Agree with ya. With P6 you need to remember every minor detail and the figures are all very close to each other. And to make it even worse, the syllabus is way too wide and thus there is soooooo much to cover. And you must take into count F6 stuff too.

And I have no idea what the Malaysian Examiner is upto..Malaysian passing rate for p6 has always been lower than the UK passing rate. And after much feedback and critism he has only made the paper much more un-attemptable last sitting!

From this you know..I dint get thru my P6 this time too My 2nd attempt..only managed a 45. Will just have to try again! My advice to other fellow p6 attempters, study every single bit thoroughly, dont leave out chapters..coz Imade the mistake of leaving out group relief and it came out for a whole 38marker question! hah my misery! Oh well, will just need to try harder this time

This post has been edited by b3llad0nna: Aug 18 2009, 01:41 PM

if 1 yr ago, then..its chow kim tai..

he will be conducting IRC tis seating..

This post has been edited by HBK-reloaded: Aug 18 2009, 02:38 PM

[FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial]He is back, wah, that's good. Means beside Andrew Pang, student still got one more choice.

I think the pass rates reflect the opposite in MYS since almost all my friends passed P4 but get "cooked" at P6. However I think the P4 examiner are "coerced" or at least persuaded by his heads to up the pass rates by at least 30% or face the music. Seriously though if no revision of pass rates sure drop less than even 20%, anyone who have attempted sure agree with me here.

Anyway, we must remember that, thats is world passing rate, not Malaysia Passing rate. There is a lot of student which in other country facing differently.

can i ask , how to check back previous results?

i forget my previous results which i fail...

this time also fail.... =(

may i know anyone buying CKF's latest advanced taxation book? and how much? i found it at RM160 in CKF's website.

finally passed my last paper P2 on my 4th attempt. officially an ACCA Affiliate now, after 4 years of hard works.

I must say a big THANK YOU to this forum. it helped me a lot throughout my studies indeed.

This post has been edited by roy_pck: Aug 18 2009, 06:53 PM

yeah i m agree with u, most of my frens passed in p4 but screw up in p5 which came quite a suprise 2 dem......though the world passing rate doesn't reflect the msia passing rate...need 2 wait from college passing rate

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Added on August 18, 2009, 7:07 pmor meybi u can try mike ezhangoa in sunway...he's a fine lecturer 2 me, but it depends whether his teaching style suits u or not....

This post has been edited by kitkit88: Aug 18 2009, 07:07 PM

i meant for the same paper the previous results hehe

check ur email? or the marks on the exam entry form?

Is Ian Lim good/recommended for p5 ?

failed p1-34marks and p2 - 49 marks :'(

Anyone know how to improve on p1? tried parminder class last sem.. he was good but i don't understand how i could get SOO low..

It is stress if i take p1,2 and 3 now? any advise from helpful ppl here? thanks

This post has been edited by angelgurl: Aug 18 2009, 09:14 PM

i think u can ask your fren in UM or TARC to help you get a copy..if buy from his website and bookstore with normal price is quite expensive.
maybe bulk purchase can negotiate cheaper price...

yeah, can get at least 60 or 50% discount...

anyone??

ACCA pass rates are ‘depressing’

The June ACCA pass rates have prompted a string of lecturers to ask what exactly is happening at ACCA after the latest 'depressing' pass rates from June were released.

Freelance lecturer Sunil Bhandari told PASS: 'The latest ACCA pass rates are depressing to read. F7 and F8 are in the 30's and F9 has just scraped into the 40's.

'(Education chief) Clare Minchington has highlighted the improvement in the F5 pass rate but the examiner who delivered that (Geoff Cordwell) has been sacked.'

The greatest worry lies at the final option level papers. Lecturers are asking how students who pass papers P1-P3 can then struggle at the option papers - the failure rate is around 65%.

Another lecturer added: 'It is not the students that have failed but the ACCA. The ACCA said it will meet the tuition providers to improve pass rates. Which tuition providers are we talking about? Those based in the UK or those operating where the greatest ACCA revenue is generated outside these shores? Unless we get some analysis of pass percentages per college and country how can things get better. ACCA must be joking?'

Lecturers are also concerned that ACCA has still to reveal who will be the new F5 (where pass rates are now great) P4 and P5 examiners.

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Added on August 18, 2009, 10:50 pmso they will be a new examiner for P5... so the style will change..

This post has been edited by HBK-reloaded: Aug 18 2009, 10:50 PM

F7 & F8 pass rates worse than P2 & P7 respectively then it is "apocalytic" (just went back from church for prayers ).
Heard from a senior acca member (friend of parent) that certain senior acca figures are approached by acca body themselves regarding the exams.
The examiner's new direction is to make scoring much harder than before by stressing on "practical knowledge" especially on professional levels since it offers zero exemption to any holder. For starters, they will use some of external material which is not listed in recommended text books to test whether students can actually apply differently based on scenario. Suffice to say majority of students mind are not there yet.

Actually one cannot blame the pass rates for 1 main reason which is entry requirement. ICAEW deemed the hardest qualification around still boast 80% pass rates averagely & CFA another premium qualification from US also boast around 60 - 70% pass rates for advance level. However thats bcos both qualification have minimum restriction of degree holder whilst ACCA practically accept anyone for exam since they want the global appeal.

Actually I think the main problem of the exam material lies on the execution. Like a good riddle or puzzle, it must look easy & deceptively simple but the answer although unexpected it is technically correct.
A good riddle : Where are Chinese goodberries comes from ? Its New Zealand so looks very easy but only a smart one can detect it.
A bad riddle : Who has the longest name ? Tedious & demotivating isn't it ?
Some good examiner can be Graham Holt of P2 since nobody complain even its difficult since its manageable if really study & knowledgeable.
Bob ryan is a sophisticated one, really like to test very different source of material which is not mainstream & tactless.

Full list is here :
F1 Accountant in Business - 73%*
F2 Management Accounting - 57%*
F3 Financial Accounting - 55%*
F4 Corporate & Business Law - 43%
F5 Performance Management - 41%
F6 Taxation - 61%
F7 Financial Reporting - 30%
F8 Audit and Assurance - 34%
F9 Financial Management - 42%
P1 Professional Accountant - 48%
P2 Corporate Reporting - 44%
P3 Business Analysis - 50%
P4 Adv Financial Management - 30%
P5 Adv Performance Management - 32%
P6 Adv Taxation - 37%
P7 Adv Audit and Assurance - 37%

if i scored 49 for p2, i think i will jump down from klcc.. haha..
i think u should not take 3 core papers in this sitting, or why dun u take 2 papers 1st, and then other 3 papers for next sem?
in such a way, u can concentrate much more in the papers you take..
49 marks probably you have made some fundamental errors in your answer..
i m doing p1 tis sitting, hope i can pass in the 1st attempt..

erm, mind sharin the link for the article? cause i couldn't find it anywhere...hehe