[POLL] June 2010 Paper P5 Exam Results / Genius Hunt

I failed P5 badly. please can someone give advise how to pass this paper?

@superb said:
I failed with 39%. should i continue taking this paper and doing audit at the same time….need advice….

Common man, you can do it 🙂

P5 and P7 are totall different papers with a different approach. But if you can bulk up on knowledge to a certain extent, practice exam questions and Good exam technique – u will be sorted.

Also failed with 49%…….crying…..

fail 49%

Passed with 53. Am now an affiliate. Owed my success to Mr. Ian Lim from SAA S’pore.

I prepared for just 3 weeks due to work presure and i failed with 45marks. I was not suprised at my result as i prepared well for the previous ones i passed

If you scored 70% and above, can you guide me what to do better next time..

I failed in December 2009. And I passed this time. I even don’t care how much marks I scored b/c I see my name in the list of finalist.
Well…As for now it does not seem it infliuences on my career a lot, probaly, because I am in Moscow. I spent 3, 5 years for ACCA, despite the fact I was already holder of a masters degree but in Mathimatics in Economics.

I wish good luck to everybody! If you really want it you will do it.

got 44 marks 🙁 but passed p4 couldnt get affiliate coz of 6 numbers :-s

Passed with 56% after, a few attempts I finally got it right. Yaaaaaaayyy i’m an affiliate!!!!! Thanks to the Good Lord up above and thanks Open Tuition, you made a big difference!!! big up!!

Passed with 53 and 61 for P7, now an affiliate. This is my 4th attempt and i thought i would never pass this paper. Praise the Lord. 🙂 But heard that there is no more graduation for ACCA after all the hard work that have been contributed. 🙁

Passed 🙂 52 %
Although my paper went too good, but i am content with the ‘Pass’ Status 🙂

How to pass P5

I see a lot of advice goin around on how to pass this paper. I got the world prize for this (not at this sitting) so thought my two cents might be worth something.
-read the FTC text book and revision kit: text book is pretty tiny but its more than enough (i’ve always found BPP too bulky though they’re ok for some of the more theory oriented papers and get thru guides have never been my style)
-MOST IMPORTANT: read the examiners articles in the student accountant. The examiner here is basically telling you wat he wants in these and you’ve got to be crazy to not read these. It’s almost like the answers to the exam!
-go through the past papers. practice a few. I was too lazy to actually do the questions…i usually just read the answers.
-i did p3 at the same time and it helped alot coz a lot of the models were the same.
-the questions are not straightforward. Dont panic at the exam. Sit, read, think. Dont regurgitate wat you learnt in the book. Apply the principles in the models and theories to the questions.
-Dont write too much. People write like 5 booklets sometimes. the examiner is goin to get sick of reading all your (mostly off point) answers. Stick to the point. Be direct. Write your reasoning down.

Hi Blue,

I studied Kaplan text book, revision kit and examiner’s articles. However, I still failed with 42.

I didn’t have time management problem. I’m thinking if my knowledge is not good enough to pass P5 or the way I answered questions was not right. I knew calculation is my weakness as well.

Can you give me any guidance? Thanks.

@blue said:
How to pass P5

I see a lot of advice goin around on how to pass this paper. I got the world prize for this (not at this sitting) so thought my two cents might be worth something.
-read the FTC text book and revision kit: text book is pretty tiny but its more than enough (i’ve always found BPP too bulky though they’re ok for some of the more theory oriented papers and get thru guides have never been my style)
-MOST IMPORTANT: read the examiners articles in the student accountant. The examiner here is basically telling you wat he wants in these and you’ve got to be crazy to not read these. It’s almost like the answers to the exam!
-go through the past papers. practice a few. I was too lazy to actually do the questions…i usually just read the answers.
-i did p3 at the same time and it helped alot coz a lot of the models were the same.
-the questions are not straightforward. Dont panic at the exam. Sit, read, think. Dont regurgitate wat you learnt in the book. Apply the principles in the models and theories to the questions.
-Dont write too much. People write like 5 booklets sometimes. the examiner is goin to get sick of reading all your (mostly off point) answers. Stick to the point. Be direct. Write your reasoning down.