*** P1 December 2012 Exam *** Instant Poll and comments***

no you wont you do it prior to start writing on that page

time was really a factor….. but i wish to seal through IJN

@polldoll

I also wrote Q1 c in journalist style like what we read in megazines and i believe that is what the professional marks were for.

@aziq said:
I appeared for the first time in an ACCA exam. I read about the ball pen thing and i just purchased one before going to exams. The paper went reasonably fina but i have just found that the pen i used pen was infact a gel pen. Now what will happen, it was such a precious money and time commitment for me. 🙁

Is there any solution , can i write to acca requesting them to forgive this mistake for this time only. Please help

They already announced we shouldn’t use gell pen. Still i don’t think it will make huge difference. Just write to ACCA UK. 🙂

Seriously now that you are saying …I too used a “gel pen” I mean gel pens are BALL POINT PENS too…They should be clearer I think.

@ keyboard: your response relaxed me a bit, i hope my result is same as yours thats a pass. However, if you say basis your link provided then its kind of confusing because it says that examin invigilator gave him his pen.

To be more specific and clear my understanding, i used the pen name “uni-ball Signo” on the top some where it says 0.7 also, request your favor if you could verify by Google if i clearly understand its a gel pen.

guys relax on the pen issues and the box ticking – i did a few sittings where i wrote in blue pen and passed and also forgot to tick the question box.

as regards the paper, time time time – you just dont know, fingers crossed

https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-students/acca/p1/exampapers/P1/P1_2012_dec_q.pdf

Was anyone elses paper missprinted??? Mine was and i only realised at the end of the reading time, i asked the invidulator for another question paper to which she said yes but i will have to take yours off you……. erm no it had all my notes from the other questions on it and im sure you would all agree that would waste allot of marks and time, as if this isnt time pressured enough.
She said she would go and find out and come back to me and she forgot so i just started on another question while i waited. in the end i asked someone else and they just give me another so i had to work from two 🙁

If anyone else has had anyproblems with this you need to get intouch wilth ACCA as they are aware of this already and are taking it into consideration when marking. You dont know maybe if your at 48 or 49 it may just push you to a pass.

Other than that i think it was a very fair paper. Fingers crossed for everyone for februaury.

Merry Christmas

I have done well in the paper……..Now it is time to luck to click on.

May Allah Almighty bless us all with success. (Aameen)