F8 Results not convincing!!!

I have the same feeling. I did very well (in my opinion). This is my second time. First time was 45%. And this time, I am totaly shocked with 35%.

I sat F7 F8 F9 with F7 being the worst of the three and F8 being the best.
Result? : Passed F7 but failed the others.

I wrote so much for F8 that I was only 2 sides (1 page) away from finishing the answer booklet and requesting a new one.

I think we should stick to the point for F8 and only writing the number of points they want.
For example for a six point question (I think it was about the engagement letter) I should have only written 6 and not 8.

I think what they do is only check the first points you’ve written and so if the first few are wrong and the last ones are correct, you’ll not gain any marks.

I don’t trust the marking scheme anymore but I am attempting to study to the point this time only.

Dont Give up
I passed this time with my 2nd attempt
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Guys I can understand your grief but the only thing I can suggest is to keep cool headed and just cut off the past – you cannot really do anything. They will not adjust their marking, they will not change their decision. Period.

They can only take into consideration external factors in the exam hall if you give complain and the ACCA team confirms unfavorable factors existed in this particular centre.

One thing I always told to myself is that you can never ever predict your final result.
I promise you I had 3 exams when I said after exam “Even I would fail myself” – yet the final result was pass. Is this fair I passed?

They didn’t have to rush as in F levels 40 marks are automatically checked by computer right? MCQs 40 marks checked automatically.

If you scored 45-49 its not about lack of knowledge.

1. Exam technique – especially F8 requires a specific ‘technical’ way of writing. Do you know that F8 / P7 Audit exams are failed by experience auditors?
2. Time management – Did you really attempt full marks available?
3. Not answering the question set – you might have left the exam feeling I wrote such a good answer for that question when in reality you have been answering a different question (not understanding what is really being asked)
3a. Not applying/refering to scenario
4. Are you neat and tidy on exam? Decent handwriting, paragraphs, headings, conclusions, not crossing too often.

@bloage, the problem most students find difficult with the paper F8 is they tend to believe they are writing the right answers where as they’re wrong, Take for example, a question requires you to point out certain audit risks that relate to a client, there’s every tendency for students to start picking up risks that are not necessarily relevant such as business risks, there’s also the possibility to have a good sight for the risk and end up writing so much.
such answers to me shouldn’t take more than two to three lines max. Your answers should hit the nail on the head, writing too much details would not be relevant, when a question that’s just one mark requires a short answer.
your question as regards bpp, i find bpp revision kit quite voluminous and bulky when describing model exam answers, when solving questions, try this approach; download the examiner’s own answers and compare your answers to that, this would help a great deal when solving questions. read up on the examiner’s comments about each exam diet, it would help you spot mistakes students make regularly when solving questions. an examiner’s comment i find reoccurring is that student’s state audit procedures with the word “CHECK” if you did this before, after reading this post i’m sure you wouldn’t anymore.
i hope you find this post useful.

Look i did all the things stated by DOA and zhou so did others these mistake you say are common so i was very careful about them and i know i only messed up one of my answer i know that for sure ,i checked sample answer and found i pointed out the correct ethical and control deficiencies and provided correct audit procedure. im convinced something must have happened
But in the end there’s nothing i could do but to prepare for march resit of f8.

Same for me, also Question 3 is not clear at all, please check our post “mispint for Question 3” by Vicki and myself.
I completely agree with all the others that ACCA is not correcting well since they have introduced 4 sittings in a year, I’ve the impression they have half the time for correction compared to what they had previously and consequently the quality of correction is impacted and worse the admin review is a complete waste as so many of us has complained. I wrote so many emails via myACCA and all they answered to me is that the admin review is just a re addition of numbers and nothing else. I have the chain emails I can send to anyone who wish to have a look. The main issue is they do NOT re correct anything they just go through the admin part ( addition and summing up) but what we want is a thorough remarking which is not being done and there is no existing process for this. Me too I was thinking to escalate this issue, but I don’t know where. Somebody mentioned about a petition, I’m ok for it but where to post it and to whom it should be addressed.

@ D.O.A and SEAGOAT, true what you are saying is right: exam technique, time management, not to use CHECK etc, concretely I compared ALL my answers VS ACCA answers, except for MCQ which I don’t see at all and question 5 which is a September question ( I don’t know why they mixed up September and December in only one paper), I should have scored more than 50% in all areas, yet I got only 47. I’m really worried. Same thing for F7, I got 49 !!

Anyone can suggest to who shall we address this correction issue?

@cloud9ali, indeed you are right, that’s the main issue “fear of being victimized” and this is worldwide. However, I’m confident that if we prepare a good case with concrete examples and taking good care to pass our message gracefully and objectively, they will take it positively. Our intention is not a blatant challenge against ACCA, we respect the institution as well as the markers, but what we want is a clear explanation or clarification on this uncomfortable situation we are all in. Come on ! We are paying for these exams and also the yearly subscription, the least we can expect is some explanations from them.
Send me your email ad and I’ll forward the chain mails to you.

Can we post our answers for pass exams papers and will someone help to correct and suggest ,where there are deficiancies