u/bubblewrap00

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I am a 26 year old female. I have cleared one group of CA Final and have one group left. I have attempted CA Final around 6 times and unfortunately I have not been able to clear because of Audit. So I am very close to completing CA but it has already taken me a lot of time.

Currently I am working in a Founder’s Office role. The job is decent and I am getting exposure to strategy, business, GTM and operations, but I am not sure if this is what I want to do long term.

I feel that doing an MBA could help me move towards better roles in strategy and business and could also open up more opportunities for me.

So I am confused about whether I should give MBA entrances and try for an MBA in 2027 or just focus completely on completing CA first.

One part of me feels that I only have one group left and I should just finish it. I have already come this far and it would be silly to leave it incomplete.

But another part of me feels that I have already spent so much time on CA and maybe I should stop spending more time on it and focus on building my career.

I am also worried about MBA interviews. They will obviously ask me why I took so many attempts to clear CA and why I haven't completed it yet. I don't know how much of a disadvantage this will be.

I am genuinely confused about what makes more sense in the long term.

Should I focus completely on clearing CA and then think about an MBA later?

Should I prepare for MBA entrances and try for a good MBA college in 2027 while keeping CA as a secondary priority?

Or should I just leave CA and focus on work experience?

Would really appreciate advice from people who have done CA and MBA, people who decided not to do an MBA after CA, or people who took multiple attempts at CA or other professional exams and still built a good career.

I want to make a decision based on what is actually good for my career and not just because I have already invested so much time in CA.

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I am a 26 year old female. I have cleared one group of CA Final and have one group left. I have attempted CA Final around 6 times and unfortunately I have not been able to clear because of Audit. So I am very close to completing CA but it has already taken me a lot of time.

Currently I am working in a Founder’s Office role. The job is decent and I am getting exposure to strategy, business, GTM and operations, but I am not sure if this is what I want to do long term.

I feel that doing an MBA could help me move towards better roles in strategy and business and could also open up more opportunities for me.

So I am confused about whether I should give MBA entrances and try for an MBA in 2027 or just focus completely on completing CA first.

One part of me feels that I only have one group left and I should just finish it. I have already come this far and it would be silly to leave it incomplete.

But another part of me feels that I have already spent so much time on CA and maybe I should stop spending more time on it and focus on building my career.

I am also worried about MBA interviews. They will obviously ask me why I took so many attempts to clear CA and why I haven't completed it yet. I don't know how much of a disadvantage this will be.

I am genuinely confused about what makes more sense in the long term.

Should I focus completely on clearing CA and then think about an MBA later?

Should I prepare for MBA entrances and try for a good MBA college in 2027 while keeping CA as a secondary priority?

Or should I just leave CA and focus on work experience?

Would really appreciate advice from people who have done CA and MBA, people who decided not to do an MBA after CA, or people who took multiple attempts at CA or other professional exams and still built a good career.

I want to make a decision based on what is actually good for my career and not just because I have already invested so much time in CA.