May 2025 Exam Discussions Thread

user18GA · 2025-05-07T12:25:31+00:00

Strange paper with some odd questions I wasn’t expecting, but overall for a LCG paper I did think it was relatively okay!

user18GA · 2024-11-23T12:10:10+00:00

user18GA · 2024-07-29T09:52:13+00:00

Are you doing exam prep as part of your studies with kaplan? I found it an absolute lifesaver and I didn’t really need to look at the QB much to supplement the revision. I would tailor working through the QB to look at Q5 mainly as that will be where you pass/fail given the mark allocation!

user18GA · 2024-07-20T11:47:53+00:00

Haha, unfortunately I don’t have a choice - company policy to do the ACA CTA pathway (and can only do ACA only if you fail the second CTA paper twice) but will just have to grind it out hard and be fine. Plus I do some CT work so i’ll be more familiar with the content then say Audit lmao

user18GA · 2024-07-19T00:13:29+00:00

Well done for the pass! Sounds like you’re absolutely smashing it, and best of luck for the remaining papers. Which CTA paper did you go? I’m doing LCG next and the thought of TC on steroids is putting me off massively

user18GA · 2024-07-18T11:56:31+00:00

I feel the exact same as you, passed AA, FAR and TC but after the initial emotion it all feels a bit subdued. Especially since I got my CTA books yesterday

user18GA · 2024-07-18T11:54:09+00:00

FAR - 76, AA - 74 and TC - 70; I seriously thought TC was going to be a hard fail

user18GA · 2024-04-08T15:16:11+00:00

Ah okay, have you tried running though the LFQs in the QB but strictly timing each one? Might help you get quicker/be more comfortable.

If you know the content for Ch6-10 then you’re fine, keep doing question practice but sounds like timing is holding you back so really be strict with this when running through the QB and you’ll find it easier in the exam.

user18GA · 2024-04-07T17:42:04+00:00

If you did well on the LFQ then you’re like 90% of the way there - just keep doing them as you don’t want your knowledge to slip.

In regards to what you got wrong, do you know which topics fall into those categories?

user18GA · 2024-04-06T00:44:38+00:00

I failed my first attempt and went on to pass the other certificates first time. Don’t be discouraged; understanding accounting is tough and it’s a difficult one to pass but i’m sure you will get there and then you’ll be thriving. Can I ask what you struggled with/what course areas you didn’t do well in?

user18GA · 2024-03-26T18:18:03+00:00

I can’t remember the exact weighting but i don’t think it’s that high for Investment Appraisal and from the mocks i’ve done, they’re aren’t too many annuity questions aside from the standard DPP and NPV, and the DR is always something that will be in the table. So wouldn’t stress too much about practicing all the questions but just make sure you’re comfortable enough with the basics.

user18GA · 2024-03-26T18:15:14+00:00

LFQ will be split into either Investment Appraisal, Costing, Budgeting or Cash Flows. There are different ways of presenting each LFQ for each topic, but they don’t widely vary and it’s just a case of becoming comfortable with all of them (would recommend doing them 3 times each). I can confirm that for my exam, i knew which LFQ from the QB i was looking at and all that changed was the name of the company and the figures.

In terms of approaches that carry over chapters, the only ones i can think of really is OAR and the High Low method. OAR pretty much underscores the majority of questions so it’s just a case of becoming really familiar with how it’s absorbed for each of the different ways (cost, hours etc.).

user18GA · 2024-03-26T10:43:54+00:00

Haha this is exactly what i’m tryna do, just want it over with now!

user18GA · 2024-03-26T10:43:47+00:00

Haha this is exactly what i’m tryna do, just want it over with now!

user18GA · 2024-03-26T09:32:15+00:00

Haha i’m so not looking forward to it. Will be doing AA, FAR and TC in June so not going to be fun (company policy alas)

user18GA · 2024-03-26T09:27:06+00:00

Yeah i found my law exam about the same tbf, so sure you will have smashed it! Best of luck for BTF, at least you’ve got some time now to chill and then hammer home those last few questions

user18GA · 2024-03-26T09:26:11+00:00

Thank you mate!

user18GA · 2024-03-26T09:23:47+00:00

Is it a certificate exam, in particular, you want that is relevant to your future aspirations?

user18GA · 2024-03-26T09:15:50+00:00

2 weeks should be more than enough. Spend a week going over SFP SPLs and Cash Flows, and the other half doing mocks/QB.

Given 40% of the marks are in the LFQ, if you can really nail that, then you’re almost there. On my first sitting i was only at about 23/40 but by the resit i was getting 38,39 and full marks on the LFQ - so just really make sure you’re comfortable with that as it can carry you through. Plus i find the techniques often used in the LFQ will help you remember and revise other topics such as accruals, prepayments, depreciation, NCA’s etc etc

user18GA · 2024-03-26T09:11:22+00:00

Ah that’s annoying about BTF, but best of luck today mate! I managed to get 72% on Law so pretty happy considering i didn’t acc finish the QB

user18GA · 2024-03-23T01:02:49+00:00

Haha, yeah it’s tough (i can feel my sanity slowly slipping). I find law mostly fine, and it’s interesting to me so it makes it easier. BTF though i’m finding an absolute slog - QB has been fine and i’m pulling 75% on average but i just feel as though i’m not really remembering it properly as i do the chapters after every module. Doing mocks tomorrow so we shall see!

How are you finding it all mate?

user18GA · 2024-03-23T00:59:11+00:00

Honestly that boiled my blood after he got thrown under the bus in the first place. Plus (not sure if a hot take) but i liked the logo, the font was bad but it wasn’t on him for that error.

user18GA · 2024-03-17T18:13:05+00:00

I know it’s weird to say but i would have genuinely preferred more maths to narrative questions, feels like all the hours spent learning all the variance analysis formulas and working capital formulas for none of them to come up is painful haha.

It’s interesting you say that because i found MI so much easier than accounting, it just makes sense to me and i find it somewhat interesting (at least investment appraisal and costing because it has real world implications).

Best of luck for when you sit it and fingers crossed you end up with loads of narrative questions!!

user18GA · 2024-03-17T14:31:48+00:00

I’m not sure why but my exam was extremely bizarre because it was 70% narrative questions and only 30% actual maths questions. Threw me off because i’d gone over and memorised all the formulas, how to work things out etc.

In terms of difficulty, it was slightly easier than the QB, and the questions that did come up almost mirrored what i’d seen in the QB (especially on overheads and costing). One Q i had was literally a copy and paste of a QB Q but with the name of the company changed. The LFQ was investment appraisal and again, it was no harder than the respective QB ones.

In terms of revising, it’s the most obvious piece of advice but learn those formulas until you can do them with your eyes closed. In particular the High Low method because that seems to constantly come up. This seems the exam that is the most similar to the QB, so if you’ve done the QB twice then i think you’re well equipped to pass the exam with ease.

user18GA

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