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i’ve failed p4 a second time now, this time scoring 43 marks. i started studying p7 right after the p4 exam and i plan to appear for it in september. i already found p4 extremely difficult on its own, but now i feel really lost and confused as to what i should do. should i study for p4 with p7, to appear for both papers in september. should i just study p7, or should i go for another exam instead of p4. i’ve had it fairly easy with the p papers, passing in first attempts, but i’m painfully struggling with p4 and i don’t understand it anymore, my online classroom lectures have expired, and i’ve tried going through past exams and i understand nothing. i’m really worried because i have to finish acca within this year but p4 has me sinking in quicksand.
help.Hi Zainab
I’m in a similar situation to yourself. I had already started to study P5 hoping that I had passed P4. I am under a lot of pressure from my employer to pass these exams as soon as possible which really doesn’t help the situation.
Personally I would continue to study P4, John Moffat has uploaded free lectures which cover all the areas you will need to pass plus the study guide. Take that exam in September and then do P7 in December.
If you can manage it I would try to study both at the same time but obviously put more time into your P4 studies.
And as everyone else say, just keep on practicing questions. There is enough free material out there so I wouldn’t sign up to a training provider unless you feel you need that little bit more.
5 months and you can be free.
Hi zainab
Your mark confirms that exam technique alone was what let you down.
You already have a good grasp of the syllabus so it’s all about securing the easy marks especially in p4 as time pressure to complete the paper is immense.
Scan the paper & start with your best question that you feel you can score reasonably well in, this can be wholly written part or parts of calcs.
It’s all about targeting those easy marks which are in every acca paper.
Stay strong & focus on what you can do & have a stab at the hard bits at the end.
Best of luck
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