Articleship: any way out for me?

Hello,

I would like advice from some experienced people. I am by profession so far into IT. Right now I work as a indpendent consultant and typically work with US clients in US timings.

I wrote and cleared CPT just out of curiosity. I dont expect myself ever to practise as a CA, but would like to get a qualification just as a challenge or out of sheer curiosity and interest to learn new stuff.

I have approached lot of CAs and all of them have turned down my request stating that I can not be earning and learning at the same time. Does anyone see any way out for me?

Thanks in advance