reg, bec, audit

That's the order I'm taking the CPA sections during August. There's another one coming (financial) in November. I spent the first month of my summer in Spain. Then I came home to my parents' house and have proceeded to do next to nothing everyday. There are intermittent activities of course, but most days consist of sleeping, exercising, and running errands. Note I left eating out on purpose as I've been on a diet and don't do much of that. I go boating too and have been working on my wake boarding and wake surfing skills (blog post to come). My goal for the summer had been to take all four sections of the CPA exam but as the summer closes and I haven't been studying I've let myself off the hook. I'm only taking three sections this summer. So I find myself tonight finished with the Reg lectures (but none of the assignments), one diagnostic exam, the exam tutorial, the handful of CPA-provided practice questions, and ready/planning to take the test tomorrow. I may throw in another practice exam in the morning. All in all I feel pretty comfortable with the material. This low level of preparation over just one week is ridiculously irresponsible. Every section I fail costs me (or really my dad) about $200 I can never recover. But in all honesty I'm taking the CPA exam about as seriously as I take everything in my life. I plan to repeat the one week cram session for the next two sections. I get my scores back in October, and, if I've managed to pass three sections of the CPA exam before beginning work, that would be HUGE. I'd be an all star for sure. If I fail I'll probably keep it pretty quiet at work and study more the next time around. I'll let you know how this works out for me. :)