{"id":16236,"date":"2020-05-26T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T18:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=16236"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:48:57","slug":"und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2020\/05\/und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award\/","title":{"rendered":"UND grad&#8217;s test scores earn national award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UND Accountancy graduate Zsofia Barandi wins 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award after stellar CPA Exam performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16237\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web-600x356.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web-200x118.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zsofia Barandi earned her bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in accounting from UND. After taking all four sections of the CPA exam in 2019, her high scores made her eligible for a prestigious award. UND archival image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination is a daunting challenge, even for the most prepared.<\/p>\n<p>To pass it is a major step in becoming a full-fledged public accountant.<\/p>\n<p>To pass all four of its four-hour sections on the first try, with an average score above 95.5 \u2013 out of a possible 99 \u2013 is to be eligible for a national award.<\/p>\n<p>UND graduate Zsofia Barandi is now the 11<sup>th<\/sup> from UND to win the Elijah Watt Sells Award since 1986. Of the 75,000 individuals in the United States who sat for the CPA exam in the past year, only\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa.org\/press\/pressreleases\/2020\/aicpa-recognizes-top-2019-cpa-exam-performers-with-elijah-watt-sells-award.html\">137 met the award\u2019s lofty criteria<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The last UND graduate to win the award was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.und.edu\/news-archive\/1013\/\">Chelsey Enderle in 2014<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Barandi was shocked. Given the format and intensity of each component of the cumulative exam, she never left a session knowing how she did. But Professor Kate Campbell, chair of UND\u2019s Department of Accountancy, wasn\u2019t shocked at all by Barandi\u2019s feat.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Campbell had predicted it, Barandi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my first year in grad school, and I was still a year out from taking the exams,\u201d Barandi recalled. \u201cDr. Campbell was talking to a group of alumni and said something like, \u2018Zsofia is going to win the Elijah Watt Sells Award.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Oh no.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s now a story that Barandi, a native of Budapest, Hungary, can laugh about. Since September, she has been a member of \u201cBig Four\u201d accounting firm EY\u2019s assurance staff in Minneapolis, Minn., after graduating with her accountancy master\u2019s degree in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Barandi knows the months of studying and years of hard work she put in as a student helped her earn the distinction, but she is direct in acknowledging the opportunities available to her through UND\u2019s accounting program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in a really good position because of UND Accountancy to be able to achieve this,\u201d she said. \u201cThis happened through a combination of support from UND and EY; and I never would have gotten a job at EY if it wasn\u2019t for the connections alumni share with UND. It all goes back to the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels good, and I\u2019m very excited to have won this award.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Full-time commitment<\/h2>\n<p>Though not shocked by Barandi\u2019s performance, knowing the type of student she was throughout her UND career, Campbell used words like \u201cunbelievable\u201d and \u201cextraordinary\u201d to describe what it takes to earn an Elijah Watt Sells Award.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6881\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6881\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/06\/150824-Katherine-Campbell-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAround 45 to 55 percent of people pass the test at any given time,\u201d said Campbell, adding that each section requires a score of at least 75 to be considered passing.<\/p>\n<p>The sections are broken down into Auditing and Attestation; Business Environment and Concepts; Financial Accounting and Reporting; and Regulation. Campbell said that each section of the exam includes \u201ctask-based simulations,\u201d in addition to a multiple choice format that most test-takers would expect. The American Institute of CPAs, the body that regulates the testing and recognizes award-winners each year, describes the simulations as \u201ccondensed case studies that test accounting knowledge and skills using real life, work-related situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically they\u2019re giving you real-life examples of what you would be working on in the field, which is good because your work isn\u2019t going to be multiple choice questions,\u201d Barandi laughed. \u201cFor instance, in the Regulation section, you would get different tax documents and have to answer questions around tax law and use calculations for other questions, using those documents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barandi needed to complete all four sections within an 18-month period to pass the exam. She likened the experience of studying for it to that of a full-time job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to have been very committed to your studies throughout your whole curriculum, because the CPA exam is testing you on everything you learn in accounting, but also business concepts, economics, law and information systems \u2013 all these different areas,\u201d said Campbell of preparing for the tests.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16238\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-140-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-140-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-140-web-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-140-web-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-140-web-600x356.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-140-web-200x118.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barandi may be in rare company with her achievement, but UND students regularly perform above national averages on the CPA exam, according to Campbell. UND archival image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Testament to exceptional quality<\/h2>\n<p>Though Barandi is merely the third from UND to win the award since 1993 (and the 11<sup>th<\/sup> since 1986, as mentioned above), Campbell said that the University\u2019s accounting students regularly perform above national averages with regard to scores and pass rates.<\/p>\n<p>Brent Kukla, a partner and lead UND campus recruiter at EY, is an alum of the program who helped recruit Barandi to the global firm. He told <em>UND Today<\/em> that Barandi\u2019s impressive accomplishment is a testament to UND\u2019s quality of education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Accountancy\u2019s high-quality instruction and experiential learning opportunities are preparing and inspiring students who will help solve today\u2019s most complex challenges; shape the next wave of innovation, technological and social change; and thrive in our fast-changing world,\u201d Kukla said. \u201cOn behalf of EY, I\u2019d like to congratulate Zsofia for earning the 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the assurance team, Barandi said her role is to help EY\u2019s teams with \u201cwhatever they need\u201d as they conduct audits for several Fortune 500 companies. She said her first year has provided a great learning experience, and that she\u2019s been able to witness how companies across the board are affected by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>There most likely won\u2019t be any kind of ceremony in the current environment, said Barandi, who\u2019s currently working remotely. But the congratulatory messages and well-wishes from UND, EY and beyond have made her all the more appreciative for the support she\u2019s received early into her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Campbell has been extremely supportive, and I could name literally every professor in the department for the same reason,\u201d Barandi said. \u201cThey want students to succeed and really push them to go for internships and go out to career fairs. With the connections the department has, they set students up for success. That\u2019s something I will always be grateful for.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UND Accountancy graduate Zsofia Barandi wins 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award after stellar CPA Exam performance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":16237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-16236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-ncobpa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UND grad&#039;s test scores earn national award - UND Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2020\/05\/und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UND grad&#039;s test scores earn national award - UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UND Accountancy graduate Zsofia Barandi wins 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award after stellar CPA Exam performance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2020\/05\/und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UND Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-26T18:53:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-24T18:48:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"475\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Connor Murphy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Connor Murphy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Connor Murphy\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/de7cedd454b11693326400d99b86e11b\"},\"headline\":\"UND grad&#8217;s test scores earn national award\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-26T18:53:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-24T18:48:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1074,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/und-grads-test-scores-earn-national-award\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.und.edu\\\/und-today\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/181012-cobpa-grad-137-web.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nistler College of Business &amp; 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