New to ACCA – WANT TO SELF STUDY. HELP!!!

Hi Anami05,

That’s Monika, re the books you asked me. I haven’t received any of your emails, please feel free to resend it once again to monika_fedoraviciute@yahoo.com, or text me on +447515270979. Our other forum is now closed for replies, so can’t respond to you via old way.

Thanks
Monika

@anami05 said:
Hi guys,

I am currently looking into ACCA and would really appreciate an insight and guidance. I am a Mathematics graduate and currently working full time in a legal training firm. I would prefer to self study and prepare myself for the exams. I understand the work load but do feel that it will be difficult for me to splash out thousands on tuition. Would anyone be able to advise me on the correct steps starting from registration to getting study materials and booking exams? I have come across plenty of students selling their study materials but not sure which ones to buy considering the exam dates. Is there anywhere I can find the exam dates so I can prepare myself for those in advance before I pay for registration?

Thanks

Anami

Hi Anami,
The first thing you would have to do is to register with ACCA. This involves showing evidence of your address, previous qualifications, I.e. your degree and a levels and general information. This will also mean you will need to pay a fee for registration and any exemptions you may get with a mathematical degree, you may get 1 exemptions but more likely to get nil.
This website is excellent with regards to free lecture videos and notes.
Additionally, I understand with you self studying it may be difficult to understand what needs to learnt for each module, opentuition can help here as there are lecture videos you can watch here :
https://opentuition.com/acca/f2/acca-f2-lectures/ For F2
https://opentuition.com/acca/f3/acca-f3-lectures/ For F3

This will help you to understand the content and give you an idea of what needs to be known for each exam.
Another key thing I believe is important is if you got an exam kit for each module, you can pick one for around £20 from Kaplan for each module and I think it is crucial for me when I passed those modules and often has similar multiple choice questions as the exam itself.

With regards to booking exams, you book them with myACCA, this is a specific login page, you will receive once you have registered and this will allow you to check results as well as book exams and record your experience and other features.

With the first few exams, well up to Acca F4 you have a lot more flexibility and can sit them throughout the year. Where about do you live?
If you have a Kaplan Centre around where you live I would recommend them, that what I have used in Leicester where I am based. You can book the first four exams here https://financial.kaplan.co.uk/TrainingandQuals/Accountancy/ACCA/Pages/computer-based-exams.aspx
As you have the choice of dates it is more flexible.
After F4, there are four dates each year where you can sit exams which are the in MArch, June, September and December.

If you have any more questions, please don’t hesitate to ask but if you want a quicker response you can email me on samiz_20891@hotmail.com and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Many Regards,
Samir