Dec 2014 Session Results!!!!

@Abdul and @kibalka in accounts we always say what that we should expect the worse, we should be prudent so keep your plans on hold they aren’t prudent lol.

@Gabriel lol………We are talking in hypothetical BIG if statements We’ve already spent quite a bit of time being gloomy about how difficult the exams were, we need some positivity.

@Kibalka do you find you put yourself under added pressure for the final paper? Personally the intensity of knowing this is the final hurdle is overbearing.

@Abdul – what I meant was when they had seen that I have not paid Admin Fee on time it wouldn’t mean instant say -5 marks to my Papers 🙂

I got the reminder for admin fee too but I’m not going to pay any heed to it. If I’ll pass I will pay otherwise if I’ll fail on 8th Feb then that maybe the end of my ACCA journey as I cannot afford, financially, to re-sit!

@Gabriel I definitely think that they could lower the cost but more notably provide concessions as in your circumstance.

ACCA is meant to be a non-profit organisation but it makes a hell of lot of money, and it is sitting on a ample cash reserve. What odes it do with all this money? The only visibility of ACCA I have is the random but feckless emails saying how attractive it is to employers. My perception was that it was focused around aiding these developing countries and student.

In all honesty if I could have my time over, I would’ve opted for CIMA as it is seen as more prestigious in my work environment and it seems to better equip people for management. Plus have a look @ the CIMA pass marks; hell of a lot better.

@Gabriel @Abdul, Apparently, At ACCA, There seems to be a void at Management Level with Examiners totally independent and unaccountable. Course Coordinators may not be there or have minimal control.
There must be a internal watchdog which can regulate the whole examination process from skills to professional Modules.
At professional Level, Examiners like In the case of P5 are too eccentric. Their perceived stubbornness is in itself an advertisement of reducing value of ACCA qualification.
As we have put our all out efforts in the paper we can sense that ultimately it’s the utopia of examiner’s Mind that we can not access.
ACCA must rethink its strategy and put emphasis on course structure rather than make us solve the cross word puzzles or how to get out of labyrinth.
My message to Management at ACCA is to rethink its strategy of conducting exams and in checking the written scripts that must adhere to understood norms of course structure rather then perceived notions of examiners.

@abdul yes I recently got the e-mail for the subscription fee reminder but they don’t even send a hard copy “student accountant magazine”. They just send it via e-mail. The docket also we need to print, no support from ACCA. So what do they actually do with the subscription fee?

And as far as the imminent increased sittings the outcome will be the following:

> More people will qualify, which will dillute what is already a second rate qualification
>ACCA will re-think their strategy and increase the pass mark to 55 and then 60; I’m not Nostradamus but mark my word.

Nothing in this world is for free.

@Unstopabl that sounds like a really great idea…….. I suggest we speak with the opentuition tutors and even use there website as an online tool for students to sign a script disclosure petition. It will benefit them also in that the PR it would give them as a sight the facilitates true change. Plus the traffic flow may even increase their advertisement potential.

I cannot see a single student not wanting to access their scripts, even those who have passed. I see any petition being big (am talking 5 figure sums) and there can be little resistance to such overwhelming numbers.

Any volunteers to champion this initiative?

I don’t think big brother is always watching. Lol we may have to reach out to them.

@unstopabl3 honestly, as Open Tuition, of course, Admin believes the marked exam paper should be opened for review err sent back to every student after the exam

to be honest, Admin was thinking about setting up instant poll about this. But we know what the result would be 🙂 what student would not want it????

but before you push this issue further to ACCA with petitions.. 🙂
don’t forget ACCA is a professional exam, and you do not have to become ACCA if you do not like the rules 🙂

I’m up for it. I agree with open tuition team that ACCA is way powerful and it’s either their way or the highway but they should be more fair on students. And provide more resources to enhance the ‘P’ level pass rates. I even suggest that the topic of this discussion should be the subject of an article in the next monthly PQ magazine

Really the petition should be to make exams more accessible as reviewing your failed script won’t bring much benefit as the same paper will NEVER appear again