From New Mom to Scoring 90+ on All CPA Exams: A Story of Confidence and Collaboration

We love seeing our students pass, but every so often, we meet a student whose journey—and confidence—leaves us truly inspired. Today, we are celebrating Monika Uddagiri, a working mother who not only cleared all four CPA exams while raising an infant but did so with incredible scores of 90, 93, 90, and 90.

Monika’s story is one of quiet determination, a unique partnership with our team, and the kind of exam-day confidence most candidates only dream of.

Monika’s journey began when her son was just six months old. As she shared in a recent LinkedIn post, her path wasn't perfectly paved. It was a "heavy" phase filled with sleepless nights, full-time work, and the demands of motherhood.

She describes a study routine that many parents will recognize: "The only thing I could do was read the textbooks whenever I could—often late at night, lying beside my son, reading them slowly, page by page, almost like storybooks."

Despite having "no perfect plan," Monika showed up when she could, trusting that small efforts would compound. And they certainly did.

Monika first reached out to us from India. We were immediately impressed by her drive and were happy to provide an exclusive international discount to make our platform accessible to her.

But this quickly turned into a two-way partnership. Before she even fully committed to a premium course, Monika provided us with incredible, detailed feedback on our platform's user experience. We realized early on that Monika wasn't just a student; she was a contributor. In appreciation for her insights that helped us improve the site for everyone, we granted her a complimentary upgrade to our full FAR course.

The most memorable moment in our work with Monika happened right after she took the FAR exam—historically one of the hardest sections with pass rates hovering around 40-45%.

Most students spend the weeks after FAR anxiously refreshing their email. Monika did the opposite. She emailed us immediately, requesting to switch her access from FAR to ISC because she was "super positive" she had cleared it.

Her certainty was so high that she felt keeping the FAR access was unnecessary. We were floored by her confidence! We confirmed her access to ISC immediately, and sure enough, when the scores were released, she had not only passed FAR but crushed it.

Monika’s success proves that there is no "one right way" to study. She utilized a hybrid approach, using Becker as a primary source for lectures and ExamPrep.ai to "complement" her studies by hammering through our MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) and TBSs (Task-Based Simulations).

In her own words regarding our platform: "I attended some video lectures when in doubt and did all MCQs and TBSs from your software and you are a savior."

Monika, we are incredibly proud to have played a part in your journey. Your story of resilience—studying late at night beside your son and refusing to give up on yourself—is a powerful reminder that progress isn't always loud. Sometimes, it's just quietly turning the page.

To read Monika’s full story in her own words, check out her inspiring post on LinkedIn here.

Congratulations, Monika! We can’t wait to see where your CPA license takes you next.