How did a 16-year-old rise up to the task of facing 13 papers on accountancy, on which she almost had none to minimal knowledge? A conversation on why commerce isn't restricted to a B.Com or a CA. How it's possible to walk down the career lane even before completing school. In this episode, we talk with Shivaranjani on her journey towards becoming one of the youngest ACCA affiliates in the world. While most people take it in their 20s, she started while she was just 16. The obstacles she faced, resources used, mental health issues, comparing the Indian CA and the ACCA, adapting to the syllabus, etc., I don't think we missed out on anything. *ACCA- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants TimeStamps- (00:16) - What motivated you to write this exam? (01:00) - How different is it from the typical school syllabus? (02:44) - Would you recommend taking it from 11th grade itself? (04:00) - What are the obstacles you faced? (06:50) - Resources used to prepare (08:50) - CA vs ACCA (10:27) - Preparing Mentally (14:55) - The impact of preparation on the 12th board exam (16:32) - Last piece of advice