What a waste?

accaguest

After doing Home Study for the last session, Ive just dropped €1700 on two college courses for June ACCA exams.

I feel sick

Climber

I passed the last 5 exams through home study and saved thousands in the process. I actually think home study is easier.

Get a refund!

Cheapest way (in time, money + success rate) to pass exams: -

+ buy course book (bpp or similar)
+ buy revision kit (usually free with revision weekend)
+ do revision weekend

2 months before exams read / skim over course book.

1 month before exam - do revision weekend (you don't really know the course that well at this point but can follow what's going on).

From then on go over revision notes, using course book as a reference where you don't understand something and most importantly do lots and lots of questions from revision kit (don't have to do full questions for theory bits - just answer plans) and check your answers to learn where you went wrong.

Most people who fail don't practice enough revison questions and past exam questions. Time spent pouring over a theory book doesn't teach you much.

the goon

Horses for courses. some people dont have the discipline to do them at home. In addition, if you get a good lecturer, it makes it ALOT easier.

accaguest

Yeah, home study has worked well enough for me, I just didnt want to do a whole year of it. Im really paying for my laziness though. I dont work in accountancy so at the moment all this thing does is bloody cost me! Really hope it starts to pay off soon.

FDlost09

hey i want to do home study for f2 & f3 - you think this is good idea? should def do revision w-end even for those 2 computer based exam? i thhought it a good idea for f5 & f6 to do a college course -did you do home study for those as well? thanks for any info

Cookie_Monster

maybe a little late now but you can claim 20% of those fess back on tax