Whether you want to go part time or full time, you have to make your decisions lor.
If you have the financial support, of course full time is better. More time to study.
For the tuition providers, refer first post.

hey guys, do u know if i can postpone the exam to next sem even after i have paid for the exam fees? if yes, what do i need to do then?

I don't think so. But in SUnway, they have special connections that will allow you to defer it...

i think got somemore.. bout improvement in IFRS and ED for IAS 19...

not sure if this is da right place but i'd try my luck anyway.

my mom has this old parallel ubs smartlock and my sis would like to use it on her acer laptop which dsnt have a parallel port.

the express card slot is the 54mm version.

any workaround this?

Thanks so much

Wow, there are a lot of reading to be done

i m an stpm science student.
now i wan to switch to business.
wat path shud i take ??
cat--> acca ?? is tat too late to study CAT？？　ｉ m oredi 20..
or ...
degree ->> ACCA ??

actually i dun have any basic abt acc ...

hmm ... my father hope me study all de course at same college ..

is tat SUNWAY really no good ???

There is no age requirement for CAT but if ou start at 20 it is quite late but its still the fastest route to finish acca. You can probably come out at age 23 & start working already.
Degree serves like a safety net if you cannot progress through acca you still have degree as back-up. But of course it will take longer by at least another 2 years.

If you don't have any basics for accounting then you should really take CAT to bolster your foundation for later on.
If you really want to take all courses at 1 centre (strictly speaking I will not recommend it but unless convenience is an important factor).

Sunway is quite famous for CAT programme & lower levels of acca but at higher level its best to seek out specialised lecturer.
Unless you think cost is also a factor then you can begin at KSA.

Mind you there is no universal solution to all problems & sacrifice needs to be made to ensure continuing progress.
As long as you graduate any qualifcation by age 25 it should be ok or else people (employers) will question why you take longer than average period to finish the course.

wan to ask regarding Paper P1

Are Turnbull report, Smith report , Higgs report PART of Combined Code ??

Or they are separate report ?? Not related wit Combined code ??

The first combined code was compilation of Cadbury (scandal of maxwell corp), Greenbury (scandal of british gas) & Hampel.
The redrafted (newer) combined code consist of the 3 above plus Turnbull, Higgs & Smith.

But question will rarely asked history of C.G. Its the component inside like Roles which you should concentrate bcos it cames out every sitting without fail yet.

wow !! Thanks a lot !

Because I m self -study BPP text book , it did not mention that specifically.....

i m a stpm science student too ....once
n i'm alr pass 5 fundamental acca paper lo
the route? with stpm, u can str8away do acca la
u dun hav basic in acc? so am i.....but 1st 3 paper in acca is basically the basics on acca....so no worry
n y do u care so much which college ur father prefer? just go to the college u wish to go lo

20 not too late to study CAT la. Basically CAT only take 1 yr to study.

Dun have basic never mind, CAT student always start from begining.

Regarding cat---->acca or degree----->acca. Depend what you want la. If u prefer fast, can take risk, then cat--->acca, it will save a lot of cost. If you can't take risk, then may be go for degree 1st. Btw if u take degree, then you can learn a lot of application theory from the assignment.

Sunway really good or not? Ha Ha, for CAT, Sunway really famous, but for ACCA, again is depend on what you want oso la. Both oso got pro and con.

I dun want to talk too much about Sunway otherwise Sunway fans will be angry and post war come.

So I just tell you about KL college la. Most of the KL student follow lecturer and not follow one college. The reason was expereince lecturer can turn your weakness to strength. For eg in F5/F9/F7/P2, some experience lecturer have special technique to help you to finish the calculation very fast, so you can have more time to concentrate in theory part of that question.

Some more experience lecturer understand the examiner requirement and teach student exam technique to earn each marks during exam. In KL college, student are very lazy, cos lecturer already done a lot of work for them. What the KL student is "JUST STUDY".

So if you prefer study in KL, then you need to follow lecturer other than follow college la.

Btw, that is no perfect in the world. If you prefer study under experience lecturer in KL, then you need to accept their bad study environment la. Same with Sunway oso, if you prefer study there due to some reason, you also need to accept their disadvantages la.

This post has been edited by carlosandy: Apr 29 2009, 04:06 PM

Where can I buy BPP textbooks for CAT? Are BPP textbooks good? I need a lot of questions to practice...

Hi everyone.. I would attend for P1 revision class in this month but just wondering which lecturer should i choose either Mr. Phillip Woo or Dr. Parmindar Singh. So, want to ask you all's opinion that who have attended their class before ... Thanks in advance..

This post has been edited by denccl: May 1 2009, 03:19 AM

I more prefer you attend Philip Woo. Currently he is one of the famous and experience lecturer for P1.

Hi everyone... I have some questions here...

I currently finish diploma in TARC and i pass all my papers..
My CGPA around 3.3++ over 4...

I would like to ask,

1) should I proceed to advance diploma or taking outside at Kasturi?

2) advance diploma is 2 years.. Need go through internal papers and external papers within 2 years... Will be very stress and hard. But, if really pass all internal and external papers, then can complete ACCA. According to my results, if i take this will it be too risky??

3) If take outside at Kasturi, I will take as full timer.. I think i left 9 papers for ACCA. Already exemption 5papers in diploma. According to my results, can i complete within 1.5 year to 2 years? And jus focus for external papers only...

4) Do not recommend to degree, because of financial problem..

5) what are the benefit and weaknesses for taking advance diploma in TARC AND taking tuition in Kasturi??



Please give some advises, provide the best recommend...
Will appreciated so much with all replies... thanks a lot...

Guys, should I pay RM220 to attend Palmindar Singh's class for p3(techniques to ans Q). Is he worth teh $$? Thanks

This post has been edited by fastandfurious: May 1 2009, 02:28 PM

I can summarised about P3 after several surveys with other fellow students.

If you are the asian type of student : go for Parmindar
that means you like "brute force" style which fires as many example & answer to one question. parmidar is kind of "holistic" lecturer which like to use several model for one answer.

If you are the western type of student : go for Michael Mainwaring (Mco)
that means you prefer "one shot one kill" style which normally centred on one model of answer for each question. But you will explain & elaborate a lot based on that one model.

Either way both are very experienced & highly regarded by many students. But there is no perfect lecturer as in there is no perfect antivirus software. It depends on your own needs & wants.

I have attend Parmindar class before & I think his class worth it (as its cheaper compared to most out there) but I think several hundreds of students also think the same.

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Added on May 1, 2009, 4:16 pmA common misconception that many TAR students told over their course of study is that "Exempted" doesnt actually mean you "Passed" the subject. On paper you may look like passed but in substance you "may" not or may be. The truth is both are very different in nature.

Second is that you don't have to take all papers at 1 centre. You can choose based the lecturer that you preferred. Try to ask some of your TAR seniors that have followed similar route before.

The option you mentioned I notice a recurring theme which you try to stress which I think is the "safety net". You are worried that if you cannot progress you will end up without a proper qualifcation if you take acca alone or you fear the stress level if take both ext and int.

In ACCA they recognize this problem by offering OBU degree student for those who has completed all funadamental levels (F4 to F9 in particular). You can finish that degree in 1 month or 2 in average. Grade will based on your average mark in acca plus project quality.

If I am not mistaken most of those that did advance diploma are offered a degree course for 3 mths in Uk or something ??? I am not sure but that is roughly what I heard in my friends discussion & you can take up that degree before attempting acca.

KSA environment is packed like sardin so its not that conducive but they do possessed some quality lecturers which requires no backing or support from large institutions.

About your capability to cope I cannot really judge unless you try out yourself. ACCA exams & style is very different from diploma from what most TAR students & friends told me. Hardwork alone may not be sufficient.

This post has been edited by Topace111: May 1 2009, 04:16 PM

Yeah, it's much cheaper than Michael's (RM400 for 2 days?!). I guess I will register for it but don't quite like the fact that it's on 19,20,21. So so near to the exam date '.