[nabs-l] The CPA Exam

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Zunaira,
I'm just curious; when you say "the technical standards make it nearly
impossible to get in if you  are visually impaired" what do you mean
by that? Do you believe that the Florida med schools have
discriminatory policies?  Or do they require you to use technology
that is inaccessible?
BTW, you and I were fellow members of the NFB 2003 scholarship class,
and both pre-medsters (though I, too, have gone in a different
direction).
Arielle

On 3/20/13, Wasif, Zunaira <Zunaira.Wasif at dbs.fldoe.org> wrote:
> I actually ended up doing a masters program instead and have never
> looked back at med school.  I wanted to be a psychiatrist, but couldn't
> apply to schools in Florida because the technical standards make it
> nearly impossible to get in if you are visually impaired.  I didn't want
> to go out of state after getting married and purchasing a home, so I did
> grad school instead.
> Zunaira
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zeeshan
> Khan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:15 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] The CPA Exam
>
> Thats great that you did well on hte mcat. So how do you like med
> school?
> Yes, i did get extended time. I felt the material was too much and I
> didn't take breaks during the exam itself, which made my eyes tired. I
> understood the material, this time around, I think I will be more
> strategic about it.
>
> -Zeeshan
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 5:12 AM, Wasif, Zunaira
> <Zunaira.Wasif at dbs.fldoe.org
>> wrote:
>
>> I haven't taken the CPA exam, but I did take the MCAT in 2006 and did
>> pretty well on it.   The most helpful accommodation with that exam was
>> extended time. Did you get extended time on the CPA exam?  Why do you
>> feel you didn't pass?  Did you understand the material?
>> Zunaira
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zeeshan
>> Khan
>> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 7:45 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] The CPA Exam
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> So I went to school for accounting and sat for the CPA exam in 2011
>> for both the BEC and Auditing parts, but I did not pass. After that I
>> stopped and didn't pursue it further. But now I feel that I have left
>> it incomplete and want to go back to the CPA exams and reattempt it
>> and hopefully pass it this time. So here are my questions / conerns.
>>
>> 1. How long did it take to pass being visually impaired?
>>
>> 2. What programs / resources did you use? I have used Roger CPA, but I
>
>> beleive his stuff expires after a bit? Is Becker really that good?
>>
>> 3. How long did u spend studying for each part?
>>
>> 4. Do you have a job now after having passed it?
>>
>> 5. How much did you study each day?
>>
>> 6. How did you study? took a live course, studied on your own, got a
>> tutor ?
>>
>> 7. Is it worth the effort and time, especially give the fact that I am
>
>> legally blind, it is much mroe difficult studying for it?
>>
>> I look forward to hearing all of your experiences.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> --
>>
>> Zeeshan Khan
>>
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