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March 20, 2023

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If This Person Can Pass the CPA Exam, So Can You

by Adrienne Gonzalez
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I was cleaning out pics on my phone and was reminded of something I saw on Reddit a few weeks back: a screenshot of someone’s many, many, MANY CPA exam attempts over twelve years. Most people would have given up around the tenth attempt but this person persisted. And persisted. And persisted.

a screenshot of CPA exam attempts

So if you are still hurting from the January 10th score release just remember, the only way to fail forever is to stop trying. Or something.

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