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Accounting Students

  • 24-03-2010 08:29PM
    #1
    grrrrrrrrrr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 635 ✭✭✭


    Just after having a look at that "acceptable abbreviations" thread for LC accounting and an impotant point was raised - accounting is as much about speed as it is about knowledge(well sort of).

    So basically does anyone have any tips for increasing speed? What and what not to do...

    e.g. 1) Use the same colour pen throughout. Dont waste time alterneting between black and red.
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  • #2
    Ashashi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭Ashashi


    I use different coloured pens when doing suspense, just makes it a little bit easier.

    I lost marks trying t speed up in the Interpretation question because I just wrote down the answers for the a parts. Stupid marking scheme.


  • #3
    Lola92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭Lola92


    If you do your workings in T-account style, abbreviate all of your words or use only initials.

    Also unless you are really messy don't bother ruling pages for your trading, p&l account and balance sheet- Just write in neat-ish columns!:)


  • #4
    pathway33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭pathway33


    Is there any point totting up your sections of the balance sheet to get a total? Don't think there's any marks for the final total...or is there?


  • #5
    Messi 10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭Messi 10


    Lola92 wrote: »
    If you do your workings in T-account style, abbreviate all of your words or use only initials.

    Also unless you are really messy don't bother ruling pages for your trading, p&l account and balance sheet- Just write in neat-ish columns!:)

    Don't know about that. It wouldn't look great I think. The handiest thing is just to rule out a few pages straight away as soon as you go in before you even get the text paper. Good point on the T Accounts though.


  • #6
    pathway33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭pathway33


    Messi 10 wrote: »
    The handiest thing is just to rule out a few pages straight away as soon as you go in before you even get the text paper.

    Is that allowed? Writing on your script before the invigilator says 'start'? Don't want to go off topic but :D can i write down 10 shakespeare quotes on the english exam as soon as i walk in?


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  • #7
    eoins23456
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 603 ✭✭✭eoins23456


    yeah you can.u can write down formulas and quotes and stuff as soon as ya get your exam paper


  • #8
    Messi 10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭Messi 10


    pathway33 wrote: »
    Is that allowed? Writing on your script before the invigilator says 'start'? Don't want to go off topic but :D can i write down 10 shakespeare quotes on the english exam as soon as i walk in?

    Yeah as Eoin says you can. So make sure you have your exam number and calculator model and all that craic written in before you get the paper.

    When the examiner says start it means that you can open the actual exam paper.


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