You can take T10 in Sunway actually. But this will take some effort. I have classmates switching from T8 to T10 after the first few weeks. It certainly raised their chances of passing CAT.

On the other hand I also know some who continue with T8 and failed. They are now taking T10 but 6 months wasted. Basically T8 is an OPTION, you can choose not to take it.

It just might take some effort of explaining to them why you don't want to take audit.

66 yeah partly true, but only if your OBU project achieves the highest grade I think. Most probably an A. For unconditional first class, you will need an average of 68 marks, then as long as you pass the OBU you'll still get first class

I guess so, since it's the first time I heard of it. I was told it was 66 all the while too, until 2 months ago. And if I recall, there was a change in the OBU thingy, so maybe this is part of it

I'm pretty sure the same happened to F5, as everyone in the exam hall exited demoralized. Many never finished, some had no idea what one full question wanted (25 marks there). What a way to replace 2.1 hehe.

That 2 and a half questions that you did probably got you very high marks. In T5 either you know very well or you don't know at all

Ah true. Some of the things inside is common sense as well. Congrats

Who's the lecturer? I'm really curious

I get it. It's okay. But I do have a hunch though. Was just wondering whether I was the only one who thought that way.

Ugh. Very low pass rates. No wonder I only got marginal passes for F5 and F7. Thankful though..

I'm sure it was Question 3 in F5 that killed most candidates. As for F7 I believe it's Question 2. Not that it has never been, but it just came out in a different manner

Updated : That means in the new syllabus, F8 isn't the only paper that can potentially drag you to a halt in Part 2, thanks to F5. 2.1 was so much better..

This post has been edited by allornothing: Aug 20 2008, 10:51 PM

Agreed. My Q2 in F7 was my last question, and with just 30 minutes left and faced with a rare style of asking, I honestly started to panic. Tried adjusting for every note that I can understand.

I wonder if, with the significantly lower pass rate esp F5, is the whole course getting tougher, and that they are trying to pass as little as they can

I would concentrate on theory questions as well and not just depend on calculations to pass. Remember that this is not F2 so the requirements would be different. Understand what you study, so that no matter how the question is twisted, you would still know how to start

I did 4 last semester. And also doing 4 this semester. But then again I felt comfortable because I've done CAT, so I had some knowledge on tax and audit. It is possible, but then be prepared for lots of hard work. For a period of time, I had 7 days classes, which was horrible.

I have no idea why this " max paper" culture exists among us. I'm sure degree students take things on a normal time frame, enjoying their 3 months break. The nature of the course, perhaps?

As for me,I have my own goals

I'm relying on Mr Goh for my P7 next semester, since I'm at Sunway. But lecturers tend to discourage us from taking this paper and instead ask us to choose P4,P5 or even P6.

Heya. I took 4 papers in the early Fundamental papers, and now I'm taking a combination of Fundamental and Professional papers which also adds up to 4 papers.

Prior to that I was a CAT student. As long as you're not the student who scores relatively low in CAT you should be fine. A good basic in CAT will help tremendously in Fundamental level.

I would support taking 4 papers especially F4,F5,F6,F9 as it gives you flexibility later on. If you find that you can keep up with it, continue taking F7,F8,P1,P3 and if not, just take 3 papers. Unlike F8, you don't really need to have prior knowledge for F9 to be able to understand better.

You've posted this before. Anyway, a good student like you will most likely get through F4,F5,F6,F9. I really suggest to take 4 papers to keep your options open later on. Otherwise taking 3,4,4 combination would be more taxing than your planned 4,4,3.

Use F4,F6 and F7 to push up your average.

Professional papers like P1 and P3 have different approach. Less retention and recall of knowledge. Calculation too is less emphasized. You actually sort of study less but you learn to use your mind more.

This post has been edited by allornothing: Nov 13 2008, 12:24 PM

F7 and P2 exams dates are the same. I think Raymond's combo would be nice. Or else you would be left with what I did, F4,F5,F6,F7 and then F8,F9,P1,P2

It's pretty safe if you follow the sequence

Very true. Deloitte and EY are front runners in Tax in malaysia

This post has been edited by allornothing: Jan 17 2009, 10:29 PM

Try to audit the F8 exam questions and see how it is answered. It helps since answering the question needs to be in a specific manner. Keywords like Obtain, Trace, Cast play a big role. Make sure you understand the answer on why is it like that? To check what? Because sometimes you need a reason for a procedure which exam asked before.

I expected only a pass for audit (naturally) and got 55. Would really hate to do it again

PS: My prior knowledge in audit during my CAT days helped my understanding tremendously

This post has been edited by allornothing: Feb 16 2009, 02:43 PM

Yea it's comparatively easier for F8. But then as usual they screw up the passing rates, and those who would do okay would now find themselves in the 40-49 region.

I bet those who fail are in that range

Apparently a few people in this forum would recommend Low Chin Ann of Kolej Bandar. I can't comment much since I was never under him.

But if you've tried every other lecturer, maybe he can help