How to access AICPA Online Professional Library?

If your exam is REG, FAR or AUD.. Your preparation is not finished unless you familiarize yourself well with all our professional standards. You don't need to read every standard and memorize it but you should know how the standards are arranged and how to find the answer. After the task based simulations are introduced and they carry 40% of our score.. It is impossible to pass the exam with out successfully attempting the sims.

All CPA Exam candidates are given free access to professional literature.

1. You need an unexpired NTS i.e., the exam section code which you yet to appear for the exam.
2. Visit this page and enter the details 
3. Nasba will send a link to get registered for a 6 month access to the library. 
4. You can access the professional literature here 

Pirates of Hard work

A week back I had a dream, I was watching the movie, The pirates of of the Caribbean in a movie theater(come on!! It's Captain Jack sparrow). It was dark and the whole setting in the movie theater was very much like what I saw at Disney. It's like sitting in a jungle and watching the movie at the same time.( My dreams are getting pretty creative now a days ). Every one was given a token and that token will turn into a special coin at the end of the film.

Preparation so far

I was preparing for REG since starting of this month but I paid fees two days back. Not that I am recommending this. But It was little painful to pay. Call it anger or disappointment. But once you receive your NTS that feeling is different. It becomes exam time. Never postpone paying fees once you are decided. Paying hard earned money is commitment.

I have reached the half way mile stone in my pregnancy journey and nausea is settling. Right now I am concentrating on eating healthy foods and gaining some weight. I lost almost 4 pounds during the last 4 months and was little worried. Every body is telling me that this time is the best in pregnancy. So I want to take advantage of this time and prepare well for the exam.

Positive Affirmations for CPA Exam preparation

• I let go of all fear and doubt and CPA exam becomes simple and easy for me
• I create a stress free world for my CPA exam preparation
• I relax all my neck muscles and I let go off any tension in my shoulders
• I slowly breathe in and out and I find myself relaxing more and more with each breathe
• I am a capable person and I can answer every question that comes my way
• I am centered and focused
• I feel more secure each day

A word on CPA Exam Quitter...

I read this Article on Going Concern CPA Exam Quitter Sends Epic Hate Mail to AICPA, NASBA and it brought back some unforgettable memories with NASBA..

In that letter the person's primary concern seems to be circulating around the glitches and bugs of CPA Exam software. I can completely understand what he went through because I faced the same situation for my exam. The old calculator program didn't work at all. I informed the same to Prometric staff member who reported the bug to NASBA right before me.

After coming home, I immediately emailed NASBA with details and also called them the following day. My exam was scheduled in the evening, the time when we are only received by answering machines. It took me two hours on phone to effectively communicate with the right person. My call was forwarded from one person to other and I waited online for hours..

BEC Exam experience

BEC was my first exam and I passed it in my first attempt. But because of my Epic fail last year with a 74 in REG and 70 in FAR, I had to appear for BEC again. Preparing and appearing for a passed exam is not a pleasant experience and please never get into a rut like this. If I had passed those two subjects, I might be very relaxed now. Okay I won't go into ifs and buts of what if situations. Let me walk through my BEC exam today.

I was relaxed, more than that I prepared myself not to get tense and stress myself. So last night I told myself, This is what I can do and I did that so I will leave the rest to my performance and then to God. So I was not really stressed. I had enough sleep but I was little tired because of revisions and continuous sitting for hours. I woke up around 8.30 and revised everything quickly. I wanted to go back to sleep but I keep telling my self to concentrate on revision. I just ate yogurt and a small sandwich but before 11.30 I threw up twice. I left house by 11.30 and I threw up again in car. My husband drove me to Prometric. He didn't said any thing. I sent him for ginger candy while I waited and show off my Kindle. I went inside before he came back. 

As it was not month end I was the only one who was sitting for CPA Exam. I watched another exam guy who was debating rules with the staff over his exam code not working and there was no one who could help him with that. After answering all his questions a staff member came to me and collected my ID and NTS. I removed my items and locked them and went in. Then I was told to remove scarf. She checked my Id and asked me to sign in and then she asked me to go back and lock my NTS after I entered my launch code on the paper booklet. Then I told her about my nausea and asked her how should I proceed in case I want to throw up. She looked at me as if I was asking some thing illegal. She said, as you are not a candidate with special needs I cannot allow you to sit in a special needs room. I asked," Can I leave the room If I have some emergency? She said you can throw up beside you , we will clean later. 

I really had no reaction on my face when she said that. I asked, Do we have any waste basket inside? She said, No we don't keep waste baskets inside. There is nothing we can do about it. She discussed with another lady and said, We cannot provide you the room with special needs, you should sit in the same room and there is nothing we can do. You can only take breaks in between your test-lets. After appearing in this exam more times than I passed.. Excuse me I know Prometic rules..