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P2 or P7

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA SBR Strategic Business Reporting Forums › P2 or P7

  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by fbawany.
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  • September 2, 2017 at 6:14 am #404958
    sandhyats
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    Hi friends,
    I already cleared P1 and P3 , I am left with P2 and optional papers that i have selected (P5,P7)

    I am working full time , hence can write only 1 paper for December 2017.
    Please let me know which one should i select first – P2 or P7?

    Are both papers interlinked , or can i write them separately? If so which one to opt first?

    Or do you recommend to give P5?

    Pls help!!! really confused…

    September 2, 2017 at 8:57 pm #405067
    lyandra28
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    Hi there

    The ACCA recommends that you do not sit P7 until you are successful with exams F7 and P2. This is mainly because you have to have a thorough understanding of the Accounting Standards and IFRS before attempting P7.

    However, I did the P7 option paper even before I sat F7 or P2 so it is definitely do-able ( I am not overly clever either!) You need to familiarise yourself with the standards first as there is no point in attempting P7 if you do not know your standards. My knowledge of the standards was brief as I hadn’t done F7 or P2 but I did some revision on the standards while revising for P7 so I got the gist of the main standards)

    P5 and P7 are not interlinked as far as I remember. I would recommend doing P5 first as it does not follow on from P2. There are very few numbers involved- it is a lot of writing and a lot of analysis which I found rather enjoyable as I felt it related more to the real world.

    From my personal experience, I would recommend that you sit P5 first in December. Then attempt P2 and finally, P7. In my opinion, P2 is the hardest of them all.

    Hope this helps!

    September 3, 2017 at 4:22 am #405085
    sandhyats
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    Thank you for such a quick and helpful reply. I will go thru again with syllabus of P5 to see if i can give it first.

    Many thanks.

    September 3, 2017 at 9:14 am #405104
    fbawany
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    Agree, i would not sit P7 before P2

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