ACCA AFM Exam Results – December 2020 – Instant Poll and Comments

This is my last paper, and it was a retake at that and I got… 49%. Previously had 46%. You can imagine how gutted I am. But I’m not giving up yet!

I passed with 71 marks. Very happy to say that I am now an affiliate.

I am very grateful for Open Tuition as I did self study and this platform was very helpful. The work you guys do is invaluable and I hope to support Open Tuition financially in the future. I would like to specially thank Mr. John Moffat for his amazing work. Open Tuition is such a valuable platform specially for self studying students and I hope this amazing work continues on. My heartfelt gratitude to the Open Tuition team and best of luck for the future.

For anyone who plans to sit for AFM in the future, the best advice I can give is practice as many questions as you can. Question practice is key in this exam. Even if you know the theory very well, it will be very difficult to pass without practicing questions. Allocate as much time as you can for question practice.

Passed AFM first attempt 68%, thank you so much open tuition!!

Passed at the 2nd attempt. First took in September and did awful so was pleasantly surprised! I definitely agree with making sure you know risk management really well. That definitely was a change for me from 1st to 2nd attempt snd I think that’s the reason I managed to pass. I have 1 exam left now which I will be taking in March.

Two words of advice I will give anyone planning to take the exam are:

1. Get the knowledge
2. Practice

1. Get the knowledge:
This involves making sure you are using the most effective method of studying, e.g. self-study or getting a good tuition provider. The lectures on OpenTuition is very good. I will highly recommend getting a study text and a revision kit from an ACCA approved content provider e.g. Kaplan or BPP.
Also, think about how many papers you are sitting in an exam. Depending on other current commitments, would it be good to do maybe just one paper at a time rather than two? I find it better to focus on one paper and pass than do multiple papers and fail them. By passing the papers one at a time, it helps keep the momentum.
I heard a quote in a movie that says:

“The steps you take don’t need to be big. They just need to take you in the right direction.”

2. Practice:
When you study, make sure you have got the knowledge and understand what you have studied. One way to ensure this is to practice exam standard questions.
Practice is very important for many reasons: you intensify your understanding, detect any weaknesses, and enhance exam technique. All of these are very important not just to your exam success, but also to your whole studying experience and also at the workplace.

One thing I realised from my early papers was that I fail not because I don’t have the knowledge, but because I have not practiced enough.
So I say: Practice, practice, practice!

I will say one thing to those who failed their papers:

Failure is not final, failure is a part of our journeys and sometimes a vital part of our successes. Some of us who passed have failed once or several times before.
In all things, it is the courage to continue that counts. So don’t give up, press on, and enjoy the journey. You are already a success when you decided to sit the exam. Keep putting one step in front of the other. You can do this!

All the best of luck to everyone!

Please how do I join Mr john Moffat ‘s lecture and ask him my questions?

Go for one paper if you’re working.

@chioma12345678
Click on ACCA and you can select a subject (e.g. AFM) then click on “watch all AFM lectures”. Be sure to download the notes that accompany it as well, it’s on the same page. Hope this helps.

You can do this!!

@vw0845528
You only fail when you give up, and you’re not giving up. So those 2 attempts are stepping stones to your next success. Perhaps you could look at what you could have done a bit differently.

I would suggest getting a BPP Revision Kit and attempting ALL the questions (there’s about 58 for AFM, do them all multiple times if necessary). Even if you read the question and the answer at the same time, write out the answer in your own words. That way you will get an idea of how questions are asked and how you’re expected to answer it in the exam. It really helps so much. Relying on theory alone is dangerous. You’ve got this!

Finally passed, at the 3rd attempt 59% and finally an affiliate! I am so happy it is over! Good luck to everyone!
PS: Do you know when the PER section will be available??? I am pretty sure I have completed it, but I cannot find it on myACCA…

I have failed with 48% second attempt and might resit in march but it will be remotely. I am worried about working as no scrap paper is allowed. How did you manage and any tips please share.

adamrobs96 wrote:Passed with 78%!

Hi, I had the same . Passed with 50%!! I only did the 1st question and the 2nd one, the football one. Didn’t attempt the third one at all. So relieved, even with just 50 marks

Congratulations

Cant believe i pass the paper with 57! The paper is hard for me and i not manage to finish all the question. Thank you so much for the help from John, this is the second p paper i passed with rely on open tuition notes and past year question from acca!