How am I supposed to pass the CPA exam when after work I'm too tired to study and on the weekends I'm too ADD to focus 🙈

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@OP, it doesn't help when everyone you work asks you everyday what the status of your testing is and when you will done all 4 sections

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You can do it. Don't work overtime non-busy season. Try to study 1 hour before work, during your lunch hour, and one hour after work. If you do that at your desk it will help you avoid rush hour traffic. Make your study game plan and go somewhere you can focus on the weekends-either the office or a library or a Starbucks, but make it somewhere that is designated study place. Give yourself a schedule: perhaps 10-3 Saturday and Sunday with a lunch break w/your significant other or a friend. Do that for a month and you should be able to cover all the material, hit plenty of mcqs, and do the Becker final review.

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Adderall.

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Third times a charm to pass each test if I pass the remaining 2. It can be done! Literally went crazy studying during busy season. Sacrificed all da weekends

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No matter what fun opportunities come up during your designated study times, just say NO.

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This is the million dollar question. I am having he same struggles you are having. Just got my AUD score back and missed by 2 points

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I'm having the same struggle ! Rescheduled my Aud for October from August 22.. Haven't started studied .. To tired & no motivation .. 😖😖

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(I say give each section a month, perhaps do 6 or 7 weeks of that routine for FAR)

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If you passed 2 parts during busy season, then you probably weren't that busy.

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Redbull and Ritalin! Then repeat....

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@EY1 The struggle is real. I failed FAR back in June and now I'm half way through BEC but can't get myself to focus. I took 3 weeks off from studying and I know I need to just do it, but when I sit down I am either too tired or can't focus.

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Try doing different studying technics. Personally I use to rewrite the book, otherwise I would daydream while doing my readings. I know it appears to be pretty extreme but it was working for me so frankly I didn't care

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Try inner engineering

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Suck it up, passed two parts during busy seasons.

This happened to me and I had to just take the CISA. Best luck friend.

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