*** ACCA P5 June 2018 Exam Results ***

Got 63% second attempt and Done with ACCA. Need to know what was the highest score for P5 June ? any Idea.

Administrative review is a waste of time and money.

Everyone is passing P5 apart from me. I must be retarded. 🙁 🙁 🙁 I was very very good at performance management at university but this P5 disaster is soul destroying.

@jax4671 said:
I did the B question which I was the strongest on, then A then B, but stuck to the allocated times on each.

Thank you and congrats on becoming an affiliate.

Passed 1st attempt with 53% but I could not get a grip on how well I wrote. There were parts that I didn’t have idea what to write but always tried to tie it back to the scenario. It was a fair paper with very generous 20 mark bit on performance report, I think this helped a lot. My tip is to do your best to explain and justify your ideas, making recommendations tailored for the company in question. Read carefully the examiner report, they describe exactly what they require you to do.

@ds3ce said:
Mona, what % did you fail with each time? All 3 attempts for me were 34% which is more than weird. I will call ACCA.

I have got 39,41 and 39. 🙁

What did u do different in this sitting for those who were resitting

Thanks to Almighty that I passed both P2 and P5 this sitting with 50 marks each. I was really unsure of P5 pass as I had no clue over that 12 marker variance question (4th Q-Part B) and left it completely. Q1 was also bit ambiguous with questions ranging from different topics from a relatively small scenerio. The only question that I attempted with full confidence was Q3 Corporate failure and I think that saved me big time to get that magical figure of 50. Should have scored something in the range of 18-20s in that Q I believe. Thank God.

Coming to the point, I don’t want to emphasize the cliches like time management for each part of the questions, answer planning and practicing exam style questions before exams. They are very important. Period. I had slacked in a few and that burned me right from the exam hall to the result declaration. You can imagine how a 50 scorer will feel.

What I believe most people ignore but is very important to P5’s success is writing style. Though bullet points are not preferred, it’s important that you MUST leave a line space for each relevant point you make. This surely enhance your chances of getting reward for each of your relevant points. The answer script will look legible, the marker can spot your point easily and you get a tick and a mark for each points. Don’t cram in more than 5 sentences in a para. If you believe that you got different points to make and are sure that you will get a mark for each of them, you MUST separate those points with a blank line. Trust me guys, it’s very important.

Next important stuff that’s very relevant to P5 is not to question spot. Alex has openly challenged that he will catch those people out. For example, as corporate failure has already come this sitting, don’t assume that it’s not going to come in next sitting and ignore that topic altogether. I know my friends who did that and left dejected.

The best approach is to cover up the whole portion and attempt few questions from the exam kit. The next approach which is not recommended is that, If you don’t have time to attempt those questions, understand the questions from each topic and read through the answers at the back and memorize some basic stuffs like I did.

The last but not the least is Love the P5 topics. Though I was not a good learner which is evident with my 50 marks, I loved P5 topics as it’s closely linked to real professional/business life. My tutor always said most of the times there are no right or wrong answer in P5 unless you justify your answer sensibly.

I think I have gone overboard

I failed UK P 6 three times with 35, 33, 27 in Dec 17, Mar 18, Jun 18. Giving up , so please advise which optional to take P 4 or P 5 ? Those who have taken both of these papers which should I go ?

I have easily cleared P 7 as I am a wordy person rather that numbers one. I hated F 5 and barely passed on 3rd attemtp. Enjoyed F 9 and understood concepts much better that in F 5. Passed on 2nd attempt with higher mark than in F 5. However, I’ve red somewhere that P 4 is a too technical and quite specilised area syllabus (like P 6). If you do not work in that area you will not understand for example hedging . You have to know many things than in P 5 where you do not have to have the special knowledge but common sense. But I did not know F 5 concepts well . Do you think that good knowledge of F 5 is a key to pass P 5 ? I did not like P 3 but passed it easily with no preparation even with marginal score. Just wrote what I think and knew the models.

1st attempt and passed! This was the last paper. An affiliate now. Still cannot believe it I passed! I self studied and did all professional paper with open tuition lectures and notes plus BPP books. Thank you To all lecturers at OPEN TUTITION, you are great support!

To God be the glory. Jesus is Lord.

I have prevailed over the forces of evil and powers of the kingdom of darkness.

Psssed ACCA P5 at my 13 th attempt. I have really suffered and have been oppressed for more than 5 years. Jesus is Lord.

I have suffered shame, disgrace and pain in my life but God in His mercy has looked upon my affliction and had compassion on me.

Glory be to God who is all poerful.

@mona1111 said:
Come on, most people who fail dont share , so dont believe every body are passing and you are the worse one. I failed in my 3rd attempt.So fed up but hard to give up when I look at all the money and time I spent on ACCA.

Very true Mona, you are right. Hopefully in September I will succeed. I booked my resit, another £132 gone. I will only practise under timed conditions going forward and hopefully that will force my brain to not get bogged down with details too much and to see the overall picture quicker and draft up answer plans quicker.