Many students have problems choosing which combination of ACCA exams to sit. We have conducted a survey, and over a 1,000 students participated.
Here are the results:
2 ACCA Papers – the best combination
3 ACCA Papers – the best combination
Which is the best combination of ACCA Papers?
hi, i am about taking f4 and f5. From d trail of discussn i realised i can pass without going for lectures. i really do not have money for tuition. thanks. GOD BLESS
Course notes are available free on this site. The notes should be read simultaneously as you watch the video recorded lectures.
You may not be able to afford tuition courses but you MUST buy a revision kit / exam kit for both F4 and F5.
For F4 it’s more important than for F5 because of the new structure of the F4 exam that is now (effectively) 100% multiple choice and there is not the facility to download large numbers of mcqs from the internet. For F5 you can download past exams from this site since December 2007 and a revision kit relies heavily on questions from these past exams.
On this site there are for both papers mock exams. When you have completed an F4 mock exam, you can try again – the questions will be different computer selected from a bank of in excess of 200 questions
And, of course, if you come across any problems, you can always send your question to this site but send it to the Ask the Tutor page
Ok?
well, please when can I start with F1 and the other three as well because am a beginner and morever I do not really understand how best to combined them for easy writing..currently am undergraduate studying Bsc. Administration in the University.
Greetings tutor and belovers
You need to register with the ACCA first. Look on our home page or on the ACCA home page to guide you through the process of becoming a registered student and take it from there
Hope that helps
I got exempted for 9 modules and registering for my first 2 ACCA P modules, which 2 modules will be advisable to start off with?
P1 and P2? You have to do the first three P level papers before you can get into the optional papers so any two out of P1, P2 and P3 is really your only choice
P1 is entirely written (probably) whereas P2 has 35% numbers (consolidation) and P3 is again entirely written. So a mixture of written and computational would probably be good.
The only caveat is that P2 is a monster in its own right and it could be argued that P2 is worthy of 100% dedicated attention
Check it out for yourself and see whether a combination of P1 with P3 may suit you better
Hi,
I have f8 and f9 left before I go onto the Ps but I want to do f8 and p1 together. Is it ok to enter for f8,f9 and p1 together but not actually sit f9 as I don’t want to do three exams. Is this possible?
Regards
Tara
Yes, that’s possible. It’s a waste of money having to pay for F9 and then not turning up for the exam but it’s certainly doable
thanks Mike
Dear Little Mike ,
Thank you for all your expanations,I’m grateful for that.
Francis
Hi Amoah Francis!
Thanks for your message of thanks but ……?
….. all which explanations?
Hi
I am currently reading and going through lectures for papers F2,F3 & F4 to be completed by March 2015. In June I hope to sit for papers F5,F6 & F7. Is it then possible to start combining papers F8,F9 with P1,P2 & P3
Extract from the ACCA website “The maximum number of different exams you can take over a year remains at four in one session or eight across the year”
Does that answer it for you?
Hello Mike little! I am planning to take 2 exam in June sittings, F8 is the one but with what other paper P1 or P2? which one you advise me?
Probably P1 – there’s a bit of a cross-over between F8 and P1 (not a lot, but more than there is a link with P2!)
If you ever feel like doing just one paper in a sitting, then that would be P2 – it’s a monster paper! A lot of writing – about 65% of the P2 paper is written with only 35 marks in question 1 devoted to consolidations
Hi there!
It is my first time on this forum, please forgive me if my question comes across as shallow…i would like to know if it is possible to write one of the ‘F5-F9’ papers together with a P1 or P2 paper in the same sitting. I thought you could only write a P paper after you are done with the Fs. Please help a brother out, i would really love to know. Thanks in advance
The rules state that you must have successfully passed all the F level papers before you can start into the P level.
However, there are two points to be made here:
First, if you have still some F level papers to pass, say you still need to sit / pass F8 and F9, then it’s possible for you to enter for those two papers AND say P1 and P2
This could even work where there are three F level papers to be successfully passed so say F4, F6 and F9 still to be successfully overcome can be entered for in June 2015 together with one of the first three P level papers.
The second point to be made is if you enter for the last F level paper to be passed together with a P level paper, but then choose not to attend the exam for the F level paper, you can still go ahead and enter for the P paper and hopefully pass it
Is that ok?
Trust me brother, u really wanna blend F8 with P1. It has too many stuffs in common. I’m saying on experience because I did F8 and P1 last session and a whole 10 mark question on constructing a case for internal audit came up in P1 which is a proper F8 area so is cooperative governance and so many other topics. P2 is a whole continent of its own with virtually nothing in common with F8, so big and I even wonder whether it isn’t already late to do P2 with F8 cuz if u are working P2 is a biggie talk less of blending it with another paper.
but anyway the choice is yours
Hi
Can I write F5,F6 and F7 before doing F3? I already finished F1 & F2
Why would you want to? Surely it would make sense to do F3 before F7!
Hi
I am study F1,F2& F3 I want to write as CBE exam which is a good combination among the three I want to write in march, one more question I have your video and note can I rely on. Or pass exams them without using other material but I have revision kit for all of them.
@chand,
all of the three papers are different so, i don’t think there will be any good combination.
why not to practice revision kit? do it that will be very much helpful for you.
best of luck
The videos and courses notes should be sufficient for your needs for F1, F2 and F3 together with extensive practice from the revision kits / exam kits
You ask for a combination so I presume that you’re looking to do two exams out of the three in March. Frankly any combination of two of those three is acceptable!
i cant access open tuition. are u guys undergoing updating of resources?
I am very motivated to close this off as soon as possible.I should be able to set aside at least 1hr 30mins to 2hours of reading time per day.Work and traffic is the only thing that takes my time. What do you think? Is it doable? And is it possible to pass F4 without attending a tutorial centre?
Yes, and yes!
F4 – watch / listen to the lectures on this site (all are relevant for English variant, from Partnership onwards are relevant for Global variant) Get hold of a revision kit / exam kit and go through the mcqs as many times as you can bring yourself to do it. (Traffic is a problem – are you the driver? If not, throughout the entire journey have the F4 revision kit open and repeatedly go through as many of those as you can as many times as you can motivate yourself to do it. Tip! DO NOT WRITE IN THE REVISION KIT – ie don’t mark the book with your guesses. Mark your attempts on a separate piece of paper. That way you can do the same exercises over and over again as though you have never seen them before)
For the other F level papers the free course notes and lectures on this site should be enough for you so long as you put in the hours of practice – and keep posting any problems you come across and we’ll sort those out for you
OK?
Yes, I am the driver… But thanks for this. I am very excited about this forum. I hope to give you the best news when results are out :)…So it is 4,7 and 8 for June! Then F9, P1 and P2 in Dec. Thanks Mike
You’re welcome
pls which is the best to write for f4. cbe or paper based? . which one guarantee a higher pass rate
i want to attack p2 and p3 this june. any advice on whether it is doable together?
It certainly is doable – but, ideally, you will start working towards that target somewhere around 12th January!
i have indeed started, im already halfway looking at p3 lectures, should finish by end of month then ill move into p2 lectures.
thanks mike
Well done, and you’re welcome, as always
Hi there. I have f4, f7 , f8 and f9 left to write before I move to the P’s. I want to write 3 papers in June 2015, what is the best combination that I should go for?
Why not aim to do F4 before June as a cbe and then concentrate on 7, 8 and 9 for the June sitting. That way you could be in to the P level in December this year and qualified by next June!
F4 cannot be taken as cbe in my country :(.
Pity. However, next June for qualification is still possible! F4, F7 and F8 in June 2015 followed by F9, P1 and P2 in December 2015 leaving P3 and 2 options for June 2016
How motivated are you and how much time do you have available for studies? Looked at from a different angle, what other demands are there on your time?
Hi, I’m planing to take f5, f7 & f6 in june 2015, part time… F5 is a retake and I hae a strong taxation background… I’m not really familliar with F7.. What do you think? good or bad idea?
See my second comment to Alphonso’s query below. The same observations apply to you!
Any advice on sitting 3 or 4 ACCA papers in June ?
That’s very much up to you and what you’re comfortable with. What other demands are there on your time? What level are we talking about? F1, F2, F3 and F4 is very doable whereas P2, P3, P4 and P7 could be a handful.
Without knowing your personal circumstances, it’s an impossible question to answer!
F5,F7 & F8
F5, F7 and F8 is doable – but it all depends on your personal circumstances, family demands, social life, motivation, support from others, …….
Yes, 5, 7 and 8 is achievable
wat if i take F8 9 and P2
INSHAALLAH passing others you too pray for me 馃檪
What if you do take F8, F9 and P2? P2 is a biggie! Maybe better to take P1 with F8 and F9 (if you still have P1 to pass)
Mike Sir, I love your lectures 馃檪 Thank you for all the help you provide.
I will ask a silly question I know… 馃檪 but why should we not write in exam/revision kits (I personally don’t write in them).
Thank you.
If you DO write in them, you can only use them once so the concept of constant repetition disappears
If you DO write in them, they’re no good for selling to the next generation of F4 students coming through behind you.
So there are two good reasons!
Ok, thank you. Yes these are two good reasons 馃檪
Am going for f4 and f6 pls advice
What advice do you want – F4 with F6 is quite normal.
For F4 (I can’t talk about F6) it is vital that you acquire a hard copy revision kit / exam kit and start going through that kit – but DO NOT WRITE IN IT
Watch the F4 videos (all of them for English variant, partnership and company law for Global variant) with the free course notes in front of you.
And then start into the mcqs from this site and from the revision kit that you have acquired.
And go through that revision kit MANY times – 4, 5 even 6 times.
Enough times that you are then able to write out the questions because you are so familiar with them.
But DO NOT WRITE IN IT
OK?
You can enter for P1, P3, P6 AND P7 for the June sitting!
If you want to enter for either (or both) of P6 and P7, then you MUST enter for P1 AND P3 as well.
Or, just enter for P1 and P3
Your choices are as follows:
Just P1
Just P3
Both P1 and P3
Both P1 and P3 and P6
Both P1 and P3 and P7
Both P1 and P3 with P6 and P7
Or none at all
Hope that helps!
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hi
there r any one who guide me about my exam entry,i want to take up p6 & p7 and i have also remaining p1 & p3
can it possible