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Would it be wise for me to book and sit the SBL exam this June if I have less than a month to revise?
I sat the SBR exam in March and passed with 55 with 1.5 months of study. This was also my first exam after a 6 year break so I has to brush up on the material.
I’m thinking about sitting SBL in June and have not started revising yet as I thought I would need to re-sit SBR. I also have a 2 week holiday starting from next week which makes things a bit tricky but I feel like the changes from September might make the exam harder.
I took only 3 days off work for SBR (studying at least 5 hours every day when working though) but would probably take off maybe a week for SBL if I decide to sit it.
I am thinking about just giving it a go but I also realize it might be money down the drain and demoralizing – any advise would help!
I passed SBR with 55 marks in March with only 1 week of study. So, I don’t see any reason why not to sit for june exam.
My advice study and go for it. If you fail, you can sit again and pass.
Hi,
I am only starting today for SBL. It is only 1 month left but i am dedicated to study everyday ( left my job). I guess be brave and just take the exam.
Just as an update in case people are in a similar situation and not sure whether they can complete the exam in a limited timeframe – I passed with 63!! It is possible!
congratss on passing! can you give some tips? do you study with open tuition or do you have other tuition provider as well??
Sorry for the delayed reply, I took some time off before I get back into taking exams.
I only used open tuition as a learning provider. I also did ACCA past papers and watched YouTube videos from Hassan Dossani (plus whatever else I could find explaining the models).
My study rough study plan (I had 4 weeks of revision) was as follows:
– I got through the lecture videos on OT as quickly as possible, adding my own notes to the notes provided. This took me about 2 weeks. (I didn’t take any time off work in the 4 weeks so was fitting in revising before work, during lunch and after work on weekdays, and about 8h on weekends).
– for the last 2 weeks I did as many past papers provided on the ACCA online platform as I could. I think I did about 8. I have to mention, most of the time I couldn’t even answer half the paper and finished way earlier as I gave up. But I typed out the given answers (I know they are very long) as much as possible. I feel this put me in good speed of how to answer the questions and helps you understand what gives you marks.
For the last week I also went through all the important models every other day (like porters 5 forces, PESTEL etc.)
In the evenings when I was tired of revising I would watch hassan dossani’s lectures on 2x speed. I feel this way I was at least doing something even when I felt drained and he has some good points.
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