FAE 2018

thefox1982 wrote: »

ACASlayer wrote: »

I find it really peculiar that you ask questions then you don’t answer when I reply.

Is that directed at me?

I did quote you directly, so I’d side with yes. It’s directed at you. Not sure how I could have been clearer.

Does anyone know when the recorded lectures will be available again?

hmcf95 wrote: »

Mine wasn't working earlier on google crome, the message came up about overheating systems , but if you open with Safari it should work!

I can watch the lectures about Grainne's crazy book suitcase in chrome, but the actual lectures will only work in IE. No idea what's going on.

Mckay66 wrote: »

Thanks got it again. Just in terms of folders, is everyone gonna be bringing in a separate folder for each of the super 6?

No that’s a waste of space. Put Finance and Management in one and tax and BL in another. You don’t need six folders

When will the mock solutions be made available? On the same date as the results?

I found core a massive wake up call, hadn’t a clue for most of it. APM was reasonable I think!

ACAguy wrote: »

in the system still down for viewing online material?

I can't access it anyway.

Hey guys,

I emailed the FAE team about the recorded sessions and this was their reply:

All the FAE recordings are available however with the issues we had with the servers we have moved the recordings to a new place so they are unaffected by the problems.

Please see the links below:

charteredaccountantsireland.mediasite. com/Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/fae-core

charteredaccountantsireland.mediasite. com/Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/tax-elective-ni

charteredaccountantsireland.mediasite. com/Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/tax-elective-roi

charteredaccountantsireland.mediasite. com/Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/apm-elective

charteredaccountantsireland.mediasite. com/Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/audit-elective

Just remove spaces as I wasn't able to post links! Hope this helps

https://charteredaccountantsireland.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/fae-core

Mckay66 wrote: »

Feeling completely overwhelmed with all the material
Feel like I understand the material at cap 2 level etc but no where near where I need to be to answer the case studies, any tips? At the stage I most definitely won't be passing!

My tip would be to accept you won’t be passing and just do a steady plan to get everything covered for the resits.

Mckay66 wrote: »

Feeling completely overwhelmed with all the material
Feel like I understand the material at cap 2 level etc but no where near where I need to be to answer the case studies, any tips? At the stage I most definitely won't be passing!

Proper study leave as recommended by the Institute has just started. So that's only panic you are feeling right now.

Calm down, breathe and start practising questions. If you feel like starting with case studies is too much start tackling individual subjects for a few days, find out your week points make notes of them (thefox1982 was talking about practising in the morning and making changes in the afternoon to notes in a previous comment, that's good advice) then move on to case studies. Someone that passed last years exams (Atticus Finch I think) said about Steps cases being the more difficult, followed by case study days, mocks and exams (don't really remember very well the whole thing it's at some point in this thread) I wouldn't worry about not doing well in either steps or case day studies and will try to focus on mocks and exams. (By the way that's kind of my study plan)

Don't give up this is starting panic, beginnings are always hard, practising will help you get better. Keep going there is plenty of time and keep practising questions, the more the better. You can always learn from things you do wrong now and best of luck.

Mckay66 wrote: »

Feeling completely overwhelmed with all the material
Feel like I understand the material at cap 2 level etc but no where near where I need to be to answer the case studies, any tips? At the stage I most definitely won't be passing!

If the exams were this week I would imagine a huge chunk of people wound't be passing (100% myself included!), so I wouldn't worry about it at this stage. There is still so much time.

As tanit said above, cases/filling gaps in your knowledge from the information you could not get in the cases. Building your folders up as you go along. Very easy to get worked up about it but maybe try make out some sort of study plan for the next week or two and just take it a day at a time! It will be fine

ACASlayer wrote: »

My tip would be to accept you won’t be passing and just do a steady plan to get everything covered for the resits.

Seriously? what is with your attitude. Everyone else here tries to help people!

ACASlayer wrote: »

The poster said they were not going to pass. I gave the most helpful tip in this scenario, which is to not get your hopes up.

If the original poster needs people to hold their hand that much that they have to tell them to try answering cases, they’re in for a rough ride because that’s obviously what we should be doing.

I’m not going to sit and make someone feel better about themselves only for them to fail. The advice given after was not revolutionary nor even helpful. “Try past papers.” Give that man a Nobel Prize, I’d never thought of that!

I won’t be branded as having a problem just because I’m not sucking up to people and giving them the attention they want. Think you’re going to fail? Do something about it. Don’t post about it online for general, stupid responses.

If it’s a “oh, I don’t understand how to do reconstruction relief” then that’s a different story, because we can actually help out and suppprt. But fishing because you “understand all the material but can’t answer a case study” is vague and a nonsense.

If that’s too real, I apologise that you’re offended.

Honestly, This whole thread all you have been is patronizing, sarcastic and smart in replying to anything anyone says or asks. If someone wants to do 12 hours study a day..what is that to you? why keep going on about it? Fair play to the guy for working that hard and being that determined! You spoke frequently about having a life and socialising yet all you do is come on here and write smart non helpful comments? Bit contradicting in my opinion.. only gives the impression that you do not in fact have a life and have little else to be at.

This thread is meant to be about helping each other. What you are doing is NOT that, no matter how much convince yourself otherwise.

Fae2018 wrote: »

ACASlayer wrote: »

The poster said they were not going to pass. I gave the most helpful tip in this scenario, which is to not get your hopes up.

If the original poster needs people to hold their hand that much that they have to tell them to try answering cases, they’re in for a rough ride because that’s obviously what we should be doing.

I’m not going to sit and make someone feel better about themselves only for them to fail. The advice given after was not revolutionary nor even helpful. “Try past papers.” Give that man a Nobel Prize, I’d never thought of that!

I won’t be branded as having a problem just because I’m not sucking up to people and giving them the attention they want. Think you’re going to fail? Do something about it. Don’t post about it online for general, stupid responses.

If it’s a “oh, I don’t understand how to do reconstruction relief” then that’s a different story, because we can actually help out and suppprt. But fishing because you “understand all the material but can’t answer a case study” is vague and a nonsense.

If that’s too real, I apologise that you’re offended.

Honestly, This whole thread all you have been is patronizing, sarcastic and smart in replying to anything anyone says or asks. If someone wants to do 12 hours study a day..what is that to you? why keep going on about it? Fair play to the guy for working that hard and being that determined! You spoke frequently about having a life and socialising yet all you do is come on here and write smart non helpful comments? Bit contradicting in my opinion.. only gives the impression that you do not in fact have a life and have little else to be at.

This thread is meant to be about helping each other. What you are doing is NOT that, no matter how much convince yourself otherwise.

Very, very valid points. You got me there, no doubt about it.