APM*** ACCA P5 December 2016 Exam Results ***

Dont give up my dear. What I believe will help you alot to pass P5 is 1.pay attention to the examiners style of answering questions. Look at the pass exams at the end of a couple of hours studying. Just take your time compare the style from one answer of the same topic to the other you will definitely see what he what when he ask a question on a particular area. 2.get to the finish line. If you attempt all questions,you maximise your chance. 3.have a good grasp of the modules. With that,when you are running out of time,blasting the module with brief explanation will hand you makes which will make the difference between 48or 49 and 50. 4.dont be panic with the plenty information given to you. As a general exam techniques you read the requirements first. From that point you will be able to have a clue to the scenario. While reading now just focus on it tip .By that you filter so much information to help you pass. Have a feeling that you are capable of passing. That is key because coming all the way to the p papers shows that you are capable just need to get few things right. Wish you all the best.

Finally affiliate. Passed P5 after several attempts.

you might be failing the exam itself.if you understand and have covered every thing,the problem could be on understanding the question itself.make sure you practice on understanding questions.not on knowing answers to a lot of questions because if they do not appear as you know them it will be a challenge.

Please do not quit. There's light at the end of the tunnel.

Thank you Jesus 52% affiliate now

I keep getting 36, don't know what I'm doing wrong!

First attempt after a 2 year break from ACCA, 52%. Thank you Jesus!! Opentuition notes are the truth! Use them as a base and refer to your study kits if you want to expound on a topic. Thank you Opentuition!!

50 on the mark with several attempts. Pls don't give up and u will make it.now an affiliate. Glory be to God.

Finally passed the dreaded P5 after several attempts. Do not give up people!! I've always been good at time management in the exam - i am very strict about writing on the exam sheet the time i have to finish each element of the question, and previously I always used the 15 minutes reading time to read Q1. This time i took the advice of a Kaplan tutor (was revising for P3). On both papers i used the 15 minute reading time in this order 1. IGNORE question 1 2. scan the requirement of the option questions ie Q2, Q3 qnd Q4. 3. pick the two you are going to attempt. 4. read through each scenario and write BRIEF notes on answer ideas for each section of the Q. it may just be that you identify a model - if so quickly write down the bits of the model you can remember - it probably wont be all of it DONT worry, move on This is probably your 15 minutes up - but it means you are tackling the 2 option Q's with a fresh mind 5. Now go to Q1 read the first paragraph so you know broadly what the company does. 6. Read the Q requirements carefully 7. Analyse how the marks for each element are broken down. ie if 12 marks for evaluate and suggest .... you are likely to doing 6 marks for the evaluate and 6 marks for the suggest 8. read the scenario - noting down thoughts as you go 9. Now work out how much time you have left of your 90 minutes for Q1 and divide you time accordingly. and write your answer 10. NEVER over run on time. If you have spare time at the end then go back. Leave a page of space if necessary This may seem quite long winded but you get the reassurance of arriving at you first option Q with an idea of how you are going to answer it. You can also practice the analyzing of mark allocations when do revision question practice. And finally there is no substitution for Q practice. I would recommend you do any from your revision kit that involve numbers as in the exam these will gain you marks the quickest. Practice the same revision Q several times if you need to. I understand your pain if you haven't passed this time. Due to life events and a full time job its taken me 6 years to pass my P level papers. Stick with it. I am now an affiliate and my word it feels GREAT! Good luck everyone :)

2nd attempt p5 failed, really do not know where I am going wrong. Does anyone know of a marking facility to help you identify where you are going astray? Also which accountancy ie lecturer teaches P5, is this online seminar or in Dublin for re-sits. would appreciate any advice

I failed P5 for the 3rd time. What's worse is I have no idea where I went wrong, so am changing papers and will do P6 end of this year. My mark went down on my previous 2 attempts.

Also, first time pass with 70% - now an affiliate and it feels great.

Finally passed after 6 attempts of missing by just 2 or 3 marks; a 50 pas but just happy its a positive result at last. To all those experiencing similar multiple failures, I know how you feel it can be pretty demoralising, but don't give up you've come to far. I would say if you can - rather than dive straight into the next session, have a break and skip one so you have the extra time to review your notes & practice some past paper question papers. If you have another paper to take do that one first and come back to P5, You may find that passing another paper in between helps you get your confidence back. It helped me. Good Luck to everyone

oooh you killed it

I have written most of my acca papers once and passed and the biggest advice I can give you is tackle as many past papers as you can and make sure you understand what you are doing or why the examiner answers questions the way he does. Also constantly use your study text for reference and well google. In no time you begin to notice repetition and can almost answer a question on your own. Well that's how I passed p5 hope I'm helping someone out there

I tried to move to P4 in order to take a break from P5, well, bad thing happened, :(( I've took P4-P5 6 times in total already. This isnt getting any where, I have passed every paper 1st attempt until I hit the big wall. I was very confident to take the exam, but now I always let anxiety get the best out of me. Please help!!!

You said in your last post you write 80% of ur exams at max and you scored 44 marks un ur last P5 xam so you got 55% score in your attempt. Just write 100% of exam nxt time and u r there.

@asad85 said: Also, first time pass with 70% - now an affiliate and it feels great.

Hi could you please provide tips on how you studied

Well done! Unfortunately I failed with 46%. Any tips on what to do next? I don't know if I should repeat in March or wait to June... Lots of pressure Congrats to all those that passed.

hi, is there anyone who can share the 2017 study text or practice kit that is valid for March 2017 exam, please share through email. thanks for your help. [email protected]

Passed with 53 marks, Alhamdulilya!!! All praise to Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate!!!

Passed with 61% second attempt, praise the Lord. Thank you Ken for your selfless work.

65 on first attempt.!! Now an Affiliate

at long last pass P5 50%.am now an affiliate.

First attempt and 55%, Only used OT notes and lectures,no text no kits.. THANK YOU OT....... Now preparing for the next challenge P2 and P4.

Passed with 50%, now an AFFILIATE, to GOD be the glory!!

don't quit and don't give up.It took me six and a half years to be able to pass p5. focus more on the past questions and solve as many as you can.

After six and half years trying to pass p5, i finally pass it this time around. I am over the moon. Now i can move on with my life.To God be the glory.

Focus on solving only past questions.Solving past questions will open your eyes to see the techniques.

Hi Bro, i share your pain. i would suggest you concentrate on solving only past questions going forward. You already know the theory but what you probably not getting is the techniques. I am talking from personal experience. I struggled to pass my final paper to become ACCA affiliate for about 6 and a half years.My average mark was about 38 marks. It took me a long time to start to question why i am not passing. Meanwhile my friends i started ACCA with had complete and some are even partners, finance directors in some private firms and big corporations. I was very frustrate and so i began to look for solutions as to why i am stuck with the final paper and i am not making any headway. I realized that i focus on the notes too much and spend less time solving past questions. I most of the time spend just a week to go through a couple of past questions which hasn't been helpful. I changed that and focused on solving all the past questions from 2010 till date. It was through solving past questions that i discovered what i was doing wrong all this while. I got the tricks and i passed. The solving past questions will teach you how to apply the knowledge to questions. Don't give up and never say die until the bones are rotten.Take charge of your books and start all over again.