FMStarting to study two weeks before the exam

Yeah, I can't do two exams at once, but you kind of have to with there being only 4 dates/year. I always end up paying for exams I end up not attending. I will try again:) I have 2 days between exams, so after I finish the F9 this week and going to concentrate on the F7 in in the 4-5 days before the exam. Then I will review for the F9 after the first exam is over. We'll see ... Everybody's different, but I found that studying at the local library which is open 24/7 works best for me. Less distractions....

16.4.18 Update. I did pass with 66% ( I thought I did better) I think I got lucky with section B and C. I didn't get cash flow models with tax in arrears or any of that opportunity cost nonsense. Also It was weird - I got a lot of macroeconomics questions Obviously not ideal to study only 2 weeks, but this exam is doable. There is no chance to cover, let's say UK taxation in 2 weeks, but this one is OK. I try to keep a log all my study hours and it seems like I have studied 58 hours for this one ( more or less accurate actual study time ) For reference, UK taxation took me 3 times as many hours and a failed attempt.

Hi, Just out of interest what was your study method to pass F9 within two weeks? Thanks

My study method ? LOL. There is no study method when you have to cram everything :) I wrote my original post to motivate myself ( I remember reading that making goals public increases your chances of success ) and I was bored studying in a library :) Read the OT notes, write down your notes, review them.Look over another textbook ( I have BPP) to see if you are not missing anything. Watch some of the lectures if you don't get everything from the examples. F9 was kind of enjoyable actually. For me at least - company valuation, currency conversion ...Kind of real life application. Not a lot of material to cover, really. You can't cover UK taxation or F7 in 10 days and review well. With these exams ( from F5 to F9) it seems to me that Section B and C are crucial. You can't afford to bomb on those big scenario based questions. Even if you can't answer one of the 20pt questions - you are in trouble. So you have to practice those. It is kind of obvious, but I failed my first taxation exam because I didn't even touch the last 20 pt question. On every test there are 5 MCQ that are not worth the time. I do the B and C sections first and then go to the multiple choice questions. Half of them are obvious ... By no means I am saying you shouldn't study more tham 2 weeks for exams, but F9 is doable - especially if you get lucky on the C section ( phrasing)

Thanks for this very helpful information. What do you mean by when you say there are 5 MCQ’s that are not worth the time? Are you referring to section A?

May be not 5, but definitely 2-3 multiple choice questions require LOTS of calculations. It's a matter of time management. I always run out of time ( may be because I usually don't have time to review that much). If you are running out of time - it will better to be on the 2-3 MCQ, that you still have a chance to guess correctly than the constructed 20pt answers. All I am saying is that it's easy to get bogged down on a 2 pt MCQ and use too much time, then you get frazzled and try to rush through questions that you should read carefully( a lot of them a trying to get you on the wording). Anyway, I am not saying it will work for everybody, but I have found out that starting from Section B outlining most of C and then to MCQs and then finishing C works for me. It's nice to have a peace of mind, having done B and C, on some of those weird multiple choice questions. You have to fight for every point, but the easiest way to fail an exam is to blank( out of time or not revised it) on a 20pt question.

BBallhawk can you remember what came up in the CBE for March 18 in Sections B & C?

I remember being relieved when I saw my B and C section. Pretty straight forward, something involving currency advice ( between different options ) and advice on acquisition of a company. I remember having to explain what simulation is. I am not a 100% sure but I think there is a bank of questions and not everybody gets the same ones On the ACCA website there are lots of past paper exams. Not a lot of MCQ but lots of 20 pt questions. Probably the most important review material. Better look through these for every exam. This is the link for the F9 https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/exam-support-resources/fundamentals-exams-study-resources/f9/past-exam-papers.html

Thanks so much for your reply - I think I am just going to go over all the past exam questions leading up to the exams and if i find anything difficult then i will use open tuition to go over that topic/chapter. Was that what you done too? Thanks once again :)