P3 Shane O'Grady or Owen O'Reilly?

Robin132

Just wondering which people would recommend. Guess what I'm really asking is what people thought of Owen O'Reilly?

keano2012

Robin132 wrote: »

Just wondering which people would recommend. Guess what I'm really asking is what people thought of Owen O'Reilly?

didnt have owen o'reilly but i did some research on him for last semester and the feedback was good on him too. The only reason I really went for Shane for P1 and P3 in the end was because City Colleges were new and no one had opinions on them. I had done other classes in independent and knew what they were offered and liked it. But I really liked shanes classes so would go with him again. But ya not sure of too many using city colleges.

Robin132

keano2012 wrote: »

didnt have owen o'reilly but i did some research on him for last semester and the feedback was good on him too. The only reason I really went for Shane for P1 and P3 in the end was because City Colleges were new and no one had opinions on them. I had done other classes in independent and knew what they were offered and liked it. But I really liked shanes classes so would go with him again. But ya not sure of too many using city colleges.

I used city colleges last term for P7 and found them great, I cant fault the college at all.

I am resitting P3 and went to Shane last term and I was just wondering if Owen might be better suited for me if he had a good reputation. I liked Shane for P1 but just didn't really like him for P3 (strange I know!)

But it turns out Owen's revision course is the same day as Mick Bristow for P5 so I think I will be going back to Shane either way!

keano2012

Robin132 wrote: »

I used city colleges last term for P7 and found them great, I cant fault the college at all.

I am resitting P3 and went to Shane last term and I was just wondering if Owen might be better suited for me if he had a good reputation. I liked Shane for P1 but just didn't really like him for P3 (strange I know!)

But it turns out Owen's revision course is the same day as Mick Bristow for P5 so I think I will be going back to Shane either way!

ya i think P1 was a little clearer to be honest. I think P3 just a little confusing when he started with numerical stuff- just seemed a bit rushed and all over the place. Luckily for me no numerical stuff came up!

I am also going doing P5. Is there any reason why you are picking Mick Bristow over Michael Barry? They have differenct timetables. Michael Barry's classes will be in IFSC. Just wondering because I still havent signed up so just wondering any particular reason you picked Mick Bristow?

Robin132

keano2012 wrote: »

ya i think P1 was a little clearer to be honest. I think P3 just a little confusing when he started with numerical stuff- just seemed a bit rushed and all over the place. Luckily for me no numerical stuff came up!

I am also going doing P5. Is there any reason why you are picking Mick Bristow over Michael Barry? They have differenct timetables. Michael Barry's classes will be in IFSC. Just wondering because I still havent signed up so just wondering any particular reason you picked Mick Bristow?

I done F9 with Mick Bristow and I thought he was fairly ok and I passed the exam so I figured I would give him a go again. Plus the location of the IFSC wouldn't really suit me, Dawson street is a better location for me.

Aga77

Hello Robin123, and also whoever is going to seat P3 in December,

I highly recommend Owen O'Reilly from City Colleges. Why, because he is a brilliant teacher and as for my experience the best in Ireland to teach this subject. I talk from my personal experience, as I went to Owen's lectures last semester and passed. Before that I attempted the exam 4 times and always failed. I went to different colleges, such as DBS, Griffith, Independent and well nothing worked. I freak out a bit as I got quite good scores from homework's and pass internal tests with approximately 90%. Once I was even told by ACCA guy, who used to correct the P3 scripts, that I have to much theoretical knowledge to pass the exam. At this stage as you can imagine I freak out even more, especially as I was successful with the other subjects as P6 and P2 and had average score from exams around 65 points.

Then luckily I went to Owen's lecture, and I was very nicely surprised by his methods of teaching. From the day one he teaches you that the key to pass this exam is, not pure knowledge but technique and confidence. And gradually as he shows you the necessary technique, you gain the confidence, and a feel, "Yes, I can do it". Not the very easy task from the teacher perspective, as you have only 3,5 months for preparation, but the P3 syllabus is huge. They put there everything possible - around 60 business models, marketing,statistics, financial reporting, financial management, to name only a few topics. So, you just need extraordinary teacher with a lot of experience to succeed with this subject. And Owen is the one.
Additionally, I found Owen and City Colleges staff very friendly and approachable so you can be sure that if you have any questions during the lectures or outside the class they will be answered promptly and in a very professional manner( as a former Independent Student I can say that this is a huge advantage). What I also find very beneficial is the fact that all the lectures are recorded online, so if you are not able to attend one, you can catch up whenever you have time.

I wish you guys every success with P3, and hope that you'll be wiser than me and go straight to Owen, what I guess will save you money, time, and unnecessary frustration. Good luck :-)

Aga

MixesforCash

Robin132 wrote: »

Just wondering which people would recommend. Guess what I'm really asking is what people thought of Owen O'Reilly?

Unfortuntely, I failed P3 on my first attempt, and took P3 with both Shane O'Grady and Owen O'Reilly.
In my opinion, there is no comparsion. Shane O'Grady seems more interested in talking about his personal life than lecturing P3 materials. Couldnt beleive I spent €900 for that.
While Owen O'Reilly, in my opinion is quality lecturer, one of the best I had for ACCA subjects. His notes are clear and concise and focuses alot on exam technique.

Both people make the class entertaining enough, but if I had the choice, I would go with Owen.

billcullen1

oh dear - this type of marketing does city college no favours !

Aga77

Hello billcullen1,

well just wonder where you got your idea about the marketing, as I am "a real case". My English maybe not perfect as I am foreigner, but I am really ACCA student, failed P3 4 times before I eventually went to Owen, and thanks to his method of teaching my scores jumped from around 40 to 56 so I still believe that he is the best. After your comments I just wonder for whom do you work my dear ???

Hello Robin123

you said "I am resitting P3 and went to Shane last term and I was just wondering if Owen might be better suited for me if he had a good reputation. I liked Shane for P1 but just didn't really like him for P3 (strange I know!) "

It is not strange that you liked Shane for P1 and didn't like him for P3, as a lot of people do.These two subjects are different, the first one is mostly about ethic and professional behavior and the second one about business analysis and is huge, so different approach to teach them is needed. You can watch the lectures online so they will not clash with your other subject.

Once again good luck

Owen OReilly

Hello,

Firstly I want to thank those students kind enough to write nice things about my classes.
This is very much appreciated.

Secondly, re BillCullen1 I appreciate your point but can assure you those comments above are authentic.

Please remember I also teach F1 and P1 - not just P3.
Indeed the ACCA can verify an 80% pass rate for my P1 students in the June 2013 exams.

Granted, one of the reasons for this success is our relatively small numbers as we are a new college.
But we have excellent staff. Shaun Browne (F8 & P7) and I were in BPP for many years, Adrian Sylver (F5) DBS, Michael Farrell (P2) GCD, Barry Smith (F7) is another excellent tutor - originally at IBAT.

Bill if you would like to come down to our city centre Georges Street location - I would be happy to show you around & demonstrate our streaming technology etc. Our classes are streamed live [with the exception of Shaun Browne for F8/P7] - so if you cannot get to a class you can see it on your PC live. They are also recorded for pause and rewind watch anytime etc.

So yes we think we are different and thank you for the opportunity to reply.

For the record I understand that Shane is an excellent tutor and I am sure you will succeed with either.
Good luck with your ACCA studies.


Best Regards,

Owen O'Reilly
ACCA Tutor F1, P1 & P3
City Colleges
owen.oreilly@citycolleges.ie

Robin132

Owen OReilly wrote: »

Hello,

Firstly I want to thank those students kind enough to write nice things about my classes.
This is very much appreciated.

Secondly, re BillCullen1 I appreciate your point but can assure you those comments above are authentic.

Please remember I also teach F1 and P1 - not just P3.
Indeed the ACCA can verify an 80% pass rate for my P1 students in the June 2013 exams.

Granted, one of the reasons for this success is our relatively small numbers as we are a new college.
But we have excellent staff. Shaun Browne (F8 & P7) and I were in BPP for many years, Adrian Sylver (F5) DBS, Michael Farrell (P2) GCD, Barry Smith (F7) is another excellent tutor - originally at IBAT.

Bill if you would like to come down to our city centre Georges Street location - I would be happy to show you around & demonstrate our streaming technology etc. Our classes are streamed live [with the exception of Shaun Browne for F8/P7] - so if you cannot get to a class you can see it on your PC live. They are also recorded for pause and rewind watch anytime etc.

So yes we think we are different and thank you for the opportunity to reply.

For the record I understand that Shane is an excellent tutor and I am sure you will succeed with either.
Good luck with your ACCA studies.


Best Regards,

Owen O'Reilly
ACCA Tutor F1, P1 & P3
City Colleges
owen.oreilly@citycolleges.ie

Thank you for your reply Owen, I do appreciate it. I would have been attending your class only your revision course clashed with my P5 one. I unfortunately do not have the decipline to sit and watch the revision course, even though it is recorded, i would be distracted too easily.

i attended City colleges last semester and I really cant recommend them enough.

keano2012

Aga77 wrote: »

Hello billcullen1,

well just wonder where you got your idea about the marketing, as I am "a real case". My English maybe not perfect as I am foreigner, but I am really ACCA student, failed P3 4 times before I eventually went to Owen, and thanks to his method of teaching my scores jumped from around 40 to 56 so I still believe that he is the best. After your comments I just wonder for whom do you work my dear ???

Hello Robin123

you said "I am resitting P3 and went to Shane last term and I was just wondering if Owen might be better suited for me if he had a good reputation. I liked Shane for P1 but just didn't really like him for P3 (strange I know!) "

It is not strange that you liked Shane for P1 and didn't like him for P3, as a lot of people do.These two subjects are different, the first one is mostly about ethic and professional behavior and the second one about business analysis and is huge, so different approach to teach them is needed. You can watch the lectures online so they will not clash with your other subject.

Once again good luck

forgive us if we are sceptical but you contribution on boards to date is 2 posts on how good city colleges and owen o'reilly are and how crap shane in independent is! seems a bit sketchy! im sure owen is a great lecturer (i have read other comments from other people also). Also another poster (mixesforcash) just above has 1 post on boards saying the same thing about how great owen is! maybe we can setup a forum and have all the lecturers battle it out!

Aga77

Hello Keano2012,

sorry was busy yesterday so didn't check my e-mails. As I said I am a real case, almost qualified(only P4 left)ACCA. I am a foreigner so maybe I didn't express myself perfectly, and there is some misunderstanding. Firstly, I didn't say that Shane O'Grady is crap, he is OK for P1 as I've heard but, not good enough for P3. This is not only my opinion, but some others too with whom I was doing exams.
As for Independent I can admit I don't like this college, as I think some of the people there, like Liam Doran are arrogant, and customer service is much worse there than in the other colleges.

I put my comment here, as I was using this side before when I was choosing P6, and was very happy with advice I got, and now was looking for advice on P4 lecturer, but I wasn't registered user.

As I said I am almost finished so if sb can find this beneficial, below is the list of the of the teachers and colleges I used:

F1 - did it myself
F2-did it myself
F3-Barry Smith, when he was in IBAT, he is very good, later on - when he started teaching F7 there, my friend went to him, was happy with the lectures and passed first time

F4-Sharon Sheehan from DBS - she is brilliant, has high passing rate, and make the lectures very enjoyable
F5-Adrian Sylver, when he was in DBS, he is ok
F6- Julie Hawkins DBS, she is one of the best teachers I had, and she has above 90% passing rate
F7- James Brown in DBS, he was ok
F8-Shane Browne, when he was in BPP. He is excellent and very funny. Again he has very high passing rate.
F9- Patrick Lynch, when he was in DBS. He doesn't teach any more. He wrote his book for F9, and shorten the material from 400pages in official books to 200 pages.The book is written really good and I still have it so if sb want to copy this, just let me know. But you would probably still need to go to college or get an update on the subject, as the syllabus change a bit since I was studying.

P1- I studied myself
P2-Regge at Griffith College
P3-failed when I was in DBS(Gary),Shane(Independent),Griffith(Raidin). Passed with Owen eventually and as I said before thanks to his technique my score jumped from around 40 to 56.

P6-Griffith- Eamon( forgot his surname) Griffith College. Go to his lectures, and do all the revision questions(this is a must) and you will be ok. They always ask something from F6 on exam, so it is worth to go to Julie only for revision, as you will probably forgot the stuff by the time you'll be doing P6. Julie has some offers for people who are doing only revision with her, so just drop her e-mail.


Now I am looking myself for a good P4 teacher, so if you now one, please let me know.

Good luck guys

Aga

keano2012

Aga77 wrote: »

Now I am looking myself for a good P4 teacher, so if you now one, please let me know.

Liam Doran?!!