I PASSED

Finally, after hundreds of hours and much worry, I got my final score for the last part of the CPA exam and passed. This brings much, much relief - but also some nice reward :)   My firm will reimburse my examination costs - nearly $1,000, and pay a $5k bonus for passing. I start in a couple of weeks, and am not sure exactly how long it takes to receive the payment once I submit my paperwork, so when I know a bit more I will figure out what to do with the money, but the plan will be to save a vast majority of it for now and take a little bit for a night out :)

So relieved to have this done before I start - I cannot imagine having to study all those hours AFTER having worked a long day at the office.