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  • July 19, 2016 at 5:27 pm #327738
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    Hi,
    I would like some guidance on the best route to take with my accountancy studies.

    My Situation
    36 years old.
    I have just been advised that I am being made redundant at the end of October after 12 years in an Investment Bank, and I feel that this is a great opportunity for me to continue my Accountancy studies.

    I completed AAT Levels 2, 3 and 4 in 2010-2012 but didn’t start ACCA back then as it got very busy at work, plus I met my partner in 2012 so the studies were put on hold.

    As part of redundancy I am going to be receiving 1 year’s salary, and I want to take some time out and study fully time to get a number of ACCA exams under my belt if possible. My plan would be to get the F4-F9 as quickly as possible then look for roles as a part qualified/Assistant accountant and continue my studies with a company (plus gaining experience). I do not have a degree so I want to do the Oxford Brooks Applied Accountancy degree also.

    I feel the options are full time classroom study (the closest to me is Solent University in Southampton), or self study, or possibly a combination of both. Kaplan appears to have full time classroom based tuition which is 3 sessions totaling 20 hours.

    I am in the process of investigating my options, but would really welcome some thoughts and experiences.

    If i can put 30+ hours a week into studying, is it possible I could take 3 exams in one sitting? (ie F4, F5 and F6)

    Many thanks

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