ACCA APM March 2020 Exam Results – Instant Poll and Comments

Congrats to everyone

Finally passed with 53 and now I am an affiliate. I was in tears for hours as this qualification is the hardest thing I have ever done. Best news for me during this pandemic.

For those who need to retake please try again. The one thing I changed to pass is I sought a private tutor. Search Fme online for Mustafa Muchhala. He marked a number of my scripts and offered amazing advice. Would not have passed without him .Went from 39 December to 53 now. Was scared of this paper as many people retake it so many times. But I peserverd and it worked out

First time pass with 58%. Shocked as I was sure of a fail due to being unprepared for question 2 and forgetting to finish question 3! Finally finished with my ACCA studies ?? With 3 exams completed in 9 months, it’s been a hard year and it’s over! Shame I can’t leave the house to celebrate! Well done on everyone who passed and don’t give up everyone else.

Thanks to OpenTuition i got through this. Reallly grateful for the content as physical classroom lectures don’t suit my work/life balance AT ALL! OpenTuition lectures & notes gave me the confidence to work through past papers and this guided me towards structure of answers and hitting key points (well 57% of them anyway!!)

On to the next one and hope all that have not got it this time round can push on for the next. If i can do it, you can do it!

Hi,

I too failed, 47 marks. Any idea about admin reviews? Checked few ACCA forums, feedback is not so good, most negative comments.

Anyone had a positive response, you get a pass mark after the review?

Thank you

@suhailamr said:
I too am thinking the same thing, got 47 and I expected better, my final exam and the only subject that I have failed among the professional papers, is it a good idea, someone?

The administrative review I.e.

APM PASSED THRILLED. What a journey it has been finally an ACCA AFFILIATE SO PROUD AFTER ALL THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT PUT IN. It’s been a long journey but totally worth it.

Hi, Passed APM with 50 marks, First Attempt. Finally an Affiliate.

passed 4th attempt, 62%. Up from 41% last time. The difference? Tuition. Learning how much to write per point (2 sentences), and how to pull numerous different albeit maybe similar or related points out of the scenario … a real skill. And that verb “evaluate” – bring in pros AND cons AND a conclusion/recommendation. Gives a framework for producing ideas and points. Also brief definitions of terms or descriptions of theory for 1-2 marks (only where the terms have not already been described in the scenario) – ONLY BRIEF! But easy 1 or 2 marks so make sure to get them..

I advise anyone who failed to do tuition – I used platinum school Accountancyschool. Wherever you choose, make sure you choose a reputed and experienced tutor, who you can get answers corrected to exam standard with feedback. I self-studied almost all papers, but for APM and SBL (similar to APM) I needed tuition.

@khill101 said:
passed 4th attempt, 62%. Up from 41% last time. The difference? Tuition. Learning how much to write per point (2 sentences), and how to pull numerous different albeit maybe similar or related points out of the scenario … a real skill. And that verb “evaluate” – bring in pros AND cons AND a conclusion/recommendation. Gives a framework for producing ideas and points. Also brief definitions of terms or descriptions of theory for 1-2 marks (only where the terms have not already been described in the scenario) – ONLY BRIEF! But easy 1 or 2 marks so make sure to get them..

I advise anyone who failed to do tuition – I used platinum school Accountancyschool. Wherever you choose, make sure you choose a reputed and experienced tutor, who you can get answers corrected to exam standard with feedback. I self-studied almost all papers, but for APM and SBL (similar to APM) I needed tuition.

Hi Cathal I’m so happy for you. You don’t have to sit ATX. The gamble was worth it. Best of luck on your career

@muzaffarnasir said:
not sure what ACCA want me to write in exam. i have lost count of retakes i have done. i have one attempt left if i don’t pass in September than i will end up having 1 more exam to pass on top of APM. everything seems slipping away.

What do you mean you have one attempt left if you don’t pass in September?

Failed with 46 marks, this was my third attempt, I previously got 36 in June and 38 in Dec 2019.
This is my last exam and I am not giving up, I am so close. I would just like to remind everyone who failed, to just remain positive, revise, do exam questions over and over, and expand on areas you didn’t fully understand.

I was feeling positive after the exam and answered all the questions fully, but what I wrote wasn’t good enough. It is all a learning experience, we need to push ourselves further.

Most exams are cancelled for June, so we have a lot of time to regroup and prepare for September.

Congrats to everyone that passed!!

Failed 47% my second attempt. 44% on my first attempt! ? i hope i get it next time. Congratulations on everyone that passed! well done to you all, to those like me who failed, what choice do we have? don’t give up, we will pass too next time ?

@awogbod2 said:
Hi Cathal I’m so happy for you. You don’t have to sit ATX. The gamble was worth it. Best of luck on your career

Many thanks Deborah! It’s funny I had a post here in January where I had decided to give up APM for ATX despite being enrolled in APM classes – well I’m happy I didn’t now!!

Delighted to see you got there too – it’s that bit sweeter when you stick with it and persevere, well done! And best wishes for your career too, it’s now we will both get lift off with these exams down!