AAACCA AA Exam Results * March 2021 * Instant Poll and Comments

Exam Details: AA Aud. & Ass. Result: Pass Mark: 73 Really happy with my marks! It seems my effort got good pay back.

I passed! 63! First attempt and first skills paper.

Managed to bag a 59 on my second attempt, thanks for getting me over the line Opentuition!

I passed!!! So happy after so much anxiety. Had really limited time for AA as I also attempted FR, so was extremely worried and felt a bit underprepared. But thanks to Opentuition tutor and his amazing notes and lectures, I passed first attempt. Thank you so muchhhh.

I passed with 66% first attempt!!! Thanks to open tuition for the resources and God of course! Also understanding the marker's requirement proved to be very useful so I implore persons who will attempt AA in the future to spend time reading ACCA understanding the mind of the marker to view how questions should be answered.

Hey Danyayu. Congrats on passing F8. I just found out that I failed again the 3rd time. I have been getting 49 every freaking single time. I really don't know what to do. I am tired of opening my book every single sitting and getting to know that I failed with a 49. I really please need help.

Hi Rowe. Congrats on passing F8. I just found out that I failed again the 3rd time. I have been getting 49 every freaking single time. I really don't know what to do. I am tired of opening my book every single sitting and getting to know that I failed with a 49. I really please need help.

Passed first attempt and this was my least favourite subject..but hard work paid off ,over the moon with my 77! Thanks O.T

I think you should focus more on understanding what the markers require for the different types of questions and not so much on the text books. Go on Acca website and go to the exam resources for AA and go through the past exam reports as well as read the mind of the marker. The ACCA exam resources are very useful especially for AA because book knowledge alone won't make you pass if you don't know how to answer the questions to the marker's requirements.

Failed second attempt with 40%. I feel like giving up now.

Passed with 51% - 2nd attempt.

For anyone unfortunate enough to have failed, don't give up, this paper can be passed with the right approach. I agree with rowe992. Understanding what the examiner wants is key to this exam.the examiners reports and also the marking guides will help you understand what gets you a half mark and what gets you a full mark which is vital. You must also accept that the marker isn't a mind reader! When you are debriefing your answers for the practice papers it's easy to give yourself marks because you know what your answer means..a stranger may not. I discovered that when my husband (who knows zero on the subject) marked my paper, he gave me less marks than I had given myself. All he had to go on were the sample answers and the marking guide..and he never gave me any half marks..it was all or nothing. Afterwards we would sit down and discuss why he didn't award marks and where I thought he should. This was an eye-opener! I thought I was answering the question but in reality I wasn't giving the examiners the key info they wanted so this helped me focus my answers better. The only other advice I can offer is know the difference between an audit procedure and a substantive procedure cos they throw that in on occasion and it throws people off, always apply the substantive procedures to the scenario..this is the difference between nil or half mark and a full mark.you must understand the assertions so it doesn't matter what scenario they give you.for the risks questions knowing the ias that applies to what is being misstated will also help you get full mark instead of nil or half marks. This paper isn't easy there's alot to learn but it is doable! Good luck to anyone who has to resit.

Passed with 57% on my 1st attempt. Best way to pass this exam is to focus on the past exams that are available on the ACCA website. The questions are repeating !

Failed second attempt 47%

Passed with 80 on first attempt. I went through past exam papers and BPP revision kit. Instead of doing excersises I went directly to the answers and wrote down substantive procedures for all types of balances /transactions and answers to all theory questions. As mentioned above these are repeating over and over and writing the summary really helps to see the whole picture. Audit risk and control defficiencies are also repetitive and seemed very easy to begin with, so after reading some answers I understood what examiners want to see and didnt really went back to these topics. If these seems hard for you, then they also should be written down. In the end for me it was important to learn theory answers and substantive procedures. Clearly understand the assertions and give as detailed answers as possible, better write too much (even if it seems silly when writing and you think youre writing super obvious things) that too little. + read the part about the ethics and associated risks for the first part of the exam. Exam didnt have a single question that wasnt in my little summary :)

Dont give up. Get up and continue. Keep a positive attitude. Even i failed at 46!!!

Passed with 74% first attempt. Thank you Opentuition!

I have receive the below. So they are not saying what is the issue and it took 6 weeks to communicate this. Really ??? So what I'm suppose to think now ? My answers did not save ? Will they be saved next time ? On the good side ..I love audit (planning to take AAA in the future). NOT HAPPY !!! "I'm sorry to inform you that ACCA is unable to issue a result to you for your AA exam on 08/03/2021 which was sat remotely. Unfortunately, an isolated technical issue occurred with your exam meaning that we are unable to provide a result reflective of your exam performance. Please be assured that through the results finalisation process we consider all known factors impacting a student's exam sitting prior to releasing results. This includes all information received and made available through the centre complaints and mitigating circumstances submission process. Only after review and consideration of these factors do we determine if we can release a result to a student that we believe is a fair and consistent reflection on their exam performance. Unfortunately, in your case, we do not believe a fair result for your AA exam could be determined on the basis of the exam answer content available and marked. For clarification, all answer content received on behalf of students impacted by such issues is marked where available and considered when reaching this decision. A credit will be applied to your myACCA account to allow you to enter for this exam at a future exam session. Everyone at ACCA appreciates the disappointment which this news will cause you and we offer you our sincere apologies. Furthermore, I'd like to take this opportunity to assure you that such experiences are a very rare exception, and ACCA cares passionately about delivering the highest level of service for our students. "

Fail mark 44% on first attempt, I hate multiple choice questions, my head gets hurt after reading the answers I need to choose from and I usually stumble on their tricks to get me confused, I don't know how to get good at these questions...

MarinaG. wrote:Passed with 80 on first attempt. I went through past exam papers and BPP revision kit. Instead of doing excersises I went directly to the answers and wrote down substantive procedures for all types of balances /transactions and answers to all theory questions. As mentioned above these are repeating over and over and writing the summary really helps to see the whole picture.

thank you for sharing this tip, very helpful

nicoleta wrote:I have receive the below.

So sorry to hear that, I always have this fear after pressing a button, and my work disappearing into ether, sounds like it actually can happen like this!

Salimah wrote:Dont give up. Get up and continue. Keep a positive attitude. Even i failed at 46!!!

Thank you for a motivating post!

Passed first time 52% (I actually felt I did a lot better than this) so I must have got the wrong idea in a few big questions but a pass is a pass :) I spent alot of time going over examples of prior year answers, I found the ACCA website useful for this. And tried to mirror their responses

failed with 41 in third attempt had failed with 45 in first and 49 in second attempt I'll sit for it again in June now with professionals only AA to go to complete my advanced diploma

I feel you. I also failed my 3rd attempt. I just want I got 47,48,49 in the exams. I hope to cross or touch 50 now.

Hi roccoh172, I think the approach MarinaG wrote is pretty much what I did as well. The questions are repetitive, so make a summary of the answers for the audit risk and deficiencies, and substantive procedures. Lots of reading, practice and recite of the standard answer provided by Kaplan exam kit. That's how I passed AA.

I failed with 46 on second attempt. First attempt I failed at 49. I've used all the ACCA website resources, gone through BPP kit more than 3 times, done all mocks, exam reports and tried to master the technical articles together with examiner comments in the reports but I'm still failing. I don't know where the problem is and its frustrating

Passed second time 52%. I think I did great and would score a high mark but I barely passed it. But hey it is ACCA and a pass is an achievement in itself so I will gracefully take it. Understanding financial statement assertions is a key to the substantive procedures question. Hope it helps anyone who reads my comment.

I Passed with 50%. After marginally failing numerous attempts within the 40% range, one also being 48% in my previous attempt., I thought I would score in the high 60% range considering how the paper went, but that's ACCA exams for ya. The greatest tip I can give to pass this exam is to aim to attempt two mocks under exam conditions in the final week of revision. And if you are pressed for time YOU MUST at least attempt one, even if you feel you are not ready for the exam.

Don't lose hope. I passed on my 4th attempt. 42%,42%,48%,52%....It's a scraped pass but I'm glad I didn't give up....I took a long break between each sitting due to demotivation but I got up. You'll get there. What I did was do my own recordings, capturing topics that seem challenging, teaching myself in these recordings. I listened to them while washing dishes, doing laundry, etc. Took snaps from the books, etc and every time I couldn't sleep I'd read these snaps from my phone. I was afraid to open my results email because after the exam I felt like I had performed my worst. Surprisingly that's when I landed the pass. You'll get there.