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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 3 years ago by Kim Smith.
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  • November 21, 2021 at 1:02 pm #641242
    arjunh
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    Hello,

    I have 4 ACCA Exams left which are the two compulsory strategic papers: SBL & SBR. As well as the two optional papers which I’ve chosen, AFM & APM. Is there a logical order in which these papers should be taken?
    My original plan was SBL first followed by AFM, would this work?

    Also would it better to choose Kaplan or BPP, I am new to ACCA and only have those 4 exams left due to university exemptions.

    Thanks

    November 21, 2021 at 1:06 pm #641243
    Kim Smith
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    Since you do not plan to sit AAA (which would require you to sit SBR first), order doesn’t matter. But as you have not sat any professional exams before, you might be better starting with a 3-hour exam rather than the 4-hour case study exam.

    BPP’s and Kaplan’s content have the same approval, so this tends to be a matter of choice (or availability) – though you can get 20% from BPP as an OT student https://opentuition.com/20-discount-bpp-books

    November 21, 2021 at 1:09 pm #641245
    arjunh
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    The 3 hour exams being AFM or APM? And the 4 hour exams being SBL and SBR?
    Thanks

    November 21, 2021 at 4:09 pm #641266
    Kim Smith
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    Only SBL is 4 hours – this is the “case study” exam. All other exams are 3 hours.

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