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Dear friends, I wonder if you could give me some advice regarding my situation… I am working full time and I wanted very much to start studying with ACCA. I failed twice F2, first time at paper based and second time CBE. I really tried hard and i really studied a lot along with the lectures I took part time at a college. I don’t have any accounting backround and from the college they told me to move on with F3 (one thing I regret) most probably because they needed more people to start the class. I don’t really feel like relying with the lecturers in the college for advice, they are not helpful at all! I lost a lot of time from studying for F3 because I was studying for F2, resulting failing 2nd time F2 and loosing time for F3 studying. F3 exams are next June and I don’t know if I will be able to be prepared for that….
Now I feel very stressed and disappointed from myself and I’m wondering if it’s worth to keep on pushing myself when I find these first subjects so difficult for me and if I will be able to cope with the rest subjects even if I manage to pass these two. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Please help me! I don’t know what I should do… I really want to find a way to continue. Maybe I didn’t start the right way… Do you thing I should start from F1? Do you have any suggestions for me?
Any advice is appreciated…
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hey
whats your qualification before you started ACCA?
I think you should start from F1..thats an easy paper..its all theory
how many hours do you study a day?
i think you should take some type of accounting course as well because your concepts are weak
in ACCA its all about the concepts 🙂
so find a really good tutor who can help you out and clear your concepts
Use the OT notes and lectures as well..if you have any difficulty just post the question on the forums..we will be able to help you out 🙂
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I can understand your worry, having trouble with the first course doesn’t inspire confidence for the future. And yes. They do get harder.
I had a friend in your position. Sat F1, F2 and F3 (a year long college course) and failed them all. Resat them all and failed again. He then went to AAT to start there.
AAT is more practical and so you may find it easier to get into. I believe (not 100% sure) the AAT is the equivalent to F1-F3 (you get those exemptions) but it can take up to 2 years. Either way. You should be able to get somewhere in AAT AND have a qualification at the end of it. Might be slower, but for you it may be quicker to get moving! 🙂
If you’re really into Accountancy (why? ) then keep going. I’ve had friends fail the same exam 5 times before they pass it.
But my recommendation is to at least look into the AAT to see if they can give guidance and an easier step to begin. Hopefully building your knowledge and confidence to then tackle ACCA! 🙂
Otherwise ask around people for colleges, TUTORS are the main thing. Chase the people not the company! Eg: Brian Benton was a fantastic lecturer for LAW and does most of the midlands courses for all companies I think (I went though Kaplan for him) Read as many notes as you can, make your own. Practice questions. Every college LOVES question practice.
@amna10887 said:
hey
whats your qualification before you started ACCA?
I think you should start from F1..thats an easy paper..its all theory
how many hours do you study a day?
i think you should take some type of accounting course as well because your concepts are weak
in ACCA its all about the concepts 🙂
so find a really good tutor who can help you out and clear your concepts
Use the OT notes and lectures as well..if you have any difficulty just post the question on the forums..we will be able to help you out 🙂
best of luck!Hi, thanks for your reply! I have a diploma in office administation. No accounting backround and I didn’t take any lessons before starting acca because as they say we start from the scratch. For F2 I was studying around two hours a day and much more at weekend. Six months I was at home all day, I even stoped going to gym to save time that’s why I feel so dissapointed right now. I solved the Exam Kit three times but I found the level of questions at the Paper Based Exam much more difficult (result 47%) even more second time at the CBE (result 38%). I studied also the OT notes… I’m really thinking serious what I should do not to waste my time and money…
@egrek said:
I can understand your worry, having trouble with the first course doesn’t inspire confidence for the future. And yes. They do get harder.I had a friend in your position. Sat F1, F2 and F3 (a year long college course) and failed them all. Resat them all and failed again. He then went to AAT to start there.
AAT is more practical and so you may find it easier to get into. I believe (not 100% sure) the AAT is the equivalent to F1-F3 (you get those exemptions) but it can take up to 2 years. Either way. You should be able to get somewhere in AAT AND have a qualification at the end of it. Might be slower, but for you it may be quicker to get moving! 🙂
If you’re really into Accountancy (why? ) then keep going. I’ve had friends fail the same exam 5 times before they pass it.
But my recommendation is to at least look into the AAT to see if they can give guidance and an easier step to begin. Hopefully building your knowledge and confidence to then tackle ACCA! 🙂
Otherwise ask around people for colleges, TUTORS are the main thing. Chase the people not the company! Eg: Brian Benton was a fantastic lecturer for LAW and does most of the midlands courses for all companies I think (I went though Kaplan for him) Read as many notes as you can, make your own. Practice questions. Every college LOVES question practice.
Hi, thank you so much for your time. It feels so good talking with people who can understand how bad I feel and how things are with acca. What is really AAT. By the way I live in Cyprus and I don’t know if they offer this course. They do offer CAT but at the college said that it was better starting with ACCA. An other thing is that I’m not working in an Accounts company nor do I have any experience that’s why I’m thinking if it’s worth struggling so much for ACCA.
I was always a possitive person and optimistic and I don’t recognise myself feeling so down and disapointed. Cause I really tried hard and I believed that I would pass F2. How harder can the following subjects get? Cause we have a life also to deal with! Oh God! Am I the only one feeling like this? I really don’t know what to do…
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This is a CIMA document, but it does help you see the differences between the various qualifications: LINK TO PAPER
AAT is the technician level. It is used as a stand alone qualification, but many people use it as a stepping stone to get into ACCA (or CIMA etc)
As it’s easier, it should help build knowledge and confidence.
And the fact you’re worrying about it, shows it means something to you! A good thing! Motivation to keep going! 🙂
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nishotHey Butterfly, you’ve probably passed them by now; though, when I took the F2 and F3 paper I didn’t do them all in one go. I hit one paper hard for 2 months, doing plenty of practice questions, then took the CBE.
The secret to passing these multiple choice questions is to do as many practice questions from a revision book as possible.
Its not about being brainy; its about doing as many practice questions as you can so it becomes second nature, thats all!
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