Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Pieces of Advice for ACCA First-timers

If you are new to ACCA and are contemplating to choose ACCA for your study in Singapore, the pieces of advice below might be of some help. This post is intended solely for students who are about to embark on the course of ACCA or who are attempting ACCA exam for the first time. If you do not fall into the above category, you may skip to another post. ;)

1. If you are deciding how many papers you should attempt at one sitting,I would suggest to take all three fundamental papers. I had no problem managing Paper F1,F2 and F3 in one sitting. I noticed some friends of mine taking up to Paper F4 starting from Paper F1. However you ought to be dedicated enough and revise course materials on weekly basis.

2. Regarding about the perception that you should only register to courses which will be conducted by good(your friends told you so), my belief is that the most important factor is you yourself. Although the above perception might hold some truth, you will pass the exams only if you study.

3. Take at least one day leave prior to the actual exam day for each paper unless you really feel you dont need to.

4. During the exam days,leave home early ,possibly around 12 pm so as to avoid any inconvenience. At least try to reach Expo Mrt station 30 minutes earlier than the exam time, since it probably takes 10 to 15 mins walk from the mrt station to the exam hall.

5. You should find the location of your seat upon arriving the exam hall.

6. Bring a watch along in case your seat is at the far rear part of the exam hall from where the clocks hanging on the pillars at the far end of the exam hall.

7. Bring a jacket just in case you feel cold in the exam hall.

8. You need a calculater for f2 and f3.
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9. Bring the ACCA student registration card and exam docket for verification.

10. Eat simple and hygienic food during exam period.

11. Practise past exam papers. It is not a luxury. It is a necessity.

All the best for your exams!


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi

i will be taking f2 Computer based exam soon. any idea if they provide the formulae just as for f2 paper based exam?

HLK said...

I was told that they do provide formula sheet there.

All the best for ur exam!