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Post by Abdul on Oct 21, 2015 11:08:26 GMT
Hi Maya,
Which Material did you use ? Can you share the tips please ? I find that most of the questions are too lengthy and to read and understand those questions it would take more than 2 mins.
If you can share on how you have prepared for the exam, it would be really helpful.
Thanks
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Post by ST02 on Oct 24, 2015 12:31:58 GMT
HI Maya,
What revision books did you use?
I have Kaplan and BPP are these good enough?
Did you get a breakdown of your score at the end?
Thanks
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Post by ST02 on Oct 24, 2015 12:44:17 GMT
Hi Jagg,
do you know what the pass % has been lowered to?
I have noticed that scaled scores are going to be introduced from 1st Nov, however i sit my exam before this, do you get a breakdown of your score once finished?
Thanks
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Post by Maya on Oct 28, 2015 21:43:55 GMT
Hi Abdul,
I used BPP study materials and their Online Classroom course. The pre-recorded lectures are quite useful for understanding some of the more complicated topics and the practice questions are good preparation too - I did the practice tests after each chapter and the achievement ladder tests. I learnt a lot from the feedback you get after each test, sometimes those explanations made a lot more sense than the lengthy ones in the textbook. I took 7 days off work to prepare (so 11 days in total) the first time around and it wasn't enough, then I spent another three weekends revising and practising and passed. One thing I would say is don't spend too much time on the textbook itself, you'll learn much more by doing exam-style questions.
As for time in the exam - if you do the easier/shorter questions first you should have more than 1.5 or 2 minutes per question left for the others so don't worry about the time-per-question issue. Also try reading the main question first (usually at the end of the scenario) because then you'll know what to look for. They will often give you much more information than you need to answer the question. And once you get to 3-4 minutes before the end of the exam, go through any unanswered questions and just pick an answer, whatever seems sensible. You don't get negative points for wrong answers so you've got nothing to lose by trying.
Hope that helps, best of luck!
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Post by Maya on Oct 28, 2015 21:51:38 GMT
ST02,
I used BPP (see my answer above) and I would say it was good enough although I found F3 one of the trickiest exams so far.
I only got a breakdown by syllabus area, I was 'not proficient' in one that represented 20% of the syllabus and 'proficient' in all the other ones. Not sure what it means in terms of no. of questions I got right but apparently they are changing that soon so hopefully we'll get more useful feedback in the future.
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Post by JohnnyB on Nov 24, 2015 20:18:54 GMT
Hi there, On CIMA's list of permitted calculators, the only Sharp financial calculator listed is the EL-733A. I have a Sharp El-738 financial calculator, bought five years ago, which is the new version of the Sharp El-733A (it is practically the same). The EL-733A was discontinued in my country many years ago and it is therefore impossible to buy it here. www.sharpsa.co.za/shop/sharp-el733-a-replaced-by-el738-2/ Obviously the simple calculator provided on the test will not suffice if you want to pass F3. Has anyone had a similar problem? I phone CIMA UK head office and some teenager answered who was of no help whatsoever. That's what I'm dealing with. So, I have to go and buy another calculator, I guess a Casio, and figure out how to use it before I can do my next exam, just because the published list is outdated and they refuse to update it?? What a piece of shit institute!! If I wasn't already very near completion I would have ditched these clowns months ago. |
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Post by Viram on Jun 16, 2016 3:44:02 GMT
I passed P3 today. What a massive relief.
My 2 cents. Study the text thoroughly several times just to be sure about the various topics. I took the Astranti mock tests and that was indeed helpful in managing time. Let us to maximize marks on questions requiring calculations. Select All questions is indeed a nightmare.
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Post by sifiso on Jun 21, 2016 21:47:35 GMT
I took a P3 exam recently & i totally agree with Dina , I have read all the material thoroughly & practiced bpp exams chapter by chapter as well as buying the 3 mock exams from astranti. The question length for a minute & a half is just too much one can not possibly fathom all that info within a minute & a half & be expected to think through the right answer especially the select all that apply I have written the OT twice & P3 has just been giving me headache. The astranti mocks are balanced but the actual CIMA exam itself is more skewed towards theory & select all that apply type of questions. I think it defeats the purpose of testing the whole syllabus area if the bulk of questions are coming from internal controls , risk management & internal audit with the select all that apply. In my last exam i got about 3 to 5 questions only on calculations the rest was mostly select all that apply with long scenarios.
I really think CIMA should make their exams reasonably difficult for an adequately prepared student cause as it stands the level of difficulty that CIMA is making their exams its for a perfectly prepared student no one can reach perfection not even full time students.
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Post by bmer on Jun 29, 2016 13:24:45 GMT
Passed P3 today on first attempt, a tough and subjective exam but feels great to be clear of OTs roll on SCS in august! If successful this will mean 2 levels clear in little over a year with 2 kids and working full time. Hard work is the key to making your goals come true.
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Post by Chudd on Jun 29, 2016 23:01:16 GMT
Passed P3 today also. Happy as I am I am more happy to see the back of it. Atritional is the best word to describe it. I used kaplan, bpp and astranti and decent as they all were do not underestimate the value of the long form questions from the previous syllabus. I think theres a tendency to learn the answers with p&r kits where the old questions require a bit more input and thought. Just my opinion though. Good luck to all sitting it.
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Post by Je on Mar 1, 2017 21:49:14 GMT
Hi, Can anyone please share their F3 OT exam experience. Regards, Mic. |
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Post by Andrew_James on Mar 20, 2017 15:17:09 GMT
I just passed P3 at the second attempt.
My first attempt was 6 months ago, just me sitting down with a Kaplan study text and reading it for six weeks, so I wasn't too upset when I didn't pass - that was just me easing myself back into study after a 4 years break after passing my final Managerial level exam.
This time I went with BPP online classroom and completed the course in 6 weeks and two weeks of revision later I sat and passed the exam.
My suggestion:
- Most questions are a scenario and then a question. Read the question (in bold) first. Often you don't need the scenario and it just burns through time you could spend better elsewhere.
- Buy yourself a CIMA exam approved calculator. I found a HP one on amazon for about £11. I practiced with it for a few weeks before the exam and it saves a lot of time compared to the on-screen calculator.
- Have a broad understanding of the syllabus - I failed my first attempt not just on score but on breadth of knowledge & I wasn't proficient in 3 of the 5 syllabus areas despite scoring over 90 points.
- If you work through a long scenario and a lot of calculations and find your answer doesn't match any of the options presented to you, check your method, and if satisfied you did it right, pick the number nearest the one you arrived at and move on.
My first 5 questions were long ones and took me nearly 20 minutes. So I was playing catch-up on time until around question 45 when I was more or less on track again with the 1.5 minutes per question. I then finished 14 minutes ahead of time.
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Post by Sarah W on Jun 20, 2017 14:02:14 GMT
Hi All
I'm after some advice PLEASE??
I took a year off after management level to have a baby, due to childcare issues I've started studying strategic using the online live classrooms with bpp. I've failed F3 twice in the last month and have the 3rd attempt booked in for next week. I've never failed any exams before and now I'm thinking of taking P3 with face to face classroom tuition, I'm not so worried about e3 which I'm currently taking online.
My issue is I've discovered there are no weekend sittings for the ICS course in October so I'd need to use annual leave from work. Basically it boils down to either face to face classes for P3 or the ICS (the other will need to be online) - any suggestions which would be more beneficial please?
Thanks
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