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Interview with Genius Hunt winner in Paper F3 who scored 100% in December 2014 exam

gokoolPlease tell us about yourself 

First of all, I must say I’am no genius, I’m an ordinary student like everyone else. Also it’s not very difficult, nor am I saying that its easy. Getting 100% was a major achievement for me. To me, this achievement can be summed into 3 words: motivation, discipline and practice

I am from Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean but which has made a real name for itself in the world through its numerous achievements. I am not actually working; I am a full time student. Hopefully, in the near future when I finish level 2 ACCA, I get a job.

How much time each week did you spend studying, on average??

On average, I would study something like 7 to 9 hours per paper each week, sometimes if I could, I would go for even more.
Which study resources did you use??Study resources I used were the lectures from open tuition and BPP study text and revision kit. I also took tuition for 3 of the papers out of 4 papers which I sat this December. But if I knew of Open tuition before paying for my tuition fees, I would have saved some money. I found the lectures from open tuition very good.

Also it is very important to read the technical articles which many students I believe do not take the time to go through them and just rely on study texts. Do read them once you finish a chapter

What was your approach to your studying???

Since I sat for 4 papers in December, planning was key. First of all, sit down with a piece of paper and write down how much time you can devote to your studies each day and try to see which activities are taking your time and if possible try to reduce same if removing it is exaggerated. I made a plan which I stick to each week.
Allow for free time with families and friends, we don’t want you to have a burnout..haha

Let me tell you, at first it’s going to be very hard and you may feel like giving up but once you get through it for one week, I’m pretty sure it will be okay for the rest of the semester. If you want to get high marks, you got to make the sacrifice. Allow me to quote: “No sacrifice, no victory”
Once you have made a plan, make sure you understand the concepts well and not just study something for the sake of passing the exam. I have seen so many students do that mistake so much. When you are study chapters understand the concepts and the logic behind. Because if you learn just for the sake of passing, then in level 2 papers, you will get difficulty as level 2 papers built upon the knowledge of level 1 papers.

My advice for you is: aim for at least 70% so that you have a good foundation to built upon in level 2. Think about it, if your foundation itself is not so good, you will encounter difficulties in level 2 papers. Believe me it is not that difficult to get that at least 70%.

What would you say was the most important factor that helped you to achieve such a high mark?

The main important factor was practice before the exam. Make a revision plan
Allow me to quote “ if you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail”… What I did was one month(4 weeks) before my exam, I made a revision plan. Out of these 4 weeks, I earmarked 3 weeks as revision… these 3 weeks are as follows:
Say we have 21 chapters, so in each week I make a must to revise 7(21/3) chapters and workout MCQ in a particular revision kit ( I used the BPP revision kit, its really useful)… And in that same week, on Saturdays and Sundays, I would revise the 7 chapters covered where I reviewed especially the difficult questions and work it out again..For the 3 weeks it was like this
Finally in the 4th week (remaining week) before my exam, I would review briefly all my notes and MCQs which I had difficulty with (all that in 2 or 3 days) and then in the remaining days in that 4th week I would do Mock exams which are in the revision kit and the CBE specimen (on ACCA website) under exam condition i.e no breaks…

How did you find out about OpenTuition, and which of our resources did you use?
I learnt about OpenTuition when I was searching for something in F2 on the net. Since then, it is one of the most visited website on my laptop.
For my studies, I used the lectures and the notes available on OP. I often see that students only watch the lectures and they rarely use the notes which is supposed to be used in conjunction with the lectures which is a mistake. By using the book along with the lectures, you will better understand the chapters.

I hope these words will help you guys and long live OpenTuition.

Thank you and Congratulations!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. zephania says

    May 6, 2015 at 2:41 am

    congratulations,am really motivated.

  2. jerome says

    May 1, 2015 at 2:47 am

    Work well done, Congratz keep up the good work.

  3. Folisha says

    April 24, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    Thank you 🙂

  4. Folisha says

    April 24, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Well done…. this has really motivated me, my study plan is similar but i’m kinda struggling with f1 any tips…

    • Satiam says

      April 24, 2015 at 4:20 pm

      For level 1 papers… i think every1 will agree on the fact that the more MCQ you practice the better…

      Mark the MCQs which u had difficulty with, and do it again later.Why? 1) to chk whether u have understood the concept after revising and 2) to build confidence

      Hope to hear good news from u about ur results… 😀

  5. lisa says

    April 22, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    congrats! now i get a clear picture how to plan my study!

    • Satiam says

      April 22, 2015 at 2:37 pm

      I’am glad it helped you… I hope to hear good news from you then

  6. Christy says

    April 18, 2015 at 4:15 am

    congrats on your achievement thus far

  7. zimah209 says

    April 17, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    Hi! How to contact u? Give me more tips to study F5 please…I eally want to pass this paper..tq

  8. Boipelo says

    April 13, 2015 at 11:58 am

    Appealing. Congratulations.

  9. Isa says

    April 12, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    Bravo mate!

  10. annie says

    April 5, 2015 at 12:33 am

    how can I contact this guy?

    • Satiam says

      April 10, 2015 at 10:03 pm

      Hello annie.. U can msg me, i”ll reply when i can

      • Christy says

        April 18, 2015 at 4:14 am

        just read your article its a blessing to me. I am doing 3 papers and I feel like I am not giving enough time to all 3 papers. I will try your technique and see if it works for me, Thanks.

  11. jeanbmbm says

    March 24, 2015 at 2:47 am

    Congrats, i hope to join you next sitting

  12. saiful says

    March 21, 2015 at 1:19 pm

    congratulations

  13. Timothy says

    March 16, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    congrats!!!!,your words have inspired me.I’m sure I will be the next.

  14. pris43 says

    March 16, 2015 at 10:53 am

    Congratulations. Thanks for sharing. I’m really inspired once again.

    • Satiam says

      April 10, 2015 at 10:01 pm

      Also to keep ur motivation level high,watch some motivational videos on YouTube… When ifeel like procasting, i watch those vids n feel really motivated afterwards…
      Hope it helps

  15. Dziripi O M says

    March 12, 2015 at 10:45 am

    great work brethren

  16. brooksmart says

    March 8, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    Well done thank you for the tips….

    • Satiam says

      April 10, 2015 at 9:58 pm

      Pleasure is mine…

  17. lum says

    March 5, 2015 at 4:18 am

    Congrates hope to do better from this

    • Satiam says

      April 10, 2015 at 9:58 pm

      Go for it mate

  18. kann23 says

    March 5, 2015 at 12:32 am

    Very motivating and informative, congrats

    • Satiam says

      April 10, 2015 at 9:57 pm

      Well many students asked me how i do,so i tried to give as much details as possible without making it too long
      Sharing is caring

  19. francois988 says

    March 3, 2015 at 5:35 pm

    Go Mauritius !

    • Satiam says

      April 10, 2015 at 9:55 pm

      U also from Mauritius??

      • francois988 says

        June 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

        Hi Satiam, Yes initially and now i am in Canada.
        Great to hear a colleague doing so well, proud of your hard work and dedication,
        You have the right attitude !
        Well done !
        Success is only the tip of the iceberg, people dont realise that big chunk of hard work behind this result 🙂

  20. Kristian says

    March 1, 2015 at 9:06 pm

    Congratulations

    • Satiam says

      April 10, 2015 at 9:55 pm

      Thanks mate

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