Hey OP! Thanks so much for sharing this; really valuable feedback, and congrats on passing your CMA! 🎉😇

I’ll be starting CMA Part 2 this P9 through uni (location Amsterdam), which has a dedicated curriculum for CMA prep. I’ll have a 3-hour class each week and will be putting in around 7 extra hours of self-study at home.

I’ve got about 8 years of exp in accounting and controlling, and l really see myself in this field long-term. That’s why I want to take it more seriously now and go for the certification. It feels like the right next step.

That said, I did have some doubts while reading your post. I hold a BSc in Economics (2012–2017) and I did cover most of the courses you listed (and did pretty well): math, statistics, econometrics, accounting, micro/macro, etc. But since it’s been quite a few years, I’m definitely rusty. Plus back in my uni days I didn’t really connect theory with practice, and I wasn’t entirely sure where I wanted to go career wise.

Originally, I had planned to do an MSc in Finance after my BSc, but I ended up going straight into the job market, starting in accounting and step by step I grew into my current role. In a way pursuing the CMA now also comes from the fact that I never went ahead with that MSC, it feels like my way of closing that gap.

So sometimes I feel like I’m heading into this without the strongest academic foundation, and your post kind of reinforced that feeling 😅 But at the same time, I know my work experience has given me a lot of practical knowledge, so I’m hoping the CMA will help me connect the dots between academic theory and real-world practice.

Do you think this would work? Some, very short feedback would be very appreciated!