Cap 2 2015 Thread

elle.en

Mock results are up now. Have heard a good few people suspecting errors with theirs though.

That Audit interim was a car crash

elle.en

Yeah I fell just short of the 50%, even though it felt easy enough while doing it. Same with the mock. Will have to go through all examiners reports because I'm obviously missing something!

Boss of all men

Could someone post the Mock papers and solutions for Financial Reporting and SFMA if they get a chance. I'm a repeat student and don't have access to these. Thanks

connect1988

Hi, I was also hoping someone could post up this years mock paper and solutions for FR as I'm a repeat student and don't have access to it? Thanks

claireon88

Hi all,

How do you upload the mock papers? I can't find how to add an attachment.

If someone could tell me, I can upload the SFMA and FR mocks? Or if you don't know how to upload attachments, please private message me your email address and which papers you want and I'll email them through to you.

Thanks

TitianGerm

claireon88 wrote: »

Hi all,

How do you upload the mock papers? I can't find how to add an attachment.

If someone could tell me, I can upload the SFMA and FR mocks? Or if you don't know how to upload attachments, please private message me your email address and which papers you want and I'll email them through to you.

Thanks

Save down the papers to your laptop/phone. Then create a post on boards and there should be an option to attach files below where you type your post.

claireon88

emmetkenny wrote: »

Save down the papers to your laptop/phone. Then create a post on boards and there should be an option to attach files below where you type your post.

I don't have an option to attach file. I've read on another thread that you have to have posted 50 times before this option becomes available.

If you have this option, if I emailed them to you could you attach them to the thread?

TitianGerm

claireon88 wrote: »

I don't have an option to attach file. I've read on another thread that you have to have posted 50 times before this option becomes available.

If you have this option, if I emailed them to you could you attach them to the thread?

Yea of course. Email them to me and I'll post them up for you. I'll PM you my email.

Aurellia

Today was Financial Reporting revision and i just don't know, feel i am way off passing any papers, even with loads of study and zero procrastination!!
I've audit revision tomorrow and thursday so will see how that goes .
Seriously considering doing either ACA Revisions or Chartered grind school in Cork ? Has anyone any feedback on these.
Am worried i won't gain any more insight but will lose three days as well as €170 per subject or else it will be a blessing as i can ask questions as to whats confusing me!

connect1988

Hi, I was also hoping someone could put up the revision pack that the lecturers work off in there revision classes? That's if it is up of course as I see on the timetable that the revision classes are at the start of June. Thanks in advance

spillit67

Revision courses are what you make of them. There's no one answer to them.

I've always liked them personally but I miss most lectures during work time so make of that what you will.

I wouldn't consider 3 days of 10-5 immersion in a subject with over 30 days to the exam a waste of your time resource though.

Aurellia

connect1988 wrote: »

Hi, I was also hoping someone could put up the revision pack that the lecturers work off in there revision classes? That's if it is up of course as I see on the timetable that the revision classes are at the start of June. Thanks in advance

I can send u the pdf's ive them downloaded from zip . Pm me ur email address

Aurellia

spillit67 wrote: »

Revision courses are what you make of them. There's no one answer to them.

I've always liked them personally but I miss most lectures during work time so make of that what you will.

I wouldn't consider 3 days of 10-5 immersion in a subject with over 30 days to the exam a waste of your time resource though.

Do you know the last few days it's actually highlighted areas im stuck on and the temptation to look at the mobile is gone as I turned it off so I'm going to so FR this weekend !
Plus I actually found it a great help .

Just hope ACA reviaions are as good .

asc720

Hi All,

I was hoping if someone could send me on financial reporting notes, specifically if you had fx consolidation ones to hand...I know the institute do a revision kit which would be great if I could also get a copy of?

I passed Cap2fr last year...I since switched to acca after sfma, shattered my dreams.

If you need any advice as to approaching the other three exams I'd happy to advise.

Best,

Patrick

Mh2014

Hi All,

I was wondering if someone could do me a favour and pass on a copy of this years mock papers and solutions for FR, SFMA and Auditing. Thanks very much.

ACA2015

How is everyone getting on with the study 12 days out? I'm oscillating between despair and semi contentment depending on how I get on in the past papers...procrastination has been cut out nearly with the fear of what's to come.

I'm just trying to get through as many past papers as possible before next week and keeping my folder's tidy. Tabbing up questions and answers where they might be of some use.

Pretty much started on Monday, fear set in. No idea how ill do now, Tax hasn't clicked at all.

trooperdx3117

Its scary to think how close they are now! I think i'm okay, I have all my templates for FR, SFMA and Auditing written up and i'm doing past exam papers. It just seems like everytime I do a past exam paper and then look at the solutions there's always something i've missed.
Its really worrying for these because I keep thinking you could come out thinking you did okay and then find you did poor. How is everyone else preparing?

ACA2015

For FR I'm just going through question after question. I have a decent question bank of extra questions and just doing them. Going to try and do another sitting of the paper one morning early next week to try and get my timing down. I'm still shocking at consolidations, I do have a template and mechanics set up now so I'm hoping I can bluster my way to a pass in that Q with that and practice. Really need to look at cash flows as well. I need to hit 50/100 bang on in this one as I did terrible in the assessment.

SFMA I don't know what to think. My study method was definitely flawed on it for the first couple of weeks, I think jumping straight into exam questions would have been the best method. I wasted a bit of time going over theory. I'm doing a variance question every couple of nights now and just going over question after question on other topics. Hoping a lovely theory question on Strategy or Performance Measurement comes up. Just need 43/100 in this one.

Audit I definitely have neglected. Squeaked a pass in the interim assessment (and the average was pretty poor which was surprising but good for me I guess) with no work and work in it so haven't done too much but I think I might pay for the neglect. I was very confident after the revision session but who knows. Just going to do a half day next week on exam technique which seems to be crucial for this one and a few questions here and there. Night before really will be for getting into the audit mindset.

Tax is the easiest one on paper as it's a straight up memory exam we're all used to but again I've really neglected it. I suppose the best approach is just to go through a checklist for each of the 4 areas. That's going to be a big memory dump on the Tuesday after cramming all day on the Monday.

Just have so much to do at this point ha.

I know what you mean on the exam solutions, it's even worse when you read the examiner reports and the tone of them. Makes you feel like such a cabbage when you have just repeated the same mistakes he/she is moaning about. We only need to get 50% of that quality though is what I keep telling myself!

CAIgirl

Where did the weeks go ... some days I feel prepared and other days I think going to fail all four .. I am the same in regards with audit ... It's been neglected it's just FR and SFMA take up so much time.. I'm hoping cash flows won't come up ... Just make sure you know disposal of subsidary that never has been asked ..

Bubbaclaus

Well how did everyone find the exams?

A few tough bits here and there but overall I thought they were very fair

TitianGerm

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Well how did everyone find the exams?

A few tough bits here and there but overall I thought they were very fair

I sat Tax and FR. Struggled badly with my timing on FR as I'm a very slow writer but might have just got enough to pass.

I mixed up Q1 R&D and that threw me for the rest of that exam so say I failed that one.

glued

Best of luck to everyone getting their results tomorrow

Audit4Lyf

Anyone have the overall exam stats?

TitianGerm

Does anyone have the Cap 2 Tax books that they'd be willing to part with ? I failed Tax and can't find my books anywhere

PM me if you do.

Timno4

If you log on to your student portal and click on the link, "Exam Papers, Reports, Suggested Solutions", then click on the link, "CAP 2 SUMMER 2015 PEC REPORT" it gives you a full breakdown of the results, I would post the link but this site won't let me as i'm a new user. overall pass rates were up on last year though.

Loughc

emmetkenny wrote: »

Does anyone have the Cap 2 Tax books that they'd be willing to part with ? I failed Tax and can't find my books anywhere

PM me if you do.

Try posting in this thread too, you might have a bit more luck there too.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056729473&page=23

FrStone

http://www.cassi.ie/wp/education/cap2/

CASSI also have their CAP2 2015 report up, which I think quite accurately reflected my concerns.

Passed all four

jus_tin4

failed fr, have passed the other 3, thought i did enough to pass, ah well