Its true that a lot of ppl in Big 4 spend a lot more of their time in their work than in their studies... but it aint coz they're more committed/interested in their work.... many times its coz they dont have a choice but to clear off their work first .. which never really happens coz the work will still keep flowing to you if you;ve got superiors who dont really care and try to squeeze you dry a bit before you leave for your study break and all .. this generally would not happen if u happen to have an understanding manager .. which would lead to a more calm and understanding senior on the job as well ..

So, part of it boils down to luck as well .. u could be wishing to concentrate on your studies as much as u want to .. but there are just times you cannot leave ur work as u risk putting urself in bad light and risk promotion in the near future , ur manager being unhappy with u .. etc ...and after all those months of shit you;ve gone thru .. are u ready to risk it just like that ?

And .. while some of these cases can be handled with the usual remedies ... like better time management and all that .. there are also cases where its not up to your time management but your superiors' .. how much can you do if say , your superiors are passing work to u at the last minute ? Having said the above ... it might not always be the superiors' fault as well .. as they have their own pressures .. SOOO .... end of the day .. just hope u r lucky enuff to escape such nightmares

if i m not wrong .. 2600-2700 is for those who hav completed their ACCA ..
fresh degree holders still about 2400-2450 .. hav been told the freshies' level were not included in the latest revision ... BUT if they did revise that level .... then ... yes .. ur salary will be revised as well with the new-hires.. u will get a letter telling u about ur revised pay ..

yupp .. they get to squeeze up to a month or two more out of u from the rest who need to take their papers ..

dun worry .. they dont usually choose u on the spot and make u accept it ther n then .. they will need to prepare an offer letter for u ... which takes time ... when its done ... they will call u and say u are offered bla bla bla ... we;ll send it to u or bla bla bla. ... and theres a deadline for u to accept the offers ...

in the event that their deadlines are even before ur interview wit kpmg/pwc or before thye have offered u .. then just give them a call and ask them if its ok to get some extension ... which will usually be ok ... they will ask u for a reason .. u can say u r still considering it ... or u are busy wit exams nwo .. or suddenly ur parents are thinking of bringing u for a long trip in europe etc etc ...lol



yeah .. have heard that from various sources as well ...canot be wrong ..haha

like peter_pj said .. the value of these professional qualifications onli really kick-in after u become a full member

Definitely yesssss ... provided u dun screw up BIG time