Reply #6: Very well put. This post does you credit.

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And I, as a typical American, love a happy--or atleast hopeful--ending. I'd wager that a lot of "poor at math" accountants will get a lot better as they practice. Even if they aren't really forced to do higher math just pounding away with numbers for day after day will breed familiarity, and later comfort.

I personally never got higher than a "C" in any college math class, intermediate algebra, college algebra, trig and calculus. I also haven't taken a math class in more than a decade; and yet somehow, just having to work with the stuff has really sharpened my skills. Shoot, I've even tutored people at it a few times. I'm still not cut out to be a mathematician, but my skills are solid, if unspectacular.

On a completely unnecessary personal note, I still wish I was better at calulus so I could slug it out through a stats degree. In my sampling dependent career, I would really, really enjoy being better versed in higher statistics.

Not everybody will progress, but take heart Rabrrrrrr, some will.