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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Failed second attempt 47%

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

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. “

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

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

Thank you for a motivating post!

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