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[studykaisoo]

I'm also from the Philippines and I'm a freshman BSA student!!!!!! I just wanted to say hi, and was wondering if you have any tips for incoming accounting students? Thanks💕

Hello @disappointed-pepe, this took a while but I'm now finally ready to answer your question ☺️

Tips for incoming accounting students:

First, you need to know what subjects you'll be taking prior to the start of the semester. Research on the said subjects so you'll have an overview.

A lot of accounting students tend to buy books all the time (what you use this year may get outdated the following year) so I suggest maximize the use of the library. I don't have that much money way back in college so I spend most of my time in the library. It's free and the books are all new. I just borrow them.

If you know any seniors in your school, ask around about the accounting professors. So that you'll know whether you need to change classes or how to deal with them.

You have to study EVERYDAY. You can't be lazy if this is the path you wanted. Allocate hours per day. This depends on your learning curve but I suggest do not sacrifice your sleep. Accounting students are mostly sleep deprived but trust me, if you're not the type of person who will be ok with just 3-4 hours of sleep....just sleep early and wake up early next morning.

It's important to create your own notes. You should not just copy from your books but rephrase it to something you can easily understand.

If allowed by professors, record the lectures. Replay them while writing your notes.

In terms of problem solving, you have no choice but to practice everyday. There are a lot of practice books/reviewers where you can test your knowledge. Trust me you need to start this early. I regret being lax in my younger years.

Pray and trust in yourself too.

Don't beat yourself just in case failures arise. Tbh it's normal in the accounting field. Take care of your mental health. FYI majority of my classmates before have anxiety and depression 😭

If there's anything you want to know in specific just message me. I think there's a lot more to share but I'll make a separate post if I remember it!

Good luck on your journey!

[studykaisoo]

Hello everyone!

It's been a while since I posted something (yeah sometimes I'm here but all I do is reblog). It's holiday today in the Philippines so I don't have work later.

The past few months have been rough and I just felt like even if I feel tired today, I have the urge to post something. If you ask me why, maybe because I'm feeling "okay". Like I don't have to calm myself listening to Spotify because of the workload or just having internal feelings.

I was wondering if any of you want to see some work from home tips? I don't create notes anymore since I haven't been studying "school-style" (and #RoadToCPA life has been on pause for quite a while now) but still I have to consistently study for my work. There's a lot of hacks and tips I want to share with you.

Hope all of you are safe. Don't go out if it's unnecessary. Stay negative, please.

[studykaisoo]

Life Update! I have started working again ☺️

It's been a while since I shared whatever happened to me after the board exam. In November, I was still sending out CVs and applying for jobs online. Somehow along the way I got tired and decided to take a rest until January.

Life at home

Being a homebody does not mean I'm just doing netflix and chill all day. In fact it seems like I'm busy just like anyone having an 8 hour job (even going beyond that). Sometimes I cook meals, I do wash the dishes, prepare stuff for the family, cleaning and other errands. I was always on the go. I never felt that I have time to actually go and binge k-dramas because I was so busy (chores + other personal things I couldn't disclose)

While I am stuck at home, I have developed new hobbies like doing clay art (I use air dry clay) and bullet journal. These activities have been my coping mechanism for healing.

Going to a faraway place for healing

Most of the time, I feel okay but there are days where I would experience mental breakdowns. I have never visited a psychiatrist (because I couldn't afford it + I don't want to be a burden to my family at that time since money was an issue and I'm not contributing at all). Sometimes I get into heated arguments with my parents and I told them why they never understood how I felt. With all that explaining, still they never knew how to cope up. I was tired and mentally drained. It was such an emotional torture.

During the holidays, my grandmother decided I take some time off at home and she brought me with her. We went to a faraway place from home where my uncle and cousins live. I am so used to housework that even I was there I wanted to help but they all stopped me and told me I was there for a vacation. It was a breather. I lived for more than a week without worries.

I brought my bullet journal with me so during my free time, I was just preparing designs for 2020. While on vacation, my friend offered me a freelance writing job. I took the opportunity and up to this point I am still writing.

Coming back home and continued applying for jobs

When I went home after the holidays, the situation at home has become more bearable. Also, I felt that my family had become more understanding to me. I started applying for jobs again. I jumped from one interview into another.

During the process, I still continued my freelance job and other tasks at home. I was at the peak of my productivity since I was also researching about freelance remote jobs.

I got hired!

I finally got hired in January! But the process was so long that I have only started last month. I continued my old routine and maximized all my remaining free days. I have been working since February and so far all is well. There isn't that much to share at this point but as always, I am wishing for a happy 2020. I hope this year will be a life full of possibilities and new experiences.

At this point, I may not know when I will try again for the board exam. But all I know is that I am trying my best to get my life together at this point. Hope all is well

[studykaisoo]

[studykaisoo]

191122 • I can't sleep so I randomly checked out my notebooks and found this envelope. I checked it and apparently few bills were left untouched for over a year. I just realized I can't develop some habits. Also, I realized that things won't go as planned. As you can see, the envelope says for May 2019 CPA Board exam. I took the boards last October because I wasn't able to graduate as planned. I may not be a CPA yet and idk when I will try again, but nevertheless I'm thinking to recontinue saving up? In a more smarter way like opening a bank account. I'm taking my time off that's why I'm still jobless but soon I would have to get a job.

[studykaisoo]

191103 • I randomly started to bullet journal again. I know this is a lined notebook but I ran out of dotted notebooks so this will suffice for now. Shine and Love Scenario are two songs that kept me sane during my review days.

Also I just realized that today is Infinite's One Great Step Manila concert 6th Anniversary. I can't believe it's been that long. I know this is out of context but even before liking EXO (and other groups I stan), Infinite was my ultimate bias group. They were technically the whole scope of my teenage life. I couldn't survive all those years without them, so I am always grateful.

[studykaisoo]

College tips, anyone?

I just realized that I'm official done with college and I'm pretty much bored at home doing chores and other stuff. I've been sending job applications but yeah, if anyone's interested I might go write somw tips???