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Hi,
I’m doing P6 with Kaplan distance learning. Although I think open tuition is better 🙂
Hi,
Currently I am not using open tuition for my any ACCA paper, just downloaded F4 ENG lecture notes but mainly using Kaplan study text and exam kit for exam preparation. I want to study at my own pace with tutor support and don,t mind buying any of the Kaplan Distance Learning courses, Becker,s gold package which is same as Kaplan except tutor videos, buying tuition package from LSBF etc. I like Kaplan because they are platinum status approved by ACCA so their quality is of high standard.
Does their package really effective for exam preparation and why you think that open tuition is better than Kaplan?
I am considering their Standard plus package.
Hi,
I have self studied using open tuition and textbooks from F4 up to P3 and I like that you can work at your own pace. I have done Kaplan distance learning for P6 and P7 and it feels too rushed trying to stick to their schedule. The tutors are excellent and if you email them questions they always respond within 1 working day with good explanations. But the schedule was quite tight. If you fall behind you will miss the assignment deadines so you can’t go at your own pace. They teach the course over 8 weeks with 2 weeks dedicated to assignments, so learning the materials in 6 weeks. You are left with about 5 weeks for revision and question practise after that which is good but I feel like I haven’t learned the material properly in the first place. I work full time though so perhaps if you have more time to spend on studying it would be okay for you. P7 wasn’t too bad as I work as an auditor but P6 is a struggle – although it is a massive textbook which could be part of my problem.
Also I did the Premier course which has 4 assignments – I think some of their other packages just have two assignments
Hi,
You are working full time and almost done with ACCA, only left with two papers. I am still at the beginning of my ACCA journey . I have self studied for F4 with Kaplan book plus kit and opentuition notes without any tutor support. F4 is just full of theory but still there are so many things to remember and understand but I think self studying required lot of struggle, first I need to stick with the schedule and find ways to learn the material properly.
Thanks for sharing your experience with Kaplan Distance learning so far. I was not aware of their assignments method. Students who start their tuition in September for December exams means they have around 3 months to prepare for the exam so they need to study at fast pace. Now you made me confused about their DL courses, maybe I will start studying from opentuition or will buy LSBF ACCA tuition package. I will appear for F4 ENG CBE before 15th September, 2016 and then start tuition for next paper either F5 or F6.
Have you ever considered to study online with LSBF?
In how many years you have completed ACCA papers from F4 to P3?Never tried lsbf. I’ve sat my first exams in June 2014. I was doing two every 6 months for the f papers then for p1-p6 I changed to one exam every three months. Last exam tomorrow 🙂 Everyone studies differently so maybe you will like Kaplan. You could try Kaplan for the first exam then lsbf the next exam? I do think the open tuition lectures are pretty good though. Good luck
@usmanraza1993 what is there to be confused about Opentuition – start listening to the lectures.
OT notes should be used with our lecturesyou can still buy any other package from kaplan lsbf or whoever, if you wish..
@usmanraza1993 said:
why you think that open tuition is better than Kaplan?I am in a similar situation as Kirsty: self studied for all my papers from F2 to P3. I have solely relied on OT notes and lectures and have never purchased a study text.
However, I have always used the most up-to- date revision kits from an approved publisher (BPP in my case, but I don’t think that really makes any difference, it could have been any other approved publisher) and practised as much as possible.
So far I passed all my exams first attempt, while working full time.I have no experience with other tuition providers but I can tell you that the material offered for free on this site is accurate, comprehensive and easy to understand. There is also an extremely useful Ask the Tutor forum section for any doubts you might have on the paper you are preparing…
@Kirsty: Yes, you are absolutely right. Everyone studies differently, the sources which worked for you to prepared for the exams maybe do not work for me at all. I have used Kaplan for all my FIA exams and now even for F4 as well. I feel that OT syllabus or lectures are not up to date thats why I don,t use OT to study for ACCA exams except their notes along with ACCA approved study text and revision kit. Good luck for your last exam. My first priority is Kaplan and then LSBF. I don,t want to join any institute in my country because its way too expensive here.
Thanks!@opentuition_team: I use OT lectures and notes when I don,t understand from the study text in order to understand easily. I feel that OT lectures are not up to date and relying solely on this will not be enough to prepare for the exam, that,s why I don,t rely myself fully on OT.
@palmy: I am surprised and shocked with your statement that you relied solely on OT lectures and notes, passed all your exams at first attempt without using any ACCA approved study text. So do you mean that OT has everything which is required to prepare fully for the exam. For some papers I used both Kaplan and BPP kits because they are just for extra practice but the understanding comes from study text and lectures either online or face to face.
Could anyone please tell me why the OT don,t charge the fees for their notes, lectures and even for their tutor support?
Thanks for sharing such an important information with me about OT.
@usmanraza1993 said:
@palmy: I am surprised and shocked with your statement that you relied solely on OT lectures and notes, passed all your exams at first attempt without using any ACCA approved study text. So do you mean that OT has everything which is required to prepare fully for the exam. For some papers I used both Kaplan and BPP kits because they are just for extra practice but the understanding comes from study text and lectures either online or face to face.Could anyone please tell me why the OT don,t charge the fees for their notes, lectures and even for their tutor support?
Thanks for sharing such an important information with me about OT.
Don’t be surprised, I am not the only one!
Anyway, everyone is different.
I think a lot depends on your personal and professional background: I have a university degree in Business Administration and work in a Financial Reporting department.
However, I still find Acca exams challenging!I always start by watching the lectures with the notes in front of me.
In order to fix the concepts as soon as possible, I start looking at relevant questions in the kit after each lecture.
I then read carefully the solution in the kit and add any relevant information to the notes.
I then start attempting questions, both the examples in OT’s notes and those in the kit until I no longer make any mistake and am perfectly clear about the reason behind each of the steps (for example in consolidation questions).
If I have any doubts, I search the forums and usually someone else has already asked the same thing in the past. Otherwise, there is the Ask the Tutor forum.3 weeks before the exam, I start focusing on the written bits of the questions and this is when I start reading the Acca technical articles.
I then normally take one week off before the exam to revise everything.
I started Acca at the beginning of last year and I still have two papers to go, hopefully in December, depending on the results of the 2 I sat this week. So yes, based on my experience, OT material and lectures are everything I need and everything is free, amazing.
usmanraza1993:
We do not charge any fees because we believe that all students should be able to access quality tuition regardless of their location or their financial situation.
All of our tutors are UK qualified accountants and all have been teaching accountancy for in excess of 30 years (for BPP, Kaplan, and LSBF).
If students have any problems then we provide help in our Ask the Tutor Forums – again it is free of charge and we reply within 24 hours (and usually much sooner).Our lectures and notes are reviewed (and updated if relevant) every six months.
Our lecture notes do not claim to be Study Texts – they are lecture notes – but we explain and expand on them in the lectures. Our lectures cover more than enough to be able to pass the exams well.
There is no ‘best’ way of studying for the exams – everyone is different. Some people find it easier to study from a book, others find it easier with face-to-face tuition, others find it easier online (and of course others prefer a combination 🙂 )
For ACCA exams, question practice is every bit as vital as studying, and for that reason it is important to buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers. (We obviously have free online practice tests, and free online mock exams, but it is impossible to get enough practice on exam standard questions, which is why a Revision Kit is so important 🙂 )
@palmy: thanks for sharing your experience with me about OT.
Agreed with your statement that everyone is different and depends on their personal and professional background.I will start using OT lectures and notes for my next exam with latest ACCA approved revision kit. It,s not easy to study at own pace for ACCA papers but its not impossible.
I am still at the beginning of my ACCA journey and will appear soon for my first exam which is F4 ENG CBE. I never used OT solely for my FIA(Foundations In Accountancy) papers because of lack of awareness about OT.
But now everything seems clear about OT that I can use their notes and lectures for my ACCA exams with revision kit, which is very important for revision. Even I found many relevant information in revision kit and added them to the notes.
@John Moffat:Respected Sir,
Thanks for your reply regarding my enquiry about OT history and their ACCA materials. I really appreciate that you are offering ACCA notes and lectures with tutor support at free of charge to every student around the world.
Actually I was not aware about your study notes and video lectures. As you personally replied to my enquiry so I don.t think that I need to ask anyone now about OT for ACCA.
As you stated that revision kit is very important to practice as many questions as possible before appearing for the exam. If I use your video lectures and notes for my next ACCA exam with latest approved revision kit, so do I really need ACCA approved study text?. As you mentioned earlier that, ” Our lectures cover more than enough to be able to pass the exams well.”
Yes, everyone is different. A method which works for somebody maybe does not work for others. I have never experienced self study before started F4 on my own with the help Kaplan book, revision kit and your lecture notes. It was not easy for me to study at my own and still feel that there is lot more to improve before appear for the exam.
Hey @Kirsty I see you did not have a good experience with Kaplan as the tutors were rushing with the syllabus, did you choose distance learning or was it live tuition? I am asking as I want to sit for Mar 17 sitting for P6 and I am confused between Kaplan,bpp or lsbf?
Kindly help as your experience will really help me choose appropriately.
Regards
Basil@basiljaved how did u find studying with them which one is better?
I have tried Kaplan distance course and it is not worth the money. OT is simply the better and free. Kaplan tutors are little arrogant. Once I get the higher salary I will definitely support OT. My advice is not to waste money on such expensive packages. The videos in distance plus learning are simply worthless. I have not tried Kaplan tuition.
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