Wrapping up the 2nd Quarter
As the second quarter slowly winds down, the workload has spiked up, and my free time has become very scarce.
In my auditing class, I will have a couple more cases to complete over the coming weeks and then a challenging comprehensive final to study for. In financial modeling, I have wrapped up all of my individual assignments, but have a massive utility company call center model to build and develop a presentation on by March 9. There are five individuals in our group and it is recommended that we each spend 30 hours working on the model. Unfortunately, we have not been able to meet up and discuss a good “game plan” for compiling the model, so we are basically at the beginning stages. In tax, I have two more chapters to read and take quizzes on. Finally, in 803, I have another big assignment and a final exam coming up.
While that in itself is a sizable workload, I have added substantial hours to that by starting to take CPA exam review courses. After considering all of my options, I decided to take MDS CPA review. While most people choose Becker, I chose MDS because I felt more confident about the instruction I would receive in the live classes. In addition, I already have all of Becker’s material, so I couldn’t justify signing up for Becker just for the live courses when I already have the material. I am admittedly a terrible self-studier and know that I need some structure to effectively study. Right now, I have Regulation class every Saturday from 8:15 – 3:45 and Business on Monday & Wednesday from 6:00 – 9:00.
All of this has certainly taught me how essential it is to plan ahead and stay organized.