i'm currently self study and full time working in firm.  it's hard to say that how many papers u can take. 

for me i only take 2 subjects in this coming exam that i also feel very hard already.  i come home at 11pm then only study till midnight.  it's not easy.  however, some ppl in senior level can take 4 subjects in one short without go for class but still managed to pass all of them.  it's depend on u! (not advising u to take that much.  he's exceptional )

1. i would suggest to take P1 and P2 together. one theory one calculation. one lighter one heavier.

2. you can't take P2 if you do not pass F7, since both papers are on the same exam day.

3. no idea when Keith is gonna be back. why don't try Haneef?

Have you guys attend any Talk hosted by ACCA b4 & familiar with the registration procedure ?
Me & several friends are interested in joining the talk of "Improving Your Employability in the Current Economic Climate" this 13th june.

At first I thought it was free admission since it didnt display any admission charge.
When I email them they said you need to pay RM 70 for admission so I gve up on it.

IS KSA good for CAT course?anyone from kasturi?

Jackson Chan or Philip Woo better for F8? And I saw the timetable for Philip Woo class covers from 2pm-9.30pm? I thought each lecture only last for 3 hours?

yeah.. u get my point..

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Added on June 12, 2009, 3:06 pm
i nearly faint by his sentence..  
if this really works, i should write it for my F8 too.. haha.. cos tis sitting is my 4th sitting too.. and attach a bank draft of 50 pounds in my answer booklet for being examiner's "kindness" for me to pass my papers.. 

P2 is not a killing paper, far from it. (F5 & P4 is the killing paper currently)
Its the transition problem but I do admit the examiner is very wicked / cunning / devious ......etc.
In F7 students can easily expect the type of question to be asked like a guarantee of
Qs 1 : Consol
Qs 2 : Published a/c
Qs 3 : Ratio / cashflow
Total : 75 marks
Qs 4 & 5 : On accounting standards (25 marks)
Okay not to brag here but I scored above 8x in F7 since qs is very direct & only time management is involved. If you can finish all question in time chances are you will get high marks.

In P2 its more on IAS / IFRS with around 50 marks instead of 25 previously. The ratio of calculation : theory is always around 45 : 55.
So students whom are very comfortable with F7 style may suffer in P2 (like me    since my marks around 5x+).
1) No more trend (qs can be consol, cashflow or even published a/c only)
2) Merge of standards (they can ask a combination of standards like Deferred tax & employee benefits together). In F7 its always the standard on its own without effect on other standards.
3) Examiner assume you already have solid foundation in F7 so qs may also asked F7 with P2 stuff.
4) Lecturer :
This will not be a problem if you stick with the same lecturer but if you change lecturer from F7 to P2 then a transition problem may occur again. All lecturer have their own methods of dealing with P2 & its not easy to accomodate or consolidate both especially when they had conflicting arguments.
But such conflict may be more relevant in tax where there is constant cases where the examiner had a differing view compared to general public.

If I am not mistaken the examiner of F7 is a student to P2 examiner.

You have sat for both lecturer for P6 ? or both lecturer but under different paper ?

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Added on June 14, 2009, 12:13 am

We dont have to study many standards for P2 : should be < 10 important ones.
However you really need to know everything inside the standard.
I think most lecturers can complete it in time (with exception of keith Farmer who will extend it to revision class) but its the depth they lecture which may varied from time to time.

Qs 1 consol (50 marks) will normally have 6-7 standards which you need to calculate & explain independently & then consolidate all at once for the final draft.
Qs 2,3 & 4 (choose 2) is all about standards.

Not only KSA for the best P1.
Even I heard their F4 lecturer is good. Ms Sanjeetha has very very good pass rate. So you can try her class.
They offer 50% discount for F4 and if you take any other F paper, there is 20% discount.
I think F4 with F5 or F6 can really be a good package with good deal. Damn Cun their price!!!

Me & some other acca buddies are going there this saturday.
The talk & fair is TWO SEPARATE EVENT.
The talk caters for those whom are not interested in the fair (those who have been working, seeking CPD, junior students,.....etc)
The fair is like any job fair but smaller in size & mainly restricted to acc & finance profession.
If you want to attend, my advice is to choose only one, either the fair or the talk.
The talk starts at 9.00 am & fair started at 11.00 am.

I dont see a reason why they should not allow it.