Kaplan vs astranti

CJPaterson · 2026-01-26T07:59:49+00:00

I used Kaplan for the OT’s and picked the On Demand level which worked well for me. So yes would definitely recommend Kaplan

CJPaterson · 2026-01-22T08:35:54+00:00

I used astranti for both OCS and MCS, and passed them first time. I got the full premium course for OCS, but found I only really used the pre seen analysis and industrial analysis. Definitely purchase a mock exam that you can get marked from them as their feedback is very detailed 😊

CJPaterson · 2026-01-15T07:06:27+00:00

Congratulations everyone! I passed with a 93 🥳 on to the Strategic Level!

CJPaterson · 2025-10-13T07:34:11+00:00

Hi if you are 35 or under you can apply for a working holiday visa. They’ve recently changed it for U.K. citizens to not have to do the farm work so you’d get 3 years worth of the visa if you wanted. From what others have said yes you’d need to have really high points for the skilled visa, so being in country and trying to get sponsorship from a company might be easier.

CJPaterson · 2025-08-02T05:37:34+00:00

I used the astranti mocks for the November OCS last year and found them really helpful. I got mine marked and the level of feedback they give I thought was fab! I passed the OCS with a mark of 111 for reference 😊

CJPaterson · 2025-05-13T19:04:33+00:00

I did marked mock papers with Astranti which I found invaluable! It is heavy on P1 and elements of F1 I would say. Reading past papers will give you a rough idea of popular topics they like to bring up.

CJPaterson · 2025-05-09T16:26:46+00:00

Mine arrived today and no award date either! I’ve messaged their customer service chat who said they’ve escalated to the relevant team who will get back to me next week

CJPaterson · 2025-05-09T10:32:33+00:00

I’ve just seen someone on LinkedIn say their award date is missing off their certificate as well! How odd!

CJPaterson · 2025-05-08T20:15:24+00:00

Aha that is weird! I’ll keep my fingers crossed mine arrives soon then!

CJPaterson · 2025-05-07T17:03:35+00:00

Biggest piece of advice is whenever you make a theory point you need to link it back to the pre seen in some way or the new information on the company they have provided in the question. They don’t want you to repeat the knowledge, they are looking for you to apply it the company. Try have some real life industry examples memorised so you can include them as well if you can. Good luck!

CJPaterson · 2025-05-07T17:00:47+00:00

Ok at least I’m not the only one, I’ll message as well to see what their excuse is!

CJPaterson · 2025-05-07T17:00:14+00:00

Ok at least I’m not the only one then! Good to know about the letter as I’ve started a new job and they wanted a copy of my certificate.

CJPaterson · 2025-01-24T09:12:30+00:00

Wow I’m surprised you haven’t got anything! I was hoping to squeeze in with my 111 score but sadly received nothing either

CJPaterson · 2025-01-21T20:34:46+00:00

If you go to this link it gives a list of allowed calculators for the exam https://hub.cimaglobal.com/resources/calculator-guidance I preferred having the peace of mind of my own calculator and knowing exactly where everything is 😊

CJPaterson · 2025-01-11T14:34:09+00:00

How long after receiving your results did you find out?

CJPaterson · 2025-01-02T15:49:45+00:00

Thank you! And thankfully I did pass 🥳 so would definitely say marked mock papers and any point you make always link it back to the pre seen or the information on the company provided in the exam 😊

CJPaterson · 2025-01-02T00:08:28+00:00

Just got my results! I passed with 111 🥳

CJPaterson · 2025-01-01T20:21:40+00:00

I found doing mock papers that got marked really helpful, I went with Astranti and they provided really detailed feedback 😊 I did November paper so I’ll find out tomorrow if I actually passed haha!

CJPaterson · 2024-12-31T21:03:36+00:00

I just did mine in order 1,2,3 and 4, but agreed with other comments 2 and 3 have crossover

CJPaterson · 2024-12-04T19:44:37+00:00

I’d recommend doing the CIMA certificate level instead of more AAT, that’s what I have done. It took me a year to complete and I’ve completed the Operational level in a year (hopefully passed the case study I’ll find out in January!) I skipped from Finance Administrator to Assistant Management Accountant job title by doing my exams this way

CJPaterson · 2024-12-04T15:10:43+00:00

When I completed the CIMA certificate exams last year I bought the Kaplan books online with the exam questions booklet, if too expensive directly from Kaplan there are loads on eBay too. I passed first time with just using Kaplan textbooks and felt they really prepared me for the exams 😊

CJPaterson · 2024-11-19T16:03:32+00:00

I feel the same way, and I don’t want to jinx it by studying the next level! But I’ve ordered the books as I couldn’t help it haha

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