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Hi All

Feel like I should share my story also to show that hard work and determination do pay off in the end!

I registered with ACCA in December 2006, a young 23 year old… I sat and failed P6 4 times, passed P5 on second attempt and P3 on second attempt (while pregnant with my first son) at the end of 2009. 3 years to pass 2 exams!

I then took a year off and sat and passed P1 in June 2011 before taking further time off to get married. I then moved jobs twice, and had my second son last year.

At this point, I toyed with the idea of giving up (I too have no desire to become a high flying exec) but I really wanted to finish what I started! So after the introduction of the 4 sessions per year, I decided to set myself a target of 6 months to complete my last 2 exams.

I work full time Mon-Fri, finish at 5 and home to do the dinner, bath, bed routine after which I would sit down and study for 1-2 hours each night (using Kaplan Live Online and OT) and then for a few hours each Sat and Sun (squeezing in family time when I could).

I sat and passed P6 in March (5th time lucky) and went on to sit P2 in June and cried with joy yesterday morning when I got my result… I had passed and now ACCA affiliate!

So yeah you will always have your doubts and wonder whether it all is really worth it when trying to juggle study, full time work and family life. But it can be done… even if it takes almost 10 years in my case! Don’t give up, because receiving that email to congratulate you on completion, is up there with with my wedding day and the birth of my two boys 🙂

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