AA* December 2021 ACCA AA Exam Results * Instant Poll and Comments

75% wohoooo!

Passssss with 1st attempt ??

Pass 55

Pass with 73

1st Attempt. 59%

Still fail at the second attempt :(( can somebody share the plan to pass? :(((

Pass by 54% in first attempt. Thank you opentuition and John sir

Can you share your tips? I'm going to attempt AA in March. Did you only use OpenTution materials for passing? Hod did you prepared for the exam and how much time did you studied?

First Attempt 71%.

My tip to pass - not to leave studying to last minute. I got 73% first attempt. I study with Kaplan book. And if i dont understand something, i watch a video here. When i read a textbook, i dont move on to the next chapter until i understand fully the chapter i am reading and i take notes. Also, doing exam kit as much as possible and analysing the mistakes of each question. (Focusing on quality over quantity in terms of the exam kit questions done)

Pass 55% thank god!!!

Pass with 59% I'm a very happy man. It's been a ride. Won't be doing audit for the advanced papers though hahah...

I studied using BPP ebook and each time I was reviewing the answers at the end of the book I was feeling overwhelmed because my answers were much shorter than the book. But I understood it's normal to be shorter but clear, as you don't have time to write a novel in the exam. I didn't like this subject at all, I hated it while studying but I planned the study as well as I could and I practiced a lot, more than with any other exam I had before. Practice is really important here because you cannot learn by heart the answers. I didn't want to redo it, so I tried to do my best. Audit risks will always appear on this exam (it was mentioning in a debrief also) so they are important. For me, while studying, controls seems to be the easier, but I struggled a bit during the exam. Substantive were the hardest for me, as I didn't had the time to study them more and they also appeared in the exam. So, everything is there, there is nothing more important than other. For the time study, I dedicated about 3 months, but approximately 1 and a half was of intensive study (3 to 4 h/day as I am also working full time). There is a post on this forum about someone who passed with 85%. I read it twice, and I would recommend it. Ah, and don't practice on paper. Use the computer, use excel, word, whatever you want but not paper. (i am a paper writing lover but it's important to simulate the exam as much as possible, to count the time you spend on questions...)

Fail..48%, wouldn’t be so upsetting if it was like 40% fail lol.. gutted as not sure which area of the syllabus let me down the most.Oh well, planning the re-sit now.

Pass, 67%. 1st attempt.

How did you study for the substantive procedures I find it so hard to understand them Well done on your results

47% fail

64% first attempt. To be honest i thought i would score way higher, I practiced well enough, attended the webinar, took several mock exams and attempted all questions, didn't find the exam challenging and i smiled all through. I don't mean to sound proud but i'm very grateful i got a pass. The point in this is to never get comfortable at any stage, keep pushing in the exams. Also, in the exam, don't think what you've written will get you to 50%, give that extra shove, it might be what will save you.

pass with 64%

@Pauldaniel2000 and others looking for guidance on passing at 1st attempt you should be interested in this post https://opentuition.com/topic/my-approach-towards-clearing-aa-with-85

failed, got a 47% This being my second attempt

Pass with 62. For those who failed with 47-49% - it is not a lack of knowledge, but the exam technique. I didn't care much about it before, but when I failed PM twice with 46 and 47 I changed my approach paying more attention on the exam technique and markers reports. I passed that paper in the next sitting with 68, without any additions to my knowledge of syllabus. Don't give up, you will make it.

Don't know why students who failed do not share their story here. I am working as an accountant for more than 7 years, studied for 2 days and gave the exam. Surprisingly, I found the exam easy as most of the things are familiar to me. Attempted all the questions and was pretty confident to pass. Here comes the surprise! I failed with only 40 marks :(

The words u used in exam r very important. Understand, write down ur mind, but not use the suitable keywords, boom, no marks. <- my friend told me that, she is an auditor and failed this twice ?

I need help failed this exam 4 times always below 30% i don't understand what i am doing wrong,please advice or should i quit and go do IT instead

@Uazenga - I strongly recommend that you look at all the AA-specific posts that have been "starred" at the top of the posts on this and the AA tutor forum (they stay at the top of the forum, have a yellow background and you should see a blue star next to them) - for example the one titled "How to score marks in AA – essential guidance". If, as instructed, you attempt the Qs first before you read the article you should be able to see why what you are writing is not earning you the marks.

First time pass 56% - thank you so much for the brilliant lectures!