* June 2021 ACCA AFM Exam Results * Instant Poll and Comments

First Attempt, pass 57%. Thanks John Moffat, you are such an amazing lecturer. You made Advanced treasury risk management my best topic, it felt very simple the way you explained it. I am really grateful to OT. On to my last paper…..APM

Pass first attempt with 81%. Im so so happy now that I am an affiliate. A long journey

Congrats @pampam102 any advice you’d like to give on how to prepare for AFM?

Passed with 56 now an affiliate

@Cathy 1036
Thank you very much

2nd attempt 51%. Can’t believe it. This time I decided to write quality answers but only managed to write 75% of exam and I didn’t even properly write the report but by the grace of my Lord Jesus Christ I made it. Only AAA to go for the September to be affiliate. I know and believe that I will make AAA on my first attempt in September. Thanks John and OT. Good night folks.

Passed 59% after 5 attempts. To God be the glory ?

Passed with 65%….. I can’t believe it!

I faced so many setbacks while writing this paper. I left the exam centre completely disheartened and hopeless.

Firstly, I miscalculated the time available to write my answers. I planned my answers across 4 hours instead of 3h15. I guess my mind was still stuck with SBL which was the last paper I sat a year back.
I realised that when there was only one hour left for me to complete the 50-mark question which I attempted last. Useless to say how many marks I have missed there.

Secondly, the CBE format was new to me. On top of that, I had to type on a QWERTY keyboard which I’m not accustomed to. I have used AZERTY keyboards my all life. So this reduced my typing speed by 30 to 50%.

As you can tell, all odds were against me, so much so that I was already planning my Sept 2021 sitting.

Therefore, having passed this exam is only due to the Greatness and Grace of Allah Almighty Who answered my prayers. I’m so grateful for that.

This is the strategy I implemented and my advice to those who have failed:

1. When answering a discursive question, always write your answers by only using cues from the scenario. Just act as if you had never read anything about the subject from your textbooks. When you have made at least 3 to 4 arguments fully based on the scenario (depending on how much the question is worth), now you can bring in 1 or 2 arguments from your textbook knowledge BUT always relate them back to the scenario, otherwise they won’t earn marks at all or very little.
Your textbook-knowledge arguments should never exceed your scenario-based arguments in any question.
Write full “punchy” sentences, never use bullet points.

2. When answering a numerical question, always break down to the tiniest bit every single step of your calculation for you don’t know which parts of the calculation are worth marks.

3. When answering a numerical question where you are unsure of an intermediary calculation that will have bearing on the subsequent calculations, just make up a figure and state your assumption clearly to the marker. Then move on to the next calculation using your assumed figure, you may still gain marks if you get the subsequent calculation correct using your own figure. This is also known as the “own-figure rule”, and I think this rule is a blessing for passing AFM.

4. Don’t miss the 4 professional marks on the report format. You may earn up to 4 marks by simply putting a title to the report, an introduction, separate paragraphs for each sub-requirements of the question and a conclusion. So make sure you don’t miss these marks.

I have failed exams before, and I know how disheartening this can be. So hopefully, my tips and advice will benefit you for the next sitting.

Cheers

First attempt and passed with 57%. Thanks to Sir John and all members of the Opentuition team. The lectures were clear, concise and really helpful.

Passed with 71%
Practice Truly makes Perfect !

Silly checks to add but please check to make sure your keyboard works properly before starting the exam in the exam hall . I spent so long during my exam trying to press the back space bar ! Not great when you are already under time pressure .

Passed 57% second attempt.

Now, finally, an affiliate.

Good luck to everybody for the future exams!

Anyone who scored 49?
I have scored 49
Disheartened
Already waiting for results since 6 weeks then now 8 hours wait extra
For no reason i dont know I couldn’t get it through email or sms and website wasn’t working