CAP 2 Exams 2011 Feedback

so_bored.com wrote: »

this is so true... but Well done next time will be my 3rd attempt with fr, lets hope i pass and can move on to FAE!

Thanks! Best of luck for October

No you have to ring up for individual results or i think we should recieve a letter in the post tomorrow.


So does anyone have any ideas of the best way to get stuck into FR again ??

so_bored.com wrote: »

No you have to ring up for individual results or i think we should recieve a letter in the post tomorrow.
So does anyone have any ideas of the best way to get stuck into FR again ??

No idea how to start studyin for it again not looking forward to it,my mark was alot worse than i thought

I see a few people have put up about FR, I got 70 so will tell ye how I studied for it, theres some things I would have done differently looking back.

1. Consol - do the 'basic' consols first, try to get head around principals, I did schedule method, step 1, step 2, step 3 etc. Do as many of them in the papers as there are, and redo them. Mainly focused on notes, then prob every 2nd or third did the statements. They never balanced!

I made step by step notes, about 6 a4 pages that were my bible, if x adjustment comes up these are the entries, put this together by going through questions.

I started off my consol study with the question packs, this was the wrong thing to do I think, they are far too basic and build it up too slowly and take too much time.

find a method and stick to it and practice it.

2. Cashflow, had a 2 page - this is what you do for cashflow doc with t accounts and all the entries.

3. IAS - I did the grindschool but to be honest for most of these I found the class notes better, read notes, did examples and as many questions as I could in each exam pack.

4. complicated Consols - you cant really do these until youve done basic consol and IAS. then give them a bash, one at a time. You cant really try to do 4 of these in a day, youll get confused (well I did anyway).

5. notes notes notes - make your own!! 2 page crash course to cashflow, half a page on revenue. Really basic that if youre tight on time you can get something down. the more basic the better and know them and index them well. I made these as I went along and put them all together in the end, as I came across a consol adjustment in questions id add it etc.

6. Index stuff - know your notes! have it all indexed inside out and know how to find anything v quickly, make a sheet for each IAS of where youll find it in the papers/question pack.

7. on the day spend the extra 5 mins picking the right questions for you to do first, do your best first but make sure to stick to timing!!

8. if you are feeling panic setting in take a 2 min walk to loo - I had one of these 5 mins into Q1 when I paniced on first adjustment, went for a walk, came back and got it together and got 70.

Hope this helps someone and goodluck!!

Thanks EveT will take that on board:).
Great results..well done!!

Oh sweet jesus such an awful nights sleep waiting on those bloody results. Woke loads of times and even checked the web site during the night in case they were put up - sad I know.

Got the 4 and cant believe it. Had to wait on posty to deliver the actual results - just got the 50% in two and did a little better in the other two.

Just shows you never have a clue how you do in these exams. I left the fa exam fairly pleased that I had given it a good shot and happy that i had definitely passed it - got 50% in it. FFS you never know. Delighted to get them tho regardless of the %.

Good luck to those who have to go again - chin up it will be worth it in the end.;)

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Scraped the 50% in it!!! So happy I don't have to repeat it:D

Fairness to the Institute they were answering phones early this morning, I called them at 8:30 and got straight through. Credit where it's due an all that

Congrats to everyone who passed and got credits. Job well done.

EveT great results. I got 50's in three of them and 69 in tax. With your marks you could have taken the week before the exams off to go on hols!!! haha

Congrats ...i'd say you're happy to see the back of it !!

Have any of you who took these CAP2 exams done so through the Elevation porgramme?

If so would you recommend the program?

I am considering registering for it for all four CAP 2 classes beginning in October but dont know anyone who attended it before


Many thanks in advance for any help/advice

Hi All,

I am one of the unfortunates that didnt get exams this time round! I am modular so had FR and SFMA ... I was just looking for some general advice.

I did the CGS school revision course for Finanical Reporting and SFMA, I see the revision course of FR is starting this weekend. Just wondering would it be worth my while doing the autumn revision course or will it be all the same material that we were given in June? has anybody done this before ?

I really am determined to get these exams this time around, got 40 % in FR and SFMA so I hope I can pull it up from there!!

Thanks a million!

it would be good if they split the overall results up into groups of people who sat all 4 exams etc. because i would say the % of people who passed all exams sat is fairly raised by the amount of people who are just resitting one or 2 subjects.

Trainee2010 wrote: »

Does anyone know if the chartered accountants Revision course would be worthwile going to, or do you reckon the CGS would be better?

I did the CGS for both SFMA and Financial Reporting, I got the SFMA and failed the Financial. HOwever I found the notes for the revision courses excellent. Just need to get my timing right was all.
The notes for FR are brillant and the way they explain is very understandable.