[orangejo]

Finally passed the dreaded P5 after several attempts. Do not give up people!!

I’ve always been good at time management in the exam – i am very strict about writing on the exam sheet the time i have to finish each element of the question, and previously I always used the 15 minutes reading time to read Q1.

This time i took the advice of a Kaplan tutor (was revising for P3). On both papers i used the 15 minute reading time in this order
1. IGNORE question 1
2. scan the requirement of the option questions ie Q2, Q3 qnd Q4.
3. pick the two you are going to attempt.
4. read through each scenario and write BRIEF notes on answer ideas for each section of the Q. it may just be that you identify a model – if so quickly write down the bits of the model you can remember – it probably wont be all of it DONT worry, move on
This is probably your 15 minutes up – but it means you are tackling the 2 option Q’s with a fresh mind
5. Now go to Q1 read the first paragraph so you know broadly what the company does.
6. Read the Q requirements carefully
7. Analyse how the marks for each element are broken down. ie if 12 marks for evaluate and suggest …. you are likely to doing 6 marks for the evaluate and 6 marks for the suggest
8. read the scenario – noting down thoughts as you go
9. Now work out how much time you have left of your 90 minutes for Q1 and divide you time accordingly. and write your answer
10. NEVER over run on time. If you have spare time at the end then go back. Leave a page of space if necessary

This may seem quite long winded but you get the reassurance of arriving at you first option Q with an idea of how you are going to answer it.

You can also practice the analyzing of mark allocations when do revision question practice.

And finally there is no substitution for Q practice. I would recommend you do any from your revision kit that involve numbers as in the exam these will gain you marks the quickest. Practice the same revision Q several times if you need to.

I understand your pain if you haven’t passed this time. Due to life events and a full time job its taken me 6 years to pass my P level papers. Stick with it. I am now an affiliate and my word it feels GREAT!

Good luck everyone 🙂

[orangejo]

@sidhilazad said:
The question 2 part b VFm I got they were good VFM. They had saved 433000 people from going to hospital rather than directly going to hospital which is 40 times costlier than this service. They had saved about $40m as opposed to their $4m cost.
also they had lower cost per call and cost per saved hospital visit?

Am I wrong????

I hope you’re not as i got the same 433k and savings of about $36M.

[orangejo]

I thought the scenarios in part 2 were very long. Hated Q1. It was very bitty.

However, i was very strict on time and only used the 1.8 min per mark times. If i hadn’t finished writing i just left a gap and moved on.

Much preferred last sittings paper. If i could have remembered how to calculate EVA i would have passed so rather annoyed at that. I expect to be resitting in Dec, but will cross that bridge when the results come out.

Onwards to P3….

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