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Post by astranticima on Apr 27, 2015 11:16:38 GMT
I though we could get this forum started with a discussion about the CIMA OT exams.
Here at Astranti, we've heard from lots of students who've taken the CIMA Operational OT exams and their feedback has varied quite significantly!
Many people say these exams are very difficult, and required a number of attempts to pass and others have said they were easier than the expected.
Have you taken any of the exams? Which ones? What did you do to prepare for them and did it work?!
Looking forward to reading your feedback!
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Post by srs1977 on Apr 29, 2015 16:38:02 GMT
I'm interested in feedback from anyone who has sat P1 under the new syllabus, I am planning on taking the exam in July.
I believe the pass rates are very low but I hope this is due to the limited amount of data available.
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Post by sandu on Apr 30, 2015 8:40:23 GMT
I've sat F1 on April 28th and failed. 1.5 minutes are not enough for half of the questions. You've got to be very fast. Just flag the question where you are not sure, and you may come if you have time at the end. I finished even without looking at a few last questions. Time run out...
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Post by srs1977 on Apr 30, 2015 12:42:33 GMT
Time is also my concern, some of the revision questions have taken me several minutes to answer, there is no way they could be answered in 1.5 minutes. I haven't attempted any mocks yet, I purchased some mocks from Astranti which I was told are exam quality.
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Post by dips88 on Apr 30, 2015 17:41:58 GMT
I took my ot exam(f1) on 27 march 2015 and I failed the financial statements and reporting section while in others I was "proficient".my argument is also time on these exams because even though I flagged questions which needed more time I still didnt hv enough time to finish.
To prepare I purchased astranti mock exam 1-3, I was very frustrated to find that all 3 mocks were not varied? It was just same questions different wording and numbers.also when I tried the mocks more than 1nce I still got the same marks as when I first tried even when I was sure of the answer I gave and the answer keys agreed
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Post by samurironan on May 3, 2015 18:53:47 GMT
Would be very interested in what Study Materials people have used to passed operational exams, can't decide between Kaplan, BPP, Acorn or Astranti
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Post by srs1977 on May 5, 2015 12:31:07 GMT
I haven't passed an exam yet but I'm using Kaplan (supposedly Kaplan produce the materials in conjunction with Cima) I also used Kaplan throughout AAT. After reading the feedback on different student forums it appears that the issue is with the exam content not the materials, there have been lots of complaints regarding the question banks (especially, F3, P3 & E3)
Apparently Cima are making some changes to the exams in May.
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Post by samurironan on May 5, 2015 15:12:51 GMT
Hi srs,
Yes heard about it, about to start studying for E1 in a few weeks (have a bankers exam to do in a couple of weeks)
Will experiment for this module and use the following:
Kaplan Study Text
BPP exam kit
Acorn exam kit
Astranti online revision questions and Mock exams
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Post by astranticima on May 8, 2015 8:20:58 GMT
There has certainly been some issues between the Practice Exam Questions that were written by tuition providers and the Real Peason Vue questions, with some students complaining that many practice questions weren't hard enough.
At Astranti, we are undertaking a large scale project to make our questions even harder and as close to the real exams as possible. If you purchased our Mock Exams, you would get automatic access to any updates, which would save you having to buy the package again!
Please try our mock exams for free when you sign up to the Astranti Membership
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Post by cimabelfast on May 12, 2015 18:24:03 GMT
What are students thoughts on the P1 OT exam? How did you guys find it?
I will beginning self study of P1 at end of May but from reading through the syllabus it seems a lot more difficult than the old P1 exam.
There are so many topics to cover - budgets, variances, risk, linear programming etc.
If anyone has been successfull in passing the P1 IT exam please share your thoughts and advice, espcially for us students who can only afford to do the self study route
Cimabelfast
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Post by mnuman on Jun 13, 2015 3:41:34 GMT
I am going to appear P1. Hopefully this time I'll do my best. If any suggestions or tips are there. Plz kindly share with us. Thanking you in advance, Kindest Regards, Waqar Haider Is P1 Paper in objective type or Subjective type? I think from 2015 it is in objective type Am i right ? >> I am from CMA(Cost and Management Accountant) Pakistan |
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Post by help07 on Jun 17, 2015 6:56:49 GMT
Hi,
I am trying to schedule an exam on CIMA webside since Monday (15/06/2015) but i keep on getting the error message.
Is there anyone experiencing the same problem?
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Post by marthabell on Jun 22, 2015 13:08:12 GMT
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Post by Mrs HW on May 12, 2016 19:54:45 GMT
I'm interested in feedback from anyone who has sat P1 under the new syllabus, I am planning on taking the exam in July. I believe the pass rates are very low but I hope this is due to the limited amount of data available. |
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Post by Mrs HW on May 12, 2016 19:59:29 GMT
my own experience: I skipped any question that didnt have the answer jump right out at me when I read it. I honestly think the questions are not fairly picked from the question bank. My first attempt I had a lot of questions about high low, my 2nd attempt: none. So it's your luck if you have a lot of questions that do not take a lot of time to answer.
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Post by P1-Fanatic on May 14, 2016 13:28:51 GMT
Hi Mrs HW . I'm assuming you have attempted the CIMA P1 paper before ? There some good questions on Cost Accounting Section A P1 of the lastest issue of PQ Magazine ( June 2016 )
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Post by silverfox555 on Jun 24, 2016 12:41:56 GMT
I have failed P1 twice, time is a real issue, 1.5 mins per question is not enough.
Some questions have come up that I just did not have a clue how to answer even when given the answers to choose from.
Past papers don't help as the syllabus and format has changed, Problem is I understand the subject, its the questions that I don't.
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Post by Braveheart on Jul 15, 2016 21:10:11 GMT
Silverfox555, I understand completely. I have in two weeks sat E1 and failed both times. I'm registered with Kaplan an have not explored other resource options. I also feel like I can answer any question in my textbook but applying it is a different story. Can anyone offer possible tips on how best to tackle the exam?
Thanks in advance
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Post by P1-Fanatic on Jul 17, 2016 10:38:40 GMT
@braveheart - Have you tried the Pearson Vue practice exam? This should give you a good idea on the questions to be asked. Im currently studying for the beast that is P1.
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Post by silverfox555 on Sept 1, 2016 19:54:45 GMT
I have now failed P1 three times, more and more bizarre questions come up that don't seem to be reflected in any of the so called exam test kits I have from Kaplan, and they are of no help what so ever.
Does anyone have any advice?
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Post by P1 Fanatic on Sept 2, 2016 11:16:55 GMT
Silverfox, do u remember any oobacurobscure type of questions that came up? ququestion on the pearson vue exam on goal congruence,there in is nothing about this in bpp study text.
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Post by P1 Fanatic on Sept 2, 2016 11:51:10 GMT
Silverfox, do u remember any oobacurobscure type of questions that came up? ququestion on the pearson vue exam on goal congruence,there in is nothing about this in bpp study text. Hi meant to say any obscure questions.. |
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Post by melrose79 on Sept 14, 2016 16:45:56 GMT
Opentuition.com now provude
free study resources which should help you with your P1 exam.
Good luck
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Post by Peter159 on Oct 5, 2016 7:19:30 GMT
Hello,
If your currently studying P1 make sure to get the 2016 Kaplan practice kit. It has some questions not in the 2015 kit, such as decision tree questions. I now understand how to do them after going through these questions.
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Post by SaP1 on Oct 7, 2016 19:06:48 GMT
Has anyone out there passed P1? I'm writing it in 2 weeks. Any tips from students who have had success? How did you do it i.e. Exam technique, past revision papers....any advice would help! Thanks
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Post by peter159 on Oct 8, 2016 17:56:18 GMT
Has anyone out there passed P1? I'm writing it in 2 weeks. Any tips from students who have had success? How did you do it i.e. Exam technique, past revision papers....any advice would help! Thanks Hi Peter, i havent passed yet but read some good tips from Cima Connect site. Make sure to flick through all question once which would mean you are prepared for what is coming. Also do the Pearson Vue mock two times to get familiar with the type and the style of questions asked. Good luck, and do let us kow how you get on |
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Post by heena171 on Oct 14, 2016 9:31:47 GMT
Guys, I would strongly recommend you to sign up to the Pearson Vue practice exams. They are the real deal. If you are able to pass the these mock exams, you will be fine.
Also, I've seen many of you quote Kaplan and BPP as your sole source material and study providers but they are completely overrated and super expensive. Explore other providers like Acorn Live for study materials. In my opinion, it is much much better and dead cheap in comparison!
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Post by bailey2012 on Oct 15, 2016 15:20:09 GMT
Heena,
Did you use this approach for all your operational level exams where you took the pearson vue exams until you were comfortable with the exam content?
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Post by Joanne666 on Oct 29, 2016 14:21:52 GMT
Hi guys, I sat P1 yesterday for the second time and passed this time. My first attempt was 4 weeks ago. since then I did exam questions every single day using the Kaplan practice kit, mock exam once a week, and the online practice questions on kaplan en-gage. I became faster by learning to pick out the important information and keywords quicker. Instead of wasting time reading long questions, I go straight to the end to see what they're asking for, then read the rest of the details so I know what I'm looking for.
I also practiced with background noise as it was a little noisy outside the exam room and this put me off the first time. Exam-style practice questions are definitely the way to go! The second exam I found do much easier, and finished with 2.5 mins to spare.
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