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- April 17, 2019 at 12:23 pm #513244
@amysnowy said:
Hi All,I failed my FR at first attempt, mark 45. I am certainly not happy about it. What annoyed me the most is, when I did my AAT financial reporting exam, I failed on the first attempt as well. It feels I have never done financial reporting exams previously, All I have learnt from AAT is wasted.
I used Kaplan study materials. I practised all the questions on the exam kit, twice. I have a notebook with questions I have done wrong and notes how to answer these questions. I thought I put a lot of efforts. but to be honest, when I sit the March exam, I didn’t even understand what is the first question asking about….
What I try to work out now is, where I did wrong and how I can correct it. I have BPP exam kit but it’s for 2017-18, I assume I can still use it for more practice or should I still use Kaplan’s book, just practice again? or should I study F3 following opentuition’s lectures ( as F3 is the foundation of F7) or should I just study F7 lectures?
I am also self-studying AA and FM and planning sit all 3 papers in June, time allocation is important to me too. I am working full time……
any suggestions/comments will be much appreciated
Thanks in advance
Hi Amy,
My suggestion would be to try and focus on one or at the most two exams for June. One exam every three months is a lot more feasible than trying to do more than one exam in a sitting. With regards to FR, the key was to try and get an understanding of the whole depth of the course and not to try and second guess a certain area. I remember when I sat it there was a fair few people who weren’t expecting cashflows and when it appeared they struggled to know how to approach that question.The first thing is to realise that at 45%, you knew most of the syllabus and it is more likely just to need a few tweaks on your exam technique. This is where I recommend you look at the technical articles in particular (https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/exam-support-resources/fundamentals-exams-study-resources/f7/technical-articles.html)
This is important at focusing areas that are traditionally weaker for students and they try to simplify more difficult areas on the course.
The second factor I would say is crucial is your time management in the exam. How much did you complete? Do you keep to the 1.8 minutes per mark roughly? The key is to try and do so as it is easier getting the first few marks of a question than the last few and therefore keeping to this approach will maximise your marks.
Finally, consider what areas you dread? Focus mainly on question practice on these areas are they consolidation, is it impairment? Is it Cashflows? is it Deferred tax? etc. By practicing weaker areas and ensuring they are as well practiced as stronger areas, you will be less surprised and more well practiced and this can help you be calmer and be more successful.Good luck and I hope this helps and please try to focus on a fewer exams on a sitting as this helps to pass.
Many Regards,
Samir.July 18, 2018 at 10:39 pm #463777@kelkar said:
I failed UK P 6 three times with 35, 33, 27 in Dec 17, Mar 18, Jun 18. Giving up , so please advise which optional to take P 4 or P 5 ? Those who have taken both of these papers which should I go ?I have easily cleared P 7 as I am a wordy person rather that numbers one. I hated F 5 and barely passed on 3rd attemtp. Enjoyed F 9 and understood concepts much better that in F 5. Passed on 2nd attempt with higher mark than in F 5. However, I’ve red somewhere that P 4 is a too technical and quite specilised area syllabus (like P 6). You have to know many things than in P 5 where you do not have to have the special knowledge but common sense. But I did not F 5 concepts well . Do you think that good knowledge of F 5 is a key to pass P 5 ? I did not like P 3 but passed it easily with no preparation even with marginal score.
I sat P6 and found even though it was a large syllabus, I knew everything was based on that book and once I learnt an exam technique I could redo it again and again.
When I was looking at sitting p4 or P5, I looked at the syllabus and noticed that in P5 expected prerequisite knowledge from p3 as well as f5 in particular but Did also overlap with other modules and therefore even though the syllabus and textbook was small compared to P6 for example there was a lot of other areas that you needed to know and the application technique was crucial and you could see that this could be why the pass rates tend to be smaller for P5.
The syllabus for p4 was a little larger than P5, but I could see that only f9 knowledge was fundamental for p4 and there is a lot of overlap which helped I.e. NPV, Wacc and irr had very similar areas with few areas added on top. This meant I found it easier to understand and study quickly and meant I had more time to practice and therefore be more ready for the exam.
However, p4 had a lot of calculations but was also still approximately 50% analytical so there is still a lot of areas that were written so P5 may be easier for your style. There is still a lot of written areas in p4 so if you preferred f9 over f5 it makes sense to go for p4 but you must practice as early as possible as once you practice areas a few times it becomes easier, however you must take into consideration that p4 does have a fair few calculations.Hope that helps,
SamirJune 21, 2018 at 10:02 pm #459666@purpletulip said:
Did you noticed that on ACCA was not published the exam paper from June? How can we find out the answers?Thank you.
Hi Roxana,
The answers are normally released around the same time as the results so around mid July normally.June 10, 2018 at 11:46 pm #458220@katalin83 said:
Hi Samir,Thank you very much for your advice, you actually raised really good points. Very useful things to know.
Regards,
KatalinNo problem, if you have any further questions, please ask. I would also recommend looking at technical articles as you progress as often questions are based on these articles.
Anyway, good luck on your further exams.
Regards,
SamirJune 10, 2018 at 7:55 pm #458203@katalin83 said:
Hi ds3ce,Yes, I am Hungarian. 🙂
I am learning the F papers. F1 – F3 exemptions, F4 passed. I have continued with F7 (FR from September) and wondering whether going back to F5 or trying F8 would be better after F7.Thanks,
KatalinHi Katalin,
In general, I think that it makes sense to follow the Acca standard route of f1,f2, f3…. to f9. However, there are a few standalone modules, I.e. F4 which is law which is never needed again. Do you know which options you are likely to take, i.e advanced audit/tax/ financial or performance management. As if you take the prior fundamental module last and then want to sit the advanced module next it makes sense to do this as the advanced module assumes you know all of the prior fundamental modules. I.e. if you want to sit advanced tax, it makes sense to sit f6 last in the fundamental stage and then sit P6 next in the same year so you are working with the same financial act.
Additionally, all the remaining fundamental do not build on each other like f2 and f5 do or f3 and f7 do. Therefore, the order does not really matter, I would look at your schedule and see how busy you think you will be and plan accordingly. F6 is the biggest syllabus of the remaining modules in the f stage, whilst audit or f5 is probably the smallest syllabus. Therefore, depending on your commitments I would plan accordingly. F5 builds on F2 so if that knowledge is fresh I.e. basic costing techniques and budgeting then makes sense to sit f5 next.
Therefore, I would sit f5 next but f8 would also make sense.I hope that helps,
SamirJune 7, 2018 at 2:15 pm #457478@ds3ce said:
Hi @samirrules ,Thank you very much for your response. P5 section A was a bit of a disaster as my mind went blank, I was panicking and I only did half of Section A, however, I completed all of Q2 and half of Q4. I tried my best to write right logical, straight to the point paragraphs in an as analytical way as possible, etc having all exam tips in my mind with regards to where students tend to go wrong and what to look out for. I have never been great at essay like exams especially with long case studies though I did practise a lot. Hopefully I will still pass, I definitely did my best and although I overrun in Section A a bit, I did realise this and I made sure I moved on to Section B to maximise my chances. If however I end up having to do a resit, I will definitely start with the Section B questions as it’s easier for me to focus on shorter scenarios, quicker to get my head around them and how to structure my answer and just then I will do Q1 ensuring I stick to a strict time management.
My PER is 100% done, my mentor signed off my last 2 out of 9 objectives in April, just before our financial year end so that’s all done and dusted. I am done with everything for membership, apart from passing P2, P5 and P4 (I may do P6 or P7 instead of P4).
Hi,
It seems like you have given it a really good go and hopefully you will pass the ones you have sat.
P5 is very much more written based, if you prefer more numerical or analytical modules p4 or p6 does make a lot of sense. I did both p4 and p6, I found that relatively the syllabus for P4 was small about the same size as p5 however, the underlying knowledge is only f9 not two modules as is p5.
I would say that look at the modules you think you would do best at in the f stage I.e. F9 for P4 or f6 for P6, as all of that is now assumed knowledge so that can be now tested. If you prefer an area pick that option as you are more likely to be motivated.
Also, I found p6 was very much rules based, that is even though there are a lot of rules once you knew the rules, it was same application for Any question. It was more methodical but there was a lot to learn, which may be difficult with a child. P4 on the other hand was a smaller syllabus and more based on understanding the application as the same area can be tested in many different ways. For this module, I would recommend more practice as once you understood npv and wacc and business valuations etc…. The application approach was very useful.Anyway, if you are better at application and like npv calculations, I think p4 might be more suitable as it is less to learn than p6 and may suit your skillset and time commitments with a child. I guess it depends on which modules you are more familiar with and confident on as the fundamental knowledge is often tested on the professional papers.
Anyway good luck on your exam you have just sat and I wish you all the best.
Many regards,
Samir.
June 6, 2018 at 3:39 pm #457061@ds3ce said:
Dave and Chris,Thank you very much for your kind words. It means a lot to me. I sat P2 today and will retake P5 tomorrow, hopefully I will get a pass next month for at last one of them, that would be very inspiring.
It is very easy to feel down when for a number of years you are working hard, studying hard and still are a single parent but I know other people are in worse situations but when you are exhausted constantly it is very easy to feel depressed. Seeing the diverse age of ACCA students gives me hope that one day soon I will be a member. I am done with my PER, my last objectives were signed off in April this year. I am literally done with everything apart from P2, P5 and P4. I am planning to give myself a break once I pass P2 and P5 but now that I have knowledge in my head, it is better I think if I keep trying until I pass because it is easier to revise more, practise more than give up, have a break and forget everything only to learn the standards and everything almost from scratch again.
It can be very upsetting when I try hard to be good in every area of life and get a fail mark after an exam but I think I just need to remind myself of the fact that I got 8 exemptions out of 14 exams as I did accounting and finance at university and I have already passed 3 more papers and currently working on 2 more and then just one left to become a member. If I look back, I don’t even remember anymore the struggles of passing P1, F6 and P3. I guess I need to stop being hard on myself and stop expecting too much from myself and just be realistic that with everything else on the side I progress slower than if I had less responsibilities outside of working hours.
Hi,
I can understand how tough it must be to have a child and study ACCA whilst working. It was tough to find the quality time to study without distractions but with a child, I can see how difficult that must be. However, you are very close to finishing and I hope that you can continue and finish the remaining three papers. I hope that P5 went well today and P2 went well yesterday and you will get closer to reaching your goal.
How is your PER going? Maybe, give yourself a break or concentrate solely on one paper at a time, so you are more likely to pass but will still have time to enjoy yourself with your child. I hope all the best for you and good luck on the exams you have just sat.Many Regards.
June 6, 2018 at 3:28 pm #457058@malavika146 said:
Hi Samir,Thanks a lot for your reply. Yes its indeed very helpful. Incidentally I also just figured out the calculation but thanks a lot for your explanation.
Regards,
Malavika
No worries, glad I could help and good luck on Friday for your F9 exam.
June 6, 2018 at 3:09 pm #457039@malavika146 said:
Hello,I would appreciate if any of you could please clarify the calculation of the Selling Price from Year 2 onwards in the question below which I am practising from the ACCA website from March/ June17 Sample Questions. The solution in the Answers is as follows:
Year 1 2 3 4
Selling Price 26.5 28.5 30.0 26.0
Inflated at 3.5% per year 27.43 30.53 33.26 29.84As per my understanding the selling price for Year2 should be 28.5*1.035 = 29.49 but in the solution it is given as 30.53.
Request anyone to kindly clarify how the selling price for Year 2, 3 and 4 has been calculated. I am panicking since the exam is day after tomorrow.Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Hi Malavika,
I have had a quick look at the question and the ACCA solution are correct. I will explain below why:
If you are saying that the price in Year 2 now is 28.5 and is not inflated then this is the same as saying that today the selling price is 28.5. Two years later, it will be 28.5 x 1.035 x 1.035 = 30.53 as it needs to be inflated for next year(year 1) and again for the year after (year 2). So in two years time the selling price will have been inflated twice from today to 30.53
In year 3, i.e 3 Years from today it would need to be inflated three times from today value of 30.0
so that is 30.0 x 1.035 x 1.035 x 1.035 or 30.0 x 1.035^3(to the power 3) = 33.26I hope that clarifies the situation and helps.
Many regards,
SamirMay 14, 2018 at 6:54 pm #451911@kikee said:
I have to take exam for P4 on June 18. I have no time (just 23 days only).
How should I do? Should I read or calculate what note & kit? kindly advice me. Now I’m so worries.I would spent a day or two learning the syllabus and then spend the rest of the time practicing as many questions as possible and making sure you are reading and understanding the answers and by doing so you will get a better understanding of how to approach each type of question.
May 4, 2018 at 2:43 pm #450083@viceversa1993 said:
I am trying to find somewhere that I can email my practice papers and get them marked and get some feedback!
I am in the UKCan someone please point me in the right direction as I have googled and struggling to find anything!
Hi Lauren, there isn’t a provider as far as I know that offers marking practice papers, your best bet would be an exam based day from kaplan/bpp other providers where they will be constantly marking your questions but it could be a little late.
This was the only paper that I failedand got 43 and looking back on it the exam technique was very different to the F’s papers. I then changed up my exam technique and got 78 the second time around and that was based on making sure I read and understood the technical articles, I believe a 25 marker was heavily based upon a couple of articles and made sure that I expanded my points in more detailed. I was very matter of fact the first time and probably lack the detail they were looking for so my changing my technique this helped.
ACCA have a couple of great videos which really helped with regards to exam technique such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCklei6C6wE
as well as this video on why people often fail : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlnTHxeGui0
There is also other webinars ACCA are offering for free which may help: https://www.acca.ee/uk/en/student/changes-to-exams/p1-and-p3/free-p1-and-p3-webinars.html
The key for me was to practice as much as you can but after you have done a question read and understand what the examiner answer is what is he looking at even the key words they look at for example :
19
Professional Level – Essentials Module, Paper P1
Governance, Risk and Ethics
September/December 2017 Sample Marking Scheme
1 (a)
2 marks for explanation of importance of role
2 marks for each criticism
(10 marks)
(b)
2 marks for each condition discussed in relation to the referees
(8 marks)
(c)
1 mark for each purpose of an internal control system to a maximum of 4 marks
2 marks for each recommendation related to the control environment at the NFA up to a maximum of 6 marks
2 marks for each recommendation related to the refereeing of matches at the NFA up to a maximum of 4 marks
(12 marks)
(d) (i)
2 marks for each explanation of importance to supporters
(4 marks)
(ii)
2 marks for each point assessing the damage of bribery and corruption
(6 marks)
(iii)
1 mark for each benefit to the NFA to a maximum of 4 marks
1 mark for each point on the content of the code to a maximum of 4 marks
(6 marks)
Professional marks for clarity, persuasiveness, flow and appropriate structure
(4 marks)
(50 marks)This tells you exactly what they are looking for and what you needed and by marking yourself using this approach will hopefully let you understand for risk questions/ethics/corporate governance what they are looking for. Using this approach, you can mark your own work to a similar approach an examiner would use and not just seeing whether it is similar to the longwinded perfect examiner answer.
I hope that helps.April 18, 2018 at 1:56 pm #447980@adurich said:
Can anybody please share what topics were covered in March 2018 exams …the exam questions pleaseThis is the mark allocation I remember:
Question 1)
Director A/B proposal and what synergy benefits Director B had? (9 marks)
Use of real options for a more accurate valuation ( 5 marks)
Report structure/presentation (4 marks)
Current value of equity (6 marks)
Combined value of equity (11 marks)
Implications and whether should take on acquisition (7 marks)
Mandatory bid, principle of fair treatment, poison pill and Crown jewels (8 marks)Question 2)
Apv calculation (17 marks)
Discussion on convertible loan notes and whether they are the better option compared to subsidised loan ( 8 marks)Question 4)
Forward and Mmh (9 marks)
Netting into CHF (7 marks)
Advantage of netting (3 marks)
Whether a market based transfer price is a better option than a fixed price + mark up (6 marks)April 18, 2018 at 8:21 am #447914@chrisj1 said:
Question:
Log Co has an operating gearing ratio of 33.33%. Its sales are currently $100m and its operating
profit is $20m.
Operating gearing is calculated by dividing fixed costs by variable costs.
What will its operating profit be its sales increases by 15%?Answer: B 26
In order to calculate the operating profit, the total cost must be calculated first. As sales are
$100m and profit is $20m, the total cost will be $80m. Given the operational gearing is 33.33%, the fixed cost to variable cost will be in the ratio of 1:3. The fixed cost can be calculated as ¼ x $80m=$20m and the variable cost will be $60m. Contribution will be $40m before the increase in sales. After the 15% increase in sales the new contribution will be 1.15 x $40m= $46m and the new operating profit will be $46m – $20m (FC)= $26mHow do they go from 1:3 to 1/4. Please could someone explain the answer.
Hi Chris,
The ratio of fixed costs to variable costs is 1:3 so that means for every one part of fixed costs there are three variable costs parts. Therefore, there are a total of four parts, where one part related to fixed costs and three parts relate to variable costs. So if you know total costs are 80 million then the amount relating to fixed costs is 80 million x 1/4 = 20 million.
To show that this works note that this means fixed costs = 20 and variable costs = 20 x 3 = 60, so the total costs still = 80 million.Hope that helps.
April 17, 2018 at 9:33 pm #447844@tanya18 said:
Thanks for responding. I will do more practice questions and hope it all sticks. I feel like i covered everything and spend a lot of time trying to understand it all but can get quite confusing sometimes depending on the topic. I may do a question from kit and go through the answer. But just when i think i understand it and move onto another question from same topic it throws me off again.
Im scoring less than 40% in exam so for me I think it’s a mixture of technique and also remembering the individual techniques when it comes to carrying out the questions, as when practicing I can sometimes forget parts of topic by the time I need to start understanding another topic. It’s like my brain gets over loaded.
Do you have tips for remembering the extensive chapters and techniques or does it just boil down to simply practicing, understanding it all and hoping it sticks?The key for remembering techniques for me is to try to explain it to yourself or someone else in the simplest way possible, if you can verbally explain a definition or approach then you are more likely to understand and able to apply those steps to any questions.
Is there any areas that you are particularly weak at? Often, people dislike variances and there are videos here and on YouTube that Acca have produced that can help in certain areas. The use of technical articles can help as they do try to simplify the more technical areas.
Do you know what type of learner you are? Some people prefer mind maps, other like videos and for me I like making my notes, reading it a few times and then spending rest of the time practising and practising. I think that you should know what you find difficult and that you should get the syllabus and note down areas that you dislike and then ensure you concentrate and understand that area well and then practise questions until you are getting them correct and that should help.
Unfortunately, practice is the best way to pass in my opinion, however reading the solutions given by the examiner can be very useful to understand why the approach used by the gave the correct answer. I would buy an exam kit from an approved partner of ACCA.April 17, 2018 at 5:31 pm #447793@tanya18 said:
I need to resit paper F5 in June and am unsure whether I should watch all the lectures again and then do exam kit questions; or just focus on doing the exam kit questions along with checking the solutions for a breakdown of the answers and just trying to revise the material that way, any advice?Hi Tanya,
Practice as much as you can and if you go wrong note down the ones you have got wrong and read the solutions and then try then again, this will allow you to understand them.
First question are you scoring 40+? If you are then it is clearly more likely to be based on your exam technique than a lack of understanding of your material.
Do you finish the F5 paper when you sit it? If not try to follow the 1.8 minutes per mark approach as it is easier to get the first few marks on each question then spend a lot of time getting a couple of marks on a question and then struggle to finish the exam.
From my time in F5, I remember that a lot of people concentrate solely on the numerical side of F5, i.e. How to perform the various costing methods, etc… However, if you can try to understand the technical details, i.e How it works and try to explain it to someone simply as if you can do so this shows you understand the concept, not just the numbers and therefore can apply it to any question.
Another thing I recommend id reading technical articles, which for F5 are found here : (https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/exam-support-resources/fundamentals-exams-study-resources/f5/technical-articles.html)
They often can simplify difficult areas and help you to support your understanding. Also, occasionally more recent articles can appear in your exam too.These are the key tips examiners are offering with regards to F5:
1. Understanding the reasoning behind calculations and how these calculations will be useful to management:Questions which are testing a management accounting technique will usually try to make the link between the technique and its use as a performance management tool.
You must make sure that you have revised the syllabus thoroughly and have the knowledge required of these tools as exam changes mean that the syllabus can be examined in a lot of breadth.
You must make sure that you are applying your knowledge to the information in the question and using evidence from the scenario in your answer.
You must practise the written elements of CR questions in full, as this is where the examiner will test your understanding of the scenario and performance management implications of the question.2. Managing your time effectively and identifying easy marks available:
There will be easy marks available in all sections of the exam and students who answer these questions usually perform well.
Students who do not manage their time and miss easy marks make it much harder for themselves to pass the exam.
You must make sure that you are using your exam time effectively to identify any OT questions in Section A or parts of questions in Section C that you can easily tackle and plan the order in which you will answer questions in the exam.
Make sure that you try to answer all the OTs in an exam.3. Reading the question and understanding the requirement:
For OTs:
Read the question carefully and if it is a narrative OT read all the distractors carefully. Ensure you follow the instructions in the question on how to answer the question as different question types will require different interactions.
For CRs:
You must read the question very carefully and identify the instructional verbs used, remember there may be more than one thing to answer within each requirement. You must use the mark allocation to work out how much depth you need to go into in your answer.
Make sure that you are answering the question set not the one that you would like to answer.Common pitfalls pointed out by the Performance Management examining team include:
Student’s failure to make the step up to Performance Management from the Fundamentals of Management Accounting exam – this is due to a lack of ability to interpret the calculations performed with reference to the scenario given.
Poor interpretation of data – this would be due to lack of planning and understanding the requirements of the question.
Poor technical knowledge and failure to closely read the question.
Not enough practice of the new question types shown in the specimen exams and past published exams from September and December 2016 to ensure familiarity with the new exam format.Make sure that you are always thinking about these key skills during your revision and that each time you practice a question you are thoroughly reviewing your answer afterwards to identify if you need to work on any of these areas.
I hope that helps and if you have further questions, please ask.
Many Regards,
SamirApril 17, 2018 at 10:05 am #447685@beloslava said:
does anyone know when ACCA will publish the pass rates for March 18? I am curious what that might be for F5… It was very hard paper….. much harder then December 17 anyway…Pass percentage for F5 = 39%
April 17, 2018 at 10:05 am #447684@aditya13 said:
What was the pass % for F5?Pass percentage for F5 = 39%
April 16, 2018 at 11:13 pm #447587@kirill009 said:
Thank you very much! I will take P7. You really helped me to decide, have no more doubt now.No problem, good luck on P7. Best of luck on the rest of your ACCA journey.
April 16, 2018 at 10:55 pm #447583@kirill009 said:
Well, I think that I did better in F8 than in F5. Moreover, I passed F8 much later (in September 2017) than F5 and I worked in audit for 5 years. So I think that my current knowledge of F8 is deeper than of F5.I didn’t pass F3 (exemption) and haven’t studied for P3 yet, though I liked F5.
I like evaluation and analysis more but I think in this particular case P7 is optimal choise for me.
Possibly I am wrong and P7 is harder to pass even in my circumstances?
P7 may be a better choice as for p5, P3 will be assumed knowledge which as you be studying both together could make it difficult. Also, you haven’t done f2 sorry not f3 so that would be assumed too. Additionally, you prefer f8 over f5 which are the fundamental modules underlying the professional papers so I would tend to lead to picking P7 over p5.
Also, working within audit will make P7 a lot more easier.April 16, 2018 at 9:53 pm #447571@sephora1 said:
Hello sir
For the dec session i had failed p5.. I scored 49.
For march session i attempted f6 and p5 my last 2 papers.. And i passed f6.. And did not pass p5..
Now i am thinking of doing p4.. Because i dont know what mistake i am doing with p5 i really dont know.. I am feeling really really sad about this paper because i dont have any hopes.. So i am planning to do p4 now.. I know it is very difficult.. Last time you told me it has a lot of things to learn so starting from today.. Are 6 weeks enough time to cover the syllabus. Can you give some advice to be successful with p4Ok, I still think it is best to redo P5 then start another module in p4 but if you want to start p4 then I would do the following:
The syllabus for P4 is slightly bigger than P5, so get through the knowledge starting ASAP and try to finish it within next 2-3 weeks, then spend a day or two reading the technical articles and then give yourself as much time as possible at least a few weeks to practice and practice questions, buy yourself an approved exam kit if possible and practice and if possible get some time off work to fully focus on getting exam questions done. Good luck, it is possible but the key is to practice the technical areas from free cash flows to adjusted present value etc..
April 16, 2018 at 9:45 pm #447570@kirill009 said:
Hi everybody!Thinking of which paper to take in June – P7 or P5 – considering that I’m taking P3 as well.
What is easier to pass and less time consuming? Please advice
P3 and P5 do overlap somewhat so that could help. However, how well did you do in F5 and F8 accordingly?
For P5, it is assumed you have the prerequisite( I.e. prior) knowledge of F3, F5 and P3 so how is your knowledge and did you like those modules?
For P7 it is assumed you know F8 knowledge, so how is your knowledge and did you like audit?The syllabus for P5 is not large, however the whole paper is application based on the information given, do you prefer more application and modules that have evaluation and analysis or the p7 audit based approach?
April 16, 2018 at 9:36 pm #447569@eagledave said:
I have no children and I still find studying very challenging. I can only imagine how much more difficult it is to students with children.I think sometimes, having a break helps to re-assess your life and then see if you want to carry on or not. There are certainly moments that I really want to stop but at other times, I think I am getting close to the finish line, so it would be a shame to give up.
Totally agree, it has take me to spend a lot of my free time after work to pass the modules I have and I find that difficult enough with other commitments and jobs to do and I can only respect and admire others who are doing the same with children as I think I would just struggle to juggle my time, so good luck to you all.
April 16, 2018 at 3:22 pm #447445@tosinb12 said:
i also failed f6 with 32%… Is it too late to register for June 2018 exams?Exam entry standard deadline is 30/04/18
and late entry is by 07/05/18, so you have just under 2 weeks to register for the standard entry for June 2018.April 16, 2018 at 2:23 pm #447418@beloslava said:
does anyone know when ACCA will publish the pass rates for March 18? I am curious what that might be for F5… It was very hard paper….. much harder then December 17 anyway…Normally, the day after the results are released the pass rates are published. So, normally will be tomorrow.
April 16, 2018 at 1:48 pm #447400@annamanna said:
Thank you for all the tips. I really appreciated it. Its very hard to stay motivated after failure and everyone is passing the exams. Sometimes I think I will never make it…..
Chris1- are u doing again in June18? which country you based?Thanks
I can understand how frustrating it can be when you fail the exams but you got to keep trying and concentrate on your own progress and not others but I am sure you will make it. You got to keep on trying and practicing and I know you will pass the exams, you got this far and eventually you will get further. But, yeah try one at a time as this will help and allow you to focus and pass each exam.
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