Completing the ACCA-it's a struggle!

@shareefa87 said:
Just to pass on some motivation: I failed F5 in December but I passed it in March!!! I hate that exam, I don’t like the topics, I really struggle to understand it and memorise it, but it’s done!!! One less!! Now I will try to squeeze another exam in June, if not I take a rest, as I want to enjoy the nice weather! We can do it!!!

I couldn’t agree more with you
The same happened to me too – failed Dec 17, passed March 18 the same exam… and I hate it too, its is horrible paper and I’m very happy its in the past now. There is no way to choose the advanced paper for Performance Management for the option ones.
The only difference is that I am surly going for F6 in June simply because there is absolutely nothing to enjoy about Irish weather…the winter is here to stay apparently so i rather keep studying then even think of going outside….
We definitely can do it, don’t give up!

I am on my final 3 papers, I failed the last P3 at 3rd attempt and P7 at first. I felt ashamed and very annoyed with myself that after spending all of the effort and money, I still failed.

My greatest enemy is myself, my own ego as well as my lack of consistency in practising questions. Yes I give my effort, but it’s not enough. And I read a lot of successful people on here and I felt such self-pity and anger over myself, how come they could manage and I couldn’t??

As with anything in my life, I know, there is a reason. I have to accept that my personal journey is my own, original story and not like anyone else so I will stop comparing myself with others. I failed, but I know this won’t be forever. So I will keep trying. I will not give up until I achieve my goals.

@abdelbagi2004 said:
Hi all
I registered with ACCA June 2004 at age 44 i exempt from 4 papers
first exam dec2004 pass 2.3 and 2.5 tax and inf system june 2005 pass 2.7 financial reporting all first attempt 2.4 pass in dec2006 4 attempt
but f8 i fail 6 time and pass in dec2008
p2 pass june 2009 3 attempts and p6 pass june 2010 4 attempt
but p1 fail 13 times from June 2009 35 and DEC 2009 45 till Dec 2016 33
i fail p7 3 times and p3 2 times then do p4 fail 8 times June 2015 p4 27 p1 45
dec 2015 p4 35 and june 2016 p4 33 mar 2017 27 June 37 Sept 39 Dec 32
i will do p4 June 2018 As p6 and p2 expered on dec 2017
now iam age 58 years

Thanks for sharing, I admire your tenacity. I suppose, to achieve success is not to give up no matter what, no matter how many times you try and fail. Keep it up and I hope we meet at the finish line and say, yes! we finally did it!

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”

The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?

Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.

Hi,

Did or are anyone of you worked or working as a contractor or temp. position?. My case if I am working for Robert Half, and is assigned to a company as an Accounting Analyst. I am an employee of Robert Half, and I have a contact person there who actually assigned me to the company. Other than this and getting paid regularly, I have to interaction with them.
Each day I go to the company that I am assigned to. I have my manager, also a CPA, in the company, is responsible for my day-to-day duties. Now I am confuse how can I record this in my Experience.

Who is my employer and supervisor?

How did you get on?

@dskinner83 said:
I respectfully disagree regarding the seven year rule. The point of the qualification is to have up to date knowledge. Passing an exam seven years ago will not give you this. Also, students are now not limited to ten years and so can go back to the qualification after a break if needed. Before, if you didn’t pass after ten years you were cut off.

A qualification like this is not going to be for everyone – if it was, there’d be no point in doing it as it would be worth nothing. Unfortunately not everyone will finish it, but I think with enough determination and the right mindset most people *could* get to the end.

I agree. The 7-year rule is applicable to the P-level exams. Basically, you have 7 years to finish 4 exams. If you can’t manage that, maybe ACCA is not for you.

Hi Everyone,

I just want to let you know that I am in very similar situation. I have started ACCA few years ago.Now struggling with F5..keep failing marginaly. I am sick to death with ACCA. But I know if I give up I will never forgive this to myslef. I have learnt along the way (aslo as few people said above) that this journey is a lot about yourself. Getting to know how much you can push yourself and how to believe that you can do it. I found it extremly hard……hard to believe that one can I will say I have completed ACCA!