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Many thanks for your reply. I do appreciate your point about mouse mats – however, this is not so easy to get where I live.
Thanks anyway
@ Kim Smith – ACCA has confirmed only GLO/ENG are on-demand, Irish variant is centre based June or Dec. I am now able to book it in June for in-centre. ACCA said that if there is another lockdown they will likely have the exam as remote session.
I have another question about the exam set up – what about mouse mats? These are not pictured specifically in the picture, but most mouses do not work -properly- without one?
TIA
@Kim Smith – many thanks for your reply. I have in fact started looking at LW-ENG as I was told by one of the tuition providers that most students here study the ENG version, but just look at the extra bits for the Irish version – so that’s all well and good. It is just the awkwardness of the exam bookings that seems to flummox.
I will check with the exam centres here to see what their take is. I have tried calling the Irish ACCA office as well, but no luck – will try that again and Twitter,
Thanks for your help and I will let you know if I get through to one of the colleges or centres regarding this.
@Kim Smith
Maybe you have some insight here… Can the Irish variant LW exam be sat as a remote on-demand exam, or (should the world ever reopen) on-demand exam in a centre? I can only see that on-demand applies for LW ENG and GLO on the ACCA page. Previously I have been told that variant LW exams have to be sat in June or December in centre. However, when I try to book the LW Irish variant in centre for June, it is not available in any centre anywhere.
I have tried calling ACCA a bunch of times regarding this, and also sent several messages, but I either do not get a clear answer regarding the specifics around variant exams, or they contradict each other.
TIA,
KimIt depends on what you mean by hard? Do you find it easy to remember everything you read? FM covers a lot of topic, so you need time to digest that.
Combining exams depends on how your brain works… 🙂 Some people prefer two completely different exam topics, while others like similarity. I would not consider TX and FM because I find them too different – I prefer the similarities for combination exams (I found FM and PM works well). TX is quite big as well so if you are doing FM and TX be prepared to take some extra time.
This is what I looked at when deciding which two papers to do together.
https://opentuition.com/acca/which-is-the-best-acca-papers-combination/comment-page-24/Best of luck 🙂
I tested and simulated my exam scenario yesterday and then booked remote exams for PM and FM in March. I had previously booked in centre, but these were cancelled. I had a “At Home” button on my list. I had pretty much no problems booking, except for there being some confusion as to the list of individual exam options that came up (weird letters and underscores). No explanation as to what the different options were from ACCA, so I took a chance and chose one. The first time I tried, it didn’t work and it cancelled the exam, but the second and third time it was fine.
Hope you guys get it all sorted and best of luck on the day 🙂
Hi – a few weeks back I also found the info stating that it was 8th March onwards. I called ACCA who confirmed that it was the first week of March for exams. The site that confused me was:
https://whitecollaraccountant.com/acca-exam-dates/#ACCA_Exams_Date_for_8_8211_12_March_2021I did message them to query why their dates were different, but never received a reply.
Hey and huge congratulations! 🙂
I think there is a restriction on how many ACCA exams you can sit in one year, I heard the number 8 max per year being thrown around somewhere but not sure so check that out, ACCA has lots of info on their student exam pages.
The best way is to focus on practising and understanding, rather than reading, memorising details etc, the BPP/Kaplan books are all well and good, but don’t waste too much of your time on the study texts, focus on the practise questions. Opentuition is great, their lectures are just amazing at explaining core concepts. But you really should get a revision/exam practice kit from either, that will really help.
The number of hours is completely impossible to say, it depends on background, study approach, if it comes naturally to your or not etc. Why not have a go at one module and see how you go.
Best of luck 🙂
Hi,
I really appreciate when other people share their stories, especially when they have twists and turns in them. It helps me to see that life is never a straight line from A to B, most of us go zig zag all.the.time. 🙂I think you are all really brave and courageous, and should be applauded for not giving up on your dreams and hopes of qualifying. 🙂
I burnt out from my first career at 33 due to overworking and losing people close to me. I took time off, decided to try my hand at something else. I started with AAT and did really well, especially since I was working part-time. I had thought of starting ACCA, but then the world seemed to turn upside down again. I had to leave my home, I lost my employed job twice due to Brexit. My partner and I decided to move to another country. It took time for me to recuperate enough to want to look at ever studying again. But I hated my freelance job so in the beginning of 2019 I started ACCA, hoping to find a place to work that was relevant to my studies. I gave it a year, but at the end of that year I was no closer to finding a job within accountancy. While I tried to keep my motivation up, I just could not. I had not managed to sit an exam, although I booked at least two. I sent hundreds of applications, was in contact with 13 different recruitment firms, but alas, I had had very few, if any, responses. So I gave up.
After spending a year (2020, of all other….) soul-searching etc, I decided that I want to do it. So that’s what I am doing, I have been studying for only a couple of weeks now. But this time I am doing it differently. I know I probably won’t get a job without moving again (we live quite rural and I’m an outsider in this area), but that’s okay. My achievement list no longer starts at the end of my goal list.
My point, even though it is long-winded, is to never ever give up on your dreams and hopes and wishes and wants. But be realistic and manage your expectations, and do give the finger to the expectations of others because it is your life. Take some time to get to know yourself and why you want to do something. Make sure you do things because YOU want to, not someone else. If it is something you want to do, then go and do it. Regardless of what others think.
Really, thanks again for sharing. 🙂
Kim
