What order to take ACCA exams in

What order to take ACCA exams in

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I have taken the decision to return to ACCA studies after a 3 year gap. I successfully passed F4 on my second attempt, self-taught. I have had two attempts at F6 self-studying but have been unsuccessful which did knock my confidence.

I work full time - 40 hours a week with a 55 minute car journey on top each day. I am unsure whether i'll receive study support but i will consider funding myself to attend a revision course but only one due to the cost. After such a long gap, i need some advice as to what exam to take first and whether taking two would be achievable considering i can only afford one revision course. I find it difficult to keep focused and wondered how others who have passed two or more exams at a time do it when working full time. I lack exam technique never really being that great at passing them despite many hours going into studying F6.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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By Paul Soper
26th Sep 2013 23:01

Hmmmm

In the old days (back in the 1970's) we had to take exams in blocks of 4 at a time and pass all 4 to get through the stage.  You have to consider how seriously you want to pass - 40 hours a week plus the car journeys.  Could you find a way of making the car journeys more productive, either creating or buying study material which you could absorb whilst travelling instead of listening to radio4/2?

Lists of things to learn could be read by you into your computer, converted to an MP3 and played back to yourself.  Your question sounds as if you are going to rely on the revision course but... it is a revision course, to revise what you have already learned and consider how best to apply it in an examination context.  You must have done the hard work first, whatever subjects you decide to attempt.

There are podcasts and all sorts of practical information sources which you could combine into this strategy. some based on CPD but still relevant to a student, especially on subjects like tax and accounting.

"I find it difficult to keep focussed" - well that is a question of application - "I lack exam technique never being that great at passing them" is a logical non sequitur.  You get exam technique by constantly practicing answering exam questions and studying the way in which questions are framed to elicit answers from successful students.  No revision course is going to wave a magic wand and enable you to pass but there are many students like you who think that it will - they fail - don't be like them.

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By B Roberts
27th Sep 2013 09:25

One sitting

Paulsoper wrote:

In the old days (back in the 1970's) we had to take exams in blocks of 4 at a time and pass all 4 to get through the stage. 

 

Same here - I sat my final stage CIMA exams at the last sitting where you had to take and pass all 4 exams in one go.

These days you can take 4, pass 1 and carry that one forward or even take them one at a time.  As long as the student pays membership fees and exam fees the institutes seem quite happy.

 

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By David Smith
27th Sep 2013 11:02

Can you get any help from work?

If you are unsure if you will receive study support, the first thing to do is ask. I went from two evenings at a local college to having day release at a dedicated accountancy college, and the difference was dramatic!!

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