Question for any CPAs here who play video games in their free time as a hobby: Is it possible or impossible to be able to study/pass all 4 parts of the CPA exam and be able to have some time for video game leisure? If it is possible, then how did you do it?

Very curious as I am an avid gamer, but am realizing that it may be time to say goodbye to that for several months-to a year if I want to pass all exams in one try. I will appreciate any helpful feedback!

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Passing the exams takes time and effort. They aren’t overly hard but you have to be willing to put in the time and effort. I passed all 4 on the first try over a 6 month period and it was miserable. All I did was work and study for those 6 months. My weekdays consisted of 8 hours working and 4 hours of studying and my weekends consisted of 6-8 hours of studying each day.

Not fun at all, but it was 6 months and 6 months is nothing in the grand scheme of things. I saw peers who didn’t put in the effort and they either never passed or they spent a small fortune on test fees to retake them multiple times.

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It’s possible if you have the luxury to take long vacation. I did it - I also used to be a hardcore gamer when I was a staff and passed all four parts at first try. It was a long process though. I had to take 2 mos leave in S1 year and 1 mo vacation in S2 year so I can concentrate on 80% Study + 20% game and cram for the exams during those months when I’m off. When I’m not off it’s just 90% Work + 10% game. Hope it helps!

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