anyone can explain how the acca prizes work?

does it add value to the cert?

is it possible to get a prize by self studying or must I go for lectures?


i would also like to know, if i were to study at KSA, where can i look for accomodation?


is sunway worth it coz sunway offered me tuition fee waiver based on my A level result for paper F1 to F3? should i go there to study? but then in order to get more tuition fee waivers for other papers, they say that i must get malaysian or world prizes. how do we get it? is it tough?

do we really need to go for lectures for paper F1 to F3? coz i understand that it's mostly theory so a lecturer cannot help much right? it depends on the student to memorize? correct me if i am wrong.


i actually started reading kaplan textbook for F1 till chapter 4 then really no mood dy. reach the leadership theory part. coz no one to push me to study or no one to compare my progress with. haha so suddenly i feel that i should go for college. do you have this problem or feeling?

as you can see, i am the type who prefer to self study, but at the same time i like to have study buddies to talk about our study progress. i never really rely on my lecturers, i only need their notes and past year with answer. haha that was how i did for my A levels. not sure if it is applicable to ACCA. and i have seen the acca syllybus,, it is super duper ultra extremely hard and beyond normal human being capabilities. i mean, how do you people memorize so many things?

BTW, i have no accounting background. my A level is chem, bio n maths.

This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Dec 17 2009, 10:20 AM

thanks for your insights! and thanks to ThanatosSwiftfire and carlos for your info.

yeah i get what you mean. knowledge is more important than the marks. no point memorizing and dun understand anything.

do they offer prizes for paper F1 to F3? i thought they only offer f4 and above? correct me if i am wrong.

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Added on December 18, 2009, 11:08 amwhat papers did you get prizes for? malaysian or world? did you self study or join taught courses?

so medalist for acca is only for P papers? they donot include fundamental n skill paper's marks?

oh, can anyone tell me how to register for acca exam centre? coz if i study on my own, i have to make my own arrangements. where can i get BPP books through postal delivery coz i'm from Labuan, an island next to sabah. kinda hard to get books from here. no proper bookshop here. sad T__T

This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Dec 18 2009, 11:22 AM

i thought kaplan is only offered in singapore?

sorry guys, newbie question here.

should i study the old syllybus past year papers? is it advisable to do so?

can someone explain how to use the old syllybus past year paper? like what does 1.1 1.2 and 1.3 represents in the new syllybus? is there any comparison list?

if i wan to study for F1 F2 n F3, which past year from the old syllybus should i read through?

another questio0n, is the past year paper provided by the acca official web site complete with proper answers and can i trace back all of it's past year? or do we only get past year papers from lecturers

how far back should i study the past year papers? ie how many years of papers should i attempt?

This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Dec 21 2009, 10:18 AM

Is LAN subject compulsary at sunway if i study F1 to F3?

sorry guys. another newbie question. i hope topace, carloseandy or thanatoswift can help me out.

i emailed sunway to enquire about acca course and i send them my spm n A level results. they said that i should consider ICAEW ACA course. they can help send my CV to their affiliated accounting firms. so i will work n study at the same time coz need to be bonded. part of ICAEW requirement ==.

i scored straight A1 for spm and 3 A's for A level. for A level i scored 600/600 for bio, 595/600 for chem n 593/600 for maths.

duno why they offer to A level student but sunway say they had few students from A level doing it also.

so my question is, should i take up the icaew offer considering that i do not have accounting background? n how do i work if i do not know anything about accounting? oh yea, they say i need to go through interviews n i must secure my self a job before i can study for it.



the thing is, i have just submitted my application to study ACCA at sunway today. not sure if they will accept me coz it is so late already. course starts on the 6th of jan n i have only submitted my application today.== hopefully still have place. why sunway? coz i am from sabah, so cannot hop from one college to another.

in the event that i secured a place at sunway for ACCA, should i go for it or should i apply for the ICAEw course? which is more advisable for me to take?

thnks for the info. how long did she take to study for it? did she work for her father? was it hard for her?oh yea, did she study accounting during A levels? coz i dun hav accounting knowledge.

i'm 21 dy. kinda old. so if work now oso i dun mind coz i already had fun during A levels. btw, i had a gap year after A level coz i duno what to study. so basically wasting time at home la. haha now have to concentrate on my studies. or work if i decided to take up icaew. cannot waste my life doing nothing. haha



thanks for sharing. it really is shocking to hear that i'll just be their cheap labour ==. scared la now. haha


so i should just stick with acca? should i attempt more papers per sitting n score average marks or should i take 3 or less per sitting n try to score well? does our ACCA marks affect job prospect?

sunway did ask me what are my job preferences if i were to study for ICAEW. they didnt say that i must work with auditing firms. they even ask me if i prefer to work with multinasional companies. what do i work as at multinational companies?

apart from auditing, what can fresh acca graduate work as? or are we suppose to go straight into auditing?

i've just discussed this with my mom. she told me to try the ICAEW course. i told her that it is going to be super hard to juggle between work n study.

guess what she said. be a man, man up to the challenge. ==" zzz

will there be any difference in terms of sallary if i choose one qualification over the other? if the difference are minuate, i'd rather study ACCA coz i dun have to work first.

and i like your idea of experimenting with courses. that's the reason why i did not go n study straight after A levels coz i dun wanna study just for the sake of studying. eventhough i wasted 8 months not doing anything.

i wanna try out diff things first. haha coz seriously, even now,i still duno what i really want and the only way to find out is to do it lo.

i was attracted to ACCA because it offers me a whole new set of knowledge coz i was from a science stream education.


i dun mind working, i'm just scared that i cannot cope with the stress n studies during ICAEW that i'll quit half way.




but is the hardwork of aiming for super high marks worth it in terms of pay scale? will the employer pay more if your marks are higher?

i read in previous posts that qualification is not the only factor that determines your ability to climb the corporate ladder. then what do they look for? how can someone make himself get promoted faster compared to the others?more qualification or the ability to kiss your boss ass JK JK. but i really wanna know from people who are working now.

thanks all for replying.


@to sukun, i only send my application to sunway for ACCA. but not sure can get a place or not coz it is very late dy. maybe they wont even process my application.
what you mean same case? from sabah or sunway also offer you ICAEW?

one more thing. i read that tony fernander became financial controler for virgin media after he graduated from uni with accoungitng n finance. can an ACCA graduate do it? what does one do in financial controling department?control the whole monetary transactions of the company?

This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Dec 23 2009, 10:22 AM

hey my case is exactly the same as u. i hop around from one course to another coz duno what to study. before my A level, i did have a short stint with engineering. i did pharmacy but after 1 sem studying it, felt that it was against my principal to go on studying. coz what u study in pharmacy course is not to cure patients but to help make pharmaceutical company become richer. once ur studying there and talk to the lecturers, u'll feel disgusted. and it is just unethical. it's like i'll be an agent for the rich to rob from the poor or sick. haha


sabah was just a guess. so what subjects u took for A level? where r u going to study ACCA in UK? y not study at singapore?

i wanted to go there but kinda exspensive and i missed the application deadline for singapore.

so ur 1988 too?cool!

This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Dec 23 2009, 06:03 PM

thanks for the info. it's really helpful.

yea, i try to gather as many information as possible from people. so far it does not seem like a good choice coz alot claim that it is going to be very tough and risky. coz if i fail, i cannot quit coz bonded. so now still asking around for more opinion.

hopefully someone studying ICAEW right after A level can help out.haha


ICAEW used to be prestigious but some claimed that ACCA is just as tough and prestigious. coz now, ICAEW seems to be following what ACCA is doing to promote their qualification by relaxing their entry requirement.


so still not sure.

the main problem is,will i be able to secure a job with my A level results? coz even if i want to study ICAEW, it is still not confirmed that i can get it coz i have to secure a job first.

will the interviews be hard? what should i expect from the interview?

below are the list of ICAEW aproved employer that sunway gave me, which should i try to go for if i were to study for ICAEW?

Abu Bakar Rajudin & Co
Maybank Investment Bank Berhad
BDO Binder

Boustead Holdings Berhad
Beh L H & Co
Peter Chong & Co
CIMB Group Sdn Bhd
Crest Builder Holdings Berhad
Deloitte
ECM Libra Avenue
Ernst & Young
Folks DFK & Co
HL Hong & Co
GHL Systems Bhd
Genting Malaysia Berhad
Hong Leong Group
KPMG
Peter I M Chieng & Co
Lee Teck Leong & Co
MustaphaRaj
MAA Assurance
PETRONAS
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Shamsir Jasani Grant Thornton
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Suruhanjaya Sekuriti
UHY Diong
Sunway Group


like i said previously, i'm keeping my options open.

coz acca is just as good or some claimed to be better than ICAEW.

i still wanna weigh the pros n cons of both of them before choosing.

hope some of you here can help me with this.

i need more opinions.

thanks

This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Dec 23 2009, 08:26 PM

thanks for the info.

wow! cat + acca in 2 1/2 years. cat need one year. so f4 to finish in 1 1/2 year. how many papers you took per sitting? 4?


This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Dec 24 2009, 05:44 PM

hi guys,

Just wanna post about my experience studying ACCA in one of the most exspensive college in Malaysia. Notice that I did not say "the most exspensive" but "one of the most". this is because the latter statement is ambiguous in its nature and I do not pin point which college. LOLOLOLOL

Why don't I mention the name of the college, coz it's written in the RULES AND REGULATION HANDBOOK.

students are not allowed to defame the college or its lecturers.

technically speaking, I am not refering to any particular institution. so i am not defaming anyone.

Jokes aside, the college really has a good study environment. the library is spacious and filled with really good books. the only problem i have is that they do not have much kaplan books. coz i am new to ACCA and I prefer kaplan. it's simpler.

another good thing is that students here are very hardworking. everywhere u look u can see acca student studying non stop. which is good coz it makes u feel guilty if u slack. so it's a good motivator. now i understand what the seniors always say about the good environment here. u're reminded to score well all the time. but that carries with it the the burden of stress. coz u'll be studying long hours and not enuf sleep. so have to learn how to manage stress.
haha

lecturer wise, I have no comment. let's just say they do not live up to my expectation considering the hefty price they charge.

one lecturer just read directly from the text book. and the text book is NOT GTG. i'm not sure what brand they use coz i went to the library and GTG book is way better than the text book provided to us. correct me if I am wrong about the GTG part but that is what i observed. he spends more time talking stories than teaching. zzzzz instead of wasting 3 hours in the class, i could have covered the same amount of topic in less than an hour using kaplan.

another lecturer follows the textbook word by word. and she is still not so familiar with ACCA coz she always teach beyond what is required by the topic. nothing wrong with that method, just that she spends too much time just to go through 1 small point which I think is insignificant.

but i've got to admit. they have one really good lecturer for F2. simple explaination and he follows what is required by ACCA and not just follow the text book. in fact he rarely uses the textbook. he only used it for formality. he seems knowledgeable about the syllybus and what is required by ACCA.

anyway, that's just my exsperience. I am not defaming the college. i am merely stating my observation. so dun sue me. i very very poor one. no money pay for lawyer.


like what all the seniors here have stated many many times. every college has its pros n cons.

choose what suits you. i wish i could go for the lecturers that i want but i am from sabah, i dun have the luxury of my own car or house in KL.

life's not perfect and we have to just suck it up and go through with it whether we like it o not. LOL

This post has been edited by 88XAVIERX88: Jan 15 2010, 08:05 PM

I need Kaplan exam kit for F2 n F3. where can I get them?

I dun have frens in ksa or mc orange. n my college library oni have the older version of kaplan text. they dun have the kit.

I need the exam kit to study. sad.

so any ways that I can get kaplan books?

coz for later papers I will also need kaplan books n the library dun have it. so i better learn how to get the books now.

sad thing is i dun use bpp. yet. maybe later on when i have mastered the basics i might use bpp.

but for now i am comfortable with kaplan. T_______T

btw, what is the old syllybus name for F1 F2 n F3? coz i wanna check out their past year. i know it has changed alot, but i would like to just see their questions. coz acca global have the old syllybus past year paper but i duno what the name is for those 3 papers.


sad thing is, i really duno what the lecturer is talking about in class. zzzz waste 6 hours today.

i was hoping that lecturers can guide or at least help me understand the topics a little bit more compared to study on my own. in the end i still have to depend on books..