PMACCA PM March 2020 Exam Results – Instant Poll and Comments

Hii may i know how did you oraganised your revision and the materials you’ve used ? I failed with 39% in the first attempt Please help

Which revision kit dear ? And may I do your revision routine please

Use BPP

Passed first time 70% very happy. Thanks to John for the lectures and notes. After the exam i counted 8 marks that i missed but still came through.

Gutted. 42% Was my first time just frustrating that June exams are already pushed back and now I am dropping one of those now to resit this in September. Of course there's a load of work that goes into this exam, found I really struggled particularly on the pricing questions that came up around p=a-bq and MC=MR particularly solving for a. Got three questions on this particular equation which I was just not ready for. Pretty sure everyone agrees that the questions where you have to select three of the most appropriate for two marks questions are a bit unfair, where if one is wrong then you lose all the marks. Anyway I wont keep complaining about the fairness of the exam. Although gutted, still feel even more motivated to get it under my belt. Just the current uk situation and June sittings not happening make it a bit more upsetting

Do we get to get feedback on the exam result anyone?

I am frustrated and I feel like giving up. This is the 4th time I will be failing this paper and its my last paper in level 2. I have tried everything, please I really need help

OT- open tuition

I feel the same as this is my 2 nd attempt and couldn’t go pass 36% I found section B very hard. After doing all practice q revision still not getting the enough. Anyone have any idea on techniques any suggestion would be great.

Congratulations

Hi, I think you should focus more on practice from past papers and Kit (I used BPP books) even you did them all, do them again but in different ways/approaches to see the results. The important thing that might be here is the exam techniques, I guest, including time management under exam condition and familiar with CBE environment too. You should practice all questions (section A & B) first of each topic, especially Section B questions (if your exam techniques are good enough, your pass chance will be more, read and analyze again examiner's articles to understand this point). Do the same approach to section C questions, this will help you not to be confused with other topics. After that, take a MOCK exam/past papers under exam condition, and review it, find out where you made mistake (it might be lack of knowledge or not be right in understanding requirements being asked for, split them down, understand the meaning of common verbs on ACCA papers. Through practicing you should find out a strategy to deal with each type of question of the syllabus and practice over and over again. These will help you feel better and confident in the real exam. I failed twice at the same results and passed at third only. In my personal view, if you practice in Kit and understand in-depth at 80%, you will pass the next time. In more detail, read & follow the retake guides that are available on the ACCA website. Don't give up, try again in a different way, good luck!

Hi Ojaymoney, I think you should focus more on practice from past papers and Kit (I used BPP books) even you did them all, do them again but in different ways/approaches to see the results. The important thing that might be here is the exam techniques, I guest, including time management under exam condition and familiar with CBE environment too. You should practice all questions (section A & B) first of each topic, especially Section B questions (if your exam techniques are good enough, your pass chance will be more, read and analyze again examiner's articles to understand this point). Do the same approach to section C questions, this will help you not to be confused with other topics. After that, take a MOCK exam/past papers under exam condition, and review it, find out where you made mistake (it might be lack of knowledge or not be right in understanding requirements being asked for, split them down, understand the meaning of common verbs on ACCA papers. Through practicing you should find out a strategy to deal with each type of question of the syllabus and practice over and over again. These will help you feel better and confident in the real exam. I failed twice at the same results and passed at third only. In my personal view, if you practice in Kit and understand in-depth at 80%, you will pass the next time. In more detail, read & follow the retake guides that are available on the ACCA website. Don't give up, try again in a different way, good luck!

Well done everyone and thanks so much to OpenTuition Your lectures and notes got me a 75% so I am over the moon.

@emilyhill2405 said: 72% first time using only Open Tuition thought I’d failed for sure!! Thank you so much OT!!

Wow that's a really good mark. Congratulations. Can you please in detail tell us how you did it? Will be sitting for first exam in September. Thanks in advance.

Alhamdulillah, Passed with 50 Marks after several attempts.

Hello Deepthi, I am giving an retake in September 2020. I am looking for a study buddy. Thanks.

Can you share some techniques? I’d like to approach this at a different angle

Thank you Opentuition for the online lectures. Was really helpful

took this paper for the 4th time now i think i need a break i am so tired i dont know what i have been doing wrong

First attempt with score 57, i thought i failed this time and was depressed if i had to wait until Sept to retake again, thanks God. All i learned is from BPP. OT and I even didn't do any past exams because didn't have enough time. Just focused on Revision kit and read several times. Keep going all you guys. Now on the way to learn FR. Another difficult paper...

For me, this exam is a bit easy. Just read textbook, do past exam and pass with flying paper. Nothing outside the textbook, nothign strange, just study hard and enough to pass.

For anyone that is thinking of quitting because of a bad exam result, don't lose heart! I have just passed the PM exam after my 4th attempt. I can tell you it is very frustrating and makes you wonder if you should be doing it but it honestly is all about your exam technique. Make notes on all the lectures and do exam questions. Open tuition provides exam questions and they also give a discount for additional questions in which you can try (only costs £10 - worth every penny). I got 35%, 35% and 49% in my first 3 attempts and just thought I couldn't do it. I passed this time with 63% all because I focused on correcting my exam technique. Remember that the way they ask the questions in the exam is more complicated than you think. (Do as many exam questions as you can!) If you didn't pass the exam this time, don't worry, you can pass it. We all hit a bump at some point and it is about showing how you move on from this! Good Luck! :)

I wrote 3 exams and my PM score achieved - 52

Failed with 43.Did anyone else faced the problem where the exam was interrupted due technical problems. Those interruption definitely ruined my exam, when you are just done studying the section C question and suddenly you computer gets locked, and you are shifted to the next computer for continuing the exam after 15 mins of interruption. Then you should start again by restudying the question.That was a time killer. Couldn't concentrate on the question after that.Those 15 mins is where I lost it. Anyways, will bounce back harder next time.

I got the magical number 50% on first attempt. Congratulations to those who passed and for those who failed, they should never give up, this is a battle that needs to be won. All is not lost. Keep marching on. Unleash the beast in you, everything will fall into place. Practice is very key and the theory part is as important as the calculations when it comes to PM. It is advisable to use a current exam kit for practise, technical articles regularly for assistance, OT notes and videos and revision and mock exams. On another note,OT is the real deal, ever since i started using their free notes and videos,i have cleared three papers namely FM, TX and PM. Now i'm going straight to the Professional exams through their help.

I fail 44%, it was my first ACCA attempted exam, won't give up next time I will get it. Congratulations to you all that have passed, and to you all the did not, even though you still heroe for trying.

Congratulations to everyone who passed! I failed my first attempt with 43 and want to retake in September. I only used OT notes and lectures, but now I'm thinking of buying some books as well. Is Practice & Revision Kit really helpful? And also can anybody who passed be my study mate and help when needed?

50% after failed many times - still can't believe it. I have made a small donation - Thank you ever so much John. You're the best.

How does a person who works full time pass this exam? It was my first attempt and the results was so dissatisfying. This is the first time I am taking an exam after 8 years.

Make a detail plan (take 2 weeks before exam for mock and past exams), then study for at least 1 hour everynight, full time (at least 8 hours) at weekend, dont go to bed before u finish the study plan fot that day. I did that and pass with high score in first attempt. Exam isnt hard, everything in text book and past exams, u just didnt read enough.