You should consider lecturer to choose college, but not follow college to choose lecturer. For eg, P6 Advanced Taxation, you should consider Choong Kwai Fatt (SEGI) or Chow Chee Yan (MCO)!

Always follow the lecturer is a best decision.

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Added on March 7, 2008, 12:17 amBeside Sunway, you got a lot of better choice. Other college like MCO, KSA, SEGI, Kolej Bandar and FTMS can offer u more cheap tuition fee with good quality lecturer.

For study ACCA, always consider good lecturer first, then only choose college.



This post has been edited by carlosandy: Mar 7 2008, 12:17 AM

Who have take the obu dergee???wat is the diffrent btw take this degree or don't take this degree???

The difference is you got one more extra degree lo! It can help little for your application of job if u not grad ACCA yet.

But once u grad ACCA already, OBU value no more high.

So if you want to do, then just go a head. But please don't like Sunway student spend RM4,500 to do this OBU.

This post has been edited by carlosandy: Mar 7 2008, 01:21 PM

After Reading ALL this post here...

Just wondert, is it sufficient JUST study P1 Kaplan Textbook & BPP revision kit ?
Anyone who has passed please give advice here.

Does the college name that we graduate from will be stated in our ACCA cert? Will the reputation of the college's reputation plays an important role which may influence the boss's decision in hiring employees? Eg. a student who graduate from Sunway will get a better offer than a XYZ college even both the students get the same results, ceteris paribus?

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Added on March 7, 2008, 1:55 pmIf doing OBU at institutes other than Sunway, how does it cost?

It is better to doing OBU straight after u pass ACCA Part 2 (F1-F9), or doing this after complete the whole ACCA? Which one would be recommended?

This post has been edited by jactval: Mar 7 2008, 01:55 PM

No,I don't think the cert states the name. Having said that, colleges like Sunway do have like "arrangements" with the big four,so generally obtaining a job there isn't too much of a problem if you come from Sunway. But I'm sure ppl from all other institutes get a job there anyways.

You can do OBU with seperate mentors outside.Cost around RM3k (+/-)

If you can cope,by all means do it after finishing Part 2. Or you can wait till u pass ur core papers,and do it when ur left with the 2 optional papers. If not,do it after ACCA. It all really depends on urself.

Actually we are ACCA student, but not college student. College only provide us tuition and submission of exam registration services. After we grad ACCA, the college name won't be stated in the ACCA cert.

ACCA is difference from degree cos it is a external exam. There is no such thing said if you are from Sunway, then your chance to get job is higher. Even you go to BIG 4, the boss also will look at your result + experience, but not just look at your college.

For OBU, difference college difference cost lah. College like MCO will charge RM3K+. KSA is cheaper, around RM1K+ or -, but don't whether their mentor good or not. I know one mentor, she is very good in OBU, her fee expensive also but should be cheaper than Sunway. If u need it, then just PM me!

Lastly when to do, is depend on yourself also. If u feel that can handle it same time with your study, then go ahead. But if u feel very hard to do, then after grad only do lo! But for me, if I grad oredi, I oso won't do anymore!

Hi,i m a new member here.

i m going 2 pursue ACCA course in July.

Hence, i would like 2 know more about ACCA prior 2 becoming a ACCA student.

i hav heard lots of ppl said tat ACCA if the toughest exam as compared wif CPA ,CIMA,CAT and others.

My uncle suggested me to take a degree in accounting course rather than taking ACCA course directly.Upon graduation,i merely have 2 sit for additional 4 or 5 papers in ACCA and get the ACCA cert.

In most ppl's opinion, one needs 2 repeat the whole lesson once u failed one of the papers.is it true?

I wonder if ACCA is indeed the highest standard in accounting?

i chose 2 enrol wif FTMS. To my knowledge,the passing rate of FTMS in among the highest and there are quite some prize winners frequently.
Is it a better choice in comparison wif Sunway which is recognised as a platinum status?

The fees of Sunway is rather expensive. It's 2 far for me as well.

pls giv me some advice.thx a lot =)

This post has been edited by stephanie0721: Mar 7 2008, 05:08 PM

I don't think ACCA is the toughest one out there. Putting CAT aside, (since it's the foundation of ACCA and hence for obvious reasons easier) ICAEW for one is supposedly tougher. To say CIMA is easier is also questionable.

No,you don't particularly need to repeat the whole lesson. You would have some stuff up in ur head and u would probably just need to brush up,so to speak.

Once again,no,ACCA is probably not the highest standard in accounting.

About degree vs ACCA,it really depends on what you want. Going the degree route would expose u to a longer "foundation" period so to speak,and you pick up research skills and what nots. It's slower and you take time to really understand the whole accounting concept,so to speak.

As for ACCA,it is sometimes somewhat of a rush. Your main focus is passing exams and sometimes u cut corners to do this,and hence you might sometimes neglect understanding fundamentals properly. Nevertheless,I suppose learning is a continuous process and u'll continue learning in the workfield anyways,so don't worry bout this too much. And ACCA is the faster route of the 2.

I'm taking my final 4 papers (P2,3,4,5) this sitting and no matter fail or pass all, i would start working after June exam.

But the problem is I'm unsure whether to do OBU or not after exam. I feel like no point to do OBU if I would have completed ACCA. If i was to do it, is it possible to complete OBU within 2 months ( mid June - mid August) while I am waiting for the results to release?

Guys and girls, especially those who had done OBU, please enlighten me.

Actually BPP or Kaplan text or revision kits, which one is better?
I'm looking for the text and revision kits for paper F6-F9
Please advise...

thanks thanks thanks

How will u decide how many papers of ACCA 2 sit in for am exam?

i've heard some of them said tat the maximum is sitting for 4 papers in an exam.

i wonder how 2 ensure tat our lecturers had covered up all the syllabus required in the exam papers and, how should i make a decision 2 sit for 1,2,3,or 4 papers in an exam?

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Added on March 7, 2008, 10:24 pmMay i ask, what does OBU mean? Is it a neccesary for us?

This post has been edited by stephanie0721: Mar 7 2008, 10:24 PM

an ACCA student wannabe here too.
no idea whats OBU too. Any experienced seniors care to enlighten?

there are changes in the company law. if you are attending any classes, the lecturer should know about this matter.

Yes,you can complete the OBU in 2 months if you don't slack off. But you'll get ur OBU results (the degree) sometime after you've started working. No big deal really,if you plan to start working after results and you have no other plans for the holidays,why not

For ACCA,yes,a maximum of 4.
No particular way to decide,really depends on what you feel you're capable off. In the past,it was good to try out the 4 paper combo with 2.1-2.4 because there was like a week's gap in between 2.3 (Wednesday) and the extra paper (2.4,following Wednesday I believe)

How to ensure lecturer has covered all.Hmm,maybe by looking at the syllabus guide thingie provided by the examiner (usually in the front pages of most textbooks) Lecturers generally give an overview at the start of the semester as well as to what is required and what shall be covered.

An additional degree to ur ACCA qualification. It's a collaboration between Oxford Brookes Uni (hence OBU) with ACCA.Since the ACCA course itself lacks the training in research skills,this degree covers that.
Also,while professional papers are generally regarded above degrees (especially to your employees), certain institutions might not recognize it,which can be a problem when if you intend to further your studies (say,take a Masters) with that particular institution.
Apart from that,at the moment,it honestly seems like a "can take,why not take" kinda thing.

This post has been edited by ellimist: Mar 7 2008, 11:52 PM

You can finish up the OBU thing within a week or so if you're motivated enough.

Still, generally it is regarded as a safety net for those people who don't think they might even get to part 3 (or whatever they call it now). If you're not going to work in an accounting firm, at least your employer can see you've got a degree, so you're not totally worthless.

Take that as you will.

since u r not confident to finish the last 4 papers. u can take the OBU for back up.
at least in this july, u will get the degree after u pass OBU.
BUt if u fail ACCA in Aug, u r neither a degree student nor ACCA affiliates.

This is an extra and add value on urself.

Anyone can tell me how / technic to pass the exam of F9 and F6 for this coming sitting?
heard about that the taxation (MYS) will amend for the next sitting. worrying

thanks in advance.

First dont come here to ask "howhow / technic to pass the exam of F9 and F6 for this coming sitting?"
IF u use this time to type all of the words here, this will waste ur time
u better use the "time" to study.

Second ,dont always online,use ur time to study.

Third, dont always ask "why".

what i can tell u is
find out ur strength and weakness, whether u r strong in calculation, or theory?

based on ur 'pass result', u ll know wat level u r. there is no short cut, if u r not intelligent. u must work hard.

good skills !