Wah,still got confidence to pass,respect man

I did Q5. And tried Q4 but ran out of time b4 I could get to it.

Yea,I wonder if I can even get 40 lawl

U don't need to be long winded to pass. For both my audit papers I reached the halfway mark of booklet,think that's bout 10 pages

Don't give up,just stay calm and do what you know how to do.

I got through P2 without knowing how to do groups. Honestly. I just copied the balance sheet, (adding the parent and subsidiary figures) tried to do one or two adjustments (no idea if those were right) and then moved on. Not advising you to do so obviously,just saying it's possible to get through the paper even if you're not that good in groups.

Probably u could look at the exam timetable and decide? Having days in between papers are kinda useful.Well it is to me at least

F8 is not exactly the foundation of P1. Certain things will be similar I suppose,but F8 is really the foundation for P7 I suppose.

imo u'll be fine doin the 2 together,but that's just me

It's not over till it's over ppl. Just pick up marks wherever u can. Make sure you don't dwell too long on a part you don't know. The first few marks of any question is usually easier to score then the last few marks.

And if you can't calculate,there's always the theory. At least you can try to crap then not knowing how to calculate at all.

All the best P2 students =)

Out of curiousity,what was the full theory/current issue question about?

Yes,P4 is difficult. Why would u choose it? I mean,it use to be a core paper,but now u have the option to avoid it

Haha on a serious note,I suppose it's not an impossible paper. No idea who's a good lecturer though

P3 today,then it's all over for this sitting. All the best ppl~

out of the selection if I must pick one,probably p3? Required you have good manuals and what nots.

I would actually say P7 is a pretty decent paper for self studying,but like most have said here,it's a professional paper and the lack of real world experience would probably make certain things seem vague. Thus the lecturer helps.

P3...don't know what to say. Spent alot of time figuring out models to use,ended up bullcrapping alot instead. Whatever la >_>

If you ever plan to take 4 papers,you should definately have a better shot at it with the earlier papers than the later ones. Plus the first 3 papers are rather knowledge based papers and relatively easy. So F1-F4 sounds good imo. Just don't slack off and I think you'll do find.

Lol you'll still have your social life,you can't be studyin all day long can you? =.= You'll just get less of it as exams draw near.

Don't worry bout P2 now,although yea,it's rather...difficult

I think it's part of the "ACCA gives u a quick route thing" If you're really focused and work hard consistently,depending on your own capabilities taking 4 papers is actually to a certain extent possible.

As for the future,as you move along in the papers you'll get a feel for it. Since you'll be taking F4 (which is considered as a part 2 paper so to speak) you'll probably have a rough idea as to how many papers u can handle.
As for selection,in order is fine. Papers that go well with each other...probably audit n accounts? Colleges generally have standard paths for you to take. Apart from that,u can look at exam timetables (just google ACCA exam timetable) Having days in between papers really help,imo

Yea,pressure as a motivation can be really annoying (and pressurizing lol) at times,but it does help.

Well your manager has no way of knowing your capabilities right? So that's really just a general "play safe" statement,so he won't be misguiding the weaker ones,so to speak. You'll get a hang of it really,then you can decide how much social life you can or cannot have.

Erm,studyin smart is,well,studyin smart Don't worry too much bout the case studies,those are mostly in the professional level. Or probably there're shorter ones in part 2,but u should get the hang of it after doin questions in classes.Tutorials and stuff.

Click for exam timetable. Exams start every first Monday of June/December i.e. Day 1. This continues till Friday (Day 5) and Day 6 onwards resumes after the weekends.

Just a suggestion,the whole have days in between. Following the sequence is perfectly fine as well. (But u can't jump in between modules,like not completing F papers but taking P papers) The sequence of the module is important,not the paper sequence,iianm.

Only take 4 professional papers if you're Thanatos

Haih yea,that stupid paper

Haha I get what you mean. Especially since we have long breaks (till results) Tryin to occupy myself

I think roy is correct. You have to sit papers in module order,although not in paper chronological order

You'll probably need good knowledge in the various IAS for P2,but not so much in F8

From those taking both papers,I've heard P5 is easier.

I think both papers involve calculations. P4 calculations can be tedious but once again that depends on the paper. Like P4 this sem didn't have an overload of calculations I think,but was still very tough (both calculation and theory)

I would say go for P5.Not saying it's easy,since it's a professional paper,but shouldn't be as tough as P4 (especially under this new examiner)

You've got two levels right? Namely :
Fundamentals
Professional
If u click the links above,you'll see there's 2 modules each per level.

So let's take your situation as an example. You're taking F1-F4.
That's perfectly fine,as you're completing the Knowledge module and taking a paper from Skills module. Other possible combinations are F1-F3 and F5/6/7 for example.Here you're not following paper sequence but you're definately following module sequence.
What you can't do however, is say take F1+F2+F5 (leaving out F3). The reason being you must attempt all papers in a module before being able to attempt papers for another module (Not that you need to already pass it,you just need to be attempting it,as per examples)

Hope the examples were not too confusing >_>

I'm not too sure bout P5's syllabus,I think it's probably not too tied up to 2.4. But either way,I think as long as you work hard,it shouldn't be too big a deal (not having 2.4 knowledge)


Lol there're no impossible to pass papers,it's just rather difficult,compared to the other papers.

I find finance interesting as well,and therefore I chose this paper. On hindsight,I kinda feel that I "dug my own grave" in the sense that finance was once a core paper,and now it's an optional. I had the choice not to take it,but went ahead of it. Securing a pass is probably more important than interest imo.
But then again this is coming from an inconsistent student,so if you really work hard,I think u could still pursue it since you like finance.

@carlosandy,I've seen you're "arguement" with Jackson and he's definately perfectly entitled to his opinion as much as you are.

But if he strongly feels that his is right,why can't he make a case out of it? So hypothetically even if his certain that his view is correct and yours is wrong,he can't make his case clear just because "everyone is entitled to their opinion?" Now that's bollocks. There definately is a right and a wrong,that's for u ppl to argue. If someone is of the opinion that robbery is right,he should go out and steal?

And it's a forum,the whole point is to discuss or argue as you put it. What right do you have to ask him to stop "arguing"? If you strongly feel that he is wasting your time,skip his posts,don't reply;not call him crazy

This damn thread is derailing,and to stop further derailment can we freakin drop the JvC issue.

@craby123 : mind your language,don't go bout calling another forumer and idiot. Express your opinion like a future professional.

@Jackson : U should start ignoring them. By their manner of replies and structure of arguement,I'm sure by now you can see their erm,level of thought so to speak. It's pointless trying to convey a point to such people.