ACCA Dec 2020 results countdown

@Amaniabuzaid – if I didn’t understand how you feel I would not be devoting hours and hours of my time to trying to allay students’ concerns and provide useful information to ACCA to moderate the volume of generic communications at this time.

Hi everyone, particularly those that wrote their last exam in December. PLEASE stop speculating about the e-mails, etc. As @Kim Smith has mentioned countless times, they do not mean anything. I myself am an affiliate-hopeful, and I think the speculation is causing unnecessary anxiety. Let’s be happy that we were brave enough to attempt the December exam, regardless of the result right now. Nothing that we say or do right now can influence the result, so as Kim says, let’s share some advice to our fellow students, and which has been the most interesting strategic paper.

Here’s one of mine. I found SBL in Dec 2019 to be interesting. I followed the advice to spend the first hour preparing my answer on my answer book (still on paper at the time), which felt like I was wasting time, but it really helped a lot. That paper required a lot of practical thinking and common sense, and I am grateful that I passed it on my first attempt. I’m certain this 1 hour planning time was definitely the key. Those 4 hours goes by real quick!

I have been left with one paper since 2018.. my advice is to not get demotivated and keep trying..
I took a break ..
Now I feel I should have kept trying instead of taking a break.
I got married… And then I revisited AFM I think after a year and attempted did not pass. Then in December I attempted.. but If I don’t make it this time I plan to keep trying till I succeed instead of taking a break.so my advice is keep trying don’t be discouraged. .
Because I think if I had not taken a break and kept pushing maybe I would have cleared it .. so don’t give up keep trying.. if result is not good. Don’t worry keep trying.be positive.

I actually found AAA to be the best professional paper for me – I was dreading it because of the pass rate/ reputation, but I got into it a lot and scored my highest mark there (including F papers!) I think it better suited my studying style of internalising information and taking on a role.

I found SBR the most difficult strategic paper, mainly due to the sheer volume of the syllabus. Not only is it huge, the questions that were asked were so in-depth that you can easily trip on a number of areas. I think I made the mistake of focusing too much on the theory and knowledge side, when I should have spent more time on past papers and exam technique. It was my first professional paper so perhaps I was still in the mindset of more rote learning.

My biggest piece of advice for non-affiliates would be not to fear the professional papers. In a way they’re harder as the content is more advanced, but they also give you a real opportunity to prove you know what you’re talking about in a way that MCQs don’t allow.

I got exemption for the applied skills exams, so i never attempted it.

I have written AAA, SBL and SBR which i passed once and have failed AFM twice..so obviously the most difficult exam for me was AFM..while i wrote APM once and awaiting results for it…my easiest and most interesting exam is AAA, followed closely by SBL.

AAA opened my eyes to what auditors actually do and though i have no work experience in this field, i can confidently say i understand what auditors do.

However, i really enjoyed studying for APM as it taught me a lot about management accounting and the workings of a manufacturing company especially (i have interest in specializing as an FP&A).

My problem with AFM is that it is really really technical and might be a bit problematic if you aren’t interested in corporate finance and capital markets or have working experience in that field. I had tried the CFA exams in the past and failed Level 1 twice, so it’s safe to say Corporate Finance isn’t my best suit

My advise for students is to show genuine interest in the strategic professional papers, savour it , understand it and enjoy it but then dont forget to look out for what the examiner wants..apart from OT, i got some tutors online that were useful in tackling some of these courses..for AAA – Kashif Kamran, SBL – Hasani Dosani and APM – Rizwan Maniya.

All the best results to everyone!

i wrote my last subject and got an email today to book my March exam. i too feel nervous that my result s getting clearer

hey does anybody know if march attempt is remote or paper based for canada 2021??

sahil4999 wrote:Hi guys, have you heard of anyone who has passed an ACCA exam even after leaving 30-35 marks unattempted?

There r plenty of cases where I have heard that they passed even after attempting around 70-75. The content should be accurate whatever u have written in that case

sephora1 wrote:Is there any finalist who did not receive such emails

I am also looking for them. If anyone, please shout…

akashhirani wrote: @sayhossz ……it is a generic email ?

At this point, I don’t want to say anything. Let’s pray for all. Let our dream come true on 18th

I didn’t receive any emails for march exams despite I have one more exams left. Is there any reason for that?

Seeing the email has crushed my hopes of passing 🙁

Check in your inbox I guess it was sent to everyone who is left with a paper

Good luck everyone

I’ve heard one such case. But that means you have to literally score FULL marks on whatever questions you have attempted on that paper.