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Which is the best combination of ACCA Papers?

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  2. Good day people. I need some advice please. I have already completed f1-f4 and im waiting results for f6. That means I have not done f5, f7, f8, f9.
    I’m thinking about doing f8 and f9 this sitting.
    Is it wise for me to do f9 before i do f5 and f7?

  3. Hi!!
    I am currently an undergraduate and I’ll be completing my studies by the end of 2016 and hopefully graduating in 2017. I recently registered with the acca and hoping to sit for the dec 2015 session. I’m still not exempted from any modules. But I think I’ll be eligible for exemptions from F1-F4 after graduation.

    So is it possible for me to begin my studies from F5?? Or should I start from the very beginning?

    Thank you!!

    • You can start from any of the level 2 papers once u have the exemption. It is advisable though that you assess the syllabus for them to decide which paper may be easier/ more convenient for u.

    • Yes you can. It is no problem as long as you are taking F5 at the same time as your first P’s.
      The only thing you cannot do is take (say) P2 and P3 on their own without taking F5 at the same time.

      Also, if the worst were to happen and you fail F5 but pass P2 and P3, then you keep the passes and just have to retake F5.

  6. Hi All,

    I need some advice before I enroll the classes from July 🙂
    Can you please advice me if I can take the P paper before I clear all of the F paper? Below is my planned combination, can you please give me some advice on it?

    Dec 2015 – F4 and F7
    Jun 2016 – F8 and P1
    Dec 2015 – F9 and P3

    ps: we do not have Sep sitting here and I cleared F1-3, F5 and F6

    Thanks!

    • You have to clear F papers before you start Ps, or at least take remaining F papers together with the Ps, so you can either take F8 and F9 and then P1 and P3, or if you’re up to it you could take 3: F8, F9, P1

  7. Hi team ! I am a full time student. I have sat for the F7,F8,P1 at this June Session and all papers went well and hope for a pass in all papers. Can you recommend me the 3 papers for Dec 2015 session? Thnx in Adv.

    • Those sound perfect. I don’t know anything about P4 but P2 with P7 sounds good from the P7 point of view because there’s a lot of IFRS in P7

      And P1 I suppose could go with anything

      Hope that helps

      • I suggest that you mix them up! A bit of P2 followed by some P7, then back to P2 for a visit and then some more P7

        P2 is VERY heavy whereas P7 is a lot lighter (it’s words not accounting technique / knowledge) That accounting knowledge comes in when you start having to identify audit risk matters where a client has potentially wrongly accounted for transaction

  9. Hello all, my plan was to sit F6 on its own in September, however I feel my studying has went a lot quicker than expected and I am already at a level where I could pass this exam.
    Do you think I have enough time to study for another exam by September and if so, which one out of F7, F8 and F9 would you recommend? Thanks.

    • Michael, that’s unanswerable! It depends on other demands on your time (work, family, sports, socialising ……)

      It also depends on your preference for numerate or non-numerate papers

      If you have a leaning towards numbers, then F7 could be done in 3 months

      If you prefer non-numerate papers, then F8 could be done (do you have any background in auditing?)

      I can’t comment of the applicability of F9

      Yes, you could prepare for a second paper – but there are a number of matters that need to be taken into consideration and only you has the information to do that

      Hope that helps

  10. Hi team ! I am a full time student. I have sat for the F7,F8,P1 at this June Session and all papers went well and hope for a pass in all papers. Give your valuable suggestions on the papers ( 3 papers ) that i should take for this Dec session.

    • Hi Nnithal
      I am glad your papers went well and i wish you all the best for the upcoming results
      I am sorry i am unable to give you any opinion for December session exams, however since you have sat for F8 and P1 during June session, i would like to have your advise in relation to these 2 papers and how they are related and how similar they are

      Thanks

      Imran

      • Hi Imran,
        yes indeed, there are lot of similarities between F8 & P1. P1 mainly touches areas such Corporate Governance , Risk Management,Internal Control , Audit, Ethics in a broader view. Most of these areas will be covered in F8 so that there is no any further studies to F8 except few areas other than mentioned above. F8 and P1 both are theoretical/ narrative papers ; simply understand the concepts and apply to the given scenario where relevant. Practicing past papers give rise to your knowledge in both papers that is the key to pass in both papers. There is no doubt ,both F8 and P1 papers are good combination to be selected for you in this Dec 2015 session and go for both F8 and P1 at a time. Good luck with your results and future studies. Mohamed Nithal

  11. Hi
    I hope you have been well
    I just completed my exams for F5 and F6. The exams went well, thanks to open Tuition. The only paper i am left with in the second stage is F8, the rest are done as i hope to pass F5 and F6.
    I am wondering which paper i should attempt in part 3 along with F8 as i intend to sit for 3 exams in December 2015
    I am part time employed between now and December 2015 but i will be doing a full time job next year, my nature of job is such
    As i can devote more time between now and December, which papers should i consider taking along with F8?
    P1 seems to link well with F8. Its my plan to complete the remaining 3 papers in June 2016 session next year

    Kind regards

    Imran

    • Hi I recently completed P2 exam however I don’t expect to pass. I plan on doing P2 in December but doing tuition for P3 and writing P3 in March 2016. Where I live we don’t have additional sittings until March 2016 or I would have done the resit for P2 earlier.
      My question really is, is it a good idea to attend classes for P3 now and do exam March 2016 as I would basically start studying around January 2016 as most of my focus would be on P2 for the balance of the year.

      • Hi Sharlene
        I hope you have been well
        I am planning to sit for P2 in December sitting this year, could you please share your experience about this paper and where you may have gone wrong to the point you don’t expect to pass this exam, perhaps i could use your experience to better my self

        Kind regards

        Imran

      • Hi Challenges

        I did not sufficiently study however I decided to still attempt the exam and hope for the best. My second mistake in the exam room was just skimming over the questions during the reading time allowed. My decision to not do question 4 was a grave error on my part, and question 1 too much time was spent on adjustments I was unable to complete. Part B of question 1 was doable but the time spent trying to figure out the adjustments and the other two option questions may have caused me to fail this exam but only time will tell.

        best regards

        Sharlene

  13. Hello ACCA tutors

    I want to start writing my Level 2 papers, one every sitting starting from September 2015, whats the best sequence i can use that will give me the best chances for passing my every siiting?

  14. Hi,

    I was wondering if somebody could help me. I planning to start ACCA course shortly, but not really sure how it works and which papers should I start with. Also I just finished foundation degree in finance and management so wondering if I still have to do all papers or I could skip some of them.

    Thank you in advance.

    • Best thing to do is contact ACCA and see if you are exempt from sitting any papers due to prior qualifications. then you will have a better idea of what you have to do and where you have to start.

    • I would say it that it is very possible to pass all three exams, but wouldn’t it be better to spread the exams over the course of the available sittings? I’m not sure what your circumstances are but you could, if you were in the right market, potentially sit exams in September 2015, December 2015, March 2016 and June 2016 (depending on where you reside). Otherwise a general rule I use is that “you get out, what you put in” in regards to exams. If you study hard and use the resources available here and from ACCA approved training course providers you will be in a good position come exam day, if you don’t… Good luck with your journey.

    • so why do three one time? check to see if you can sit exams in September and break them down. do one each sitting none of these papers are easy and as a working mom who self-study i know how challenging it can be. each requires a lot of practice and knowledge best to give one your all than attempt three and fail. unless of course you are a genius!

    • I completely agree with Latoyah, am also a working mum, and I assure you it’s tasking. I wouldn’t want to dissuade you so I’d rather suggest that you register for an early entry with one paper, and if you feel like you can handle more, then opt in for another with standard entry. Cheers.

    • it has been done by many even with 4 subjects. it depends how disciplined you are and if you follow your schedule. social life only fridays and saturday night. otherwise forget it.

      • @js142004
        Ive never done 4 papers did 3 once – but that was two resit and F9 passed all 3 but was drained afterwards.
        Its good to have a schedule and giving up your social life is a must when preparing for these exams especially when you have kids. but can i tell you that it all goes out the window when your child gets sick in the last weeks before exam or something comes up at work that have you working longer hours than before – studying have to take a back burner.

        So while i will encourage persons to do a schedule and study plan i am can only speak from experience that things happen (usually a week or two before exams) that’s out of your control so be realistic when planning, unless you have the support don’t take on more papers than you realistically can manage. ive seen too many persons resitting exams just because they took on more than they can handle.

  17. Hi . Just started acca . I am exempted from f1 . thinking of doing f2-f3 in April. what would be the best choice for other two subjects, I was thinking f8 and f5 as my financial accounting isn’t the best. please give me some ideas.

  18. Hi People,

    I have my exam for F4 this Monday and hoping to pass. I wanted to know which modules would best to take next. I was planning on taking 1 module in June. I was thinking of either F8 as it wordier or F5 and it does not have the same amount of content in it as the other modules eg F6.

    What would people suggest? I was looking at the easiest possible module for June exam

    Thanks in advance

    AJ

  19. Hi,

    As there is an extra sitting in september, I was hoping to take two exams in June, one in september and one in december. I have to retake f6, but unsure which ones I should do alone and which is best coupled together.

    I am planning on sitting F6 – F9. Any thoughts/help would be appreciated. Thanks

    • since F6 is a retake i would suggest you do it with F9 for June and do F7 sep and F8 dec.

      Johns lectures for F9 are wonderful and should help a lot with loads of revision. since F6 is a retake you can give a lot of focus to F9, the tax lectures for june exams arent usually fully uploaded until april which may work in favor since everything will be fresh in your mind.

      and remember to key to passing any ACCA exams is practicing as much pass papers as you can get your hands on and reading the technical articles.

      • Thank you for your reply. I was wondering is F9 similar in terms of workload to f6? F5 and F6 were my first exams as I was exempt from the others. My F5 was book was ‘smaller’ so wanted to know if f6 onwards are they all similar in workload. Hope that makes sense! Just thought if there are any exams with more content I could do it when I am only taking one exam.

        thank you for your advice!

      • the other two are bigger and best done on there own.

        F9 requires you to master – NPV, WACC, CAPM and working capital management mainly (this does not mean that the other areas aren’t important), if you look at past papers you see the pattern of questions asked.

        F7 and F8 deals with the standards so will require a lot more time (this is my opinion).

        a good way to help decide other that looking at the pass papers and the syllabus is to drop by the OT forums and look at what other students have to say about the papers.

  20. hi mike,

    i want to write 3 papers in June 2015 from f5 to f9.

    i don’t want to write f6 now, what should be the best choice for me? i was thinking f7, f8 & f9 but i would like your suggestion?

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