted as opposed to being a percentage. You don’t *lose* points in the exam, you can only *earn* points for correct answers.
I hope your exam went well and congratulations on being one step closer (hopefully!) to reaching your goal!