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Post by astranticima on Jul 20, 2015 14:42:02 GMT
Please share your exam tips for the F2 exam.
If you have already taken the real exam, we would love to know what topics came up and the kind of questions you found
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Post by bmer on Oct 16, 2015 11:03:40 GMT
Sat and passed F2 yesterday bringing first time passes to all OT's in the 2015 syllabus.
the actual exam I found easier than the online Kaplan questions bundled with the official study text and the questions contained within cimastudy aptitude.
however time management is still key and was definitely a case of leaving long scenarios till last in order to build up enough time to deal with them.
now for the MCS....
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Post by Kkwame on Oct 16, 2015 18:24:59 GMT
Congrats on your achievements. Could you please tell us the text books as well as exam kits you used. Fire up for the rest of your journey. Well done.
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Post by bmer on Oct 16, 2015 22:16:40 GMT
I used Kaplan study texts and purchased cima study aptitude for p2 and f2 for additional question practise
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Post by cregsy on Oct 22, 2015 17:14:52 GMT
Can you provide a link to the cima study aptitude you purchased for F2?
Thanks
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Post by bmer on Oct 22, 2015 17:56:33 GMT
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Post by Mohsin raza on May 2, 2016 4:31:57 GMT
Dear Brother please give the suggest the F2 Exam Tips I am already complete the Kaplan Book or Exam Kits Please give the Other method to passing in exam.
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Post by waseem91 on May 2, 2017 11:08:14 GMT
Hi all,
so I took the exam for F2 last week and passed on my first try.
I must admit the exam was not as difficult as I first thought and I will explain why a little later.
Personally, I felt that the exam were mostly:
1. Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Performance Analysis (Ratio Analysis, Liquidity Ratio, ROCE, Profit Analysis etc.)
Those were the two most common topics in the exam and I understand with Consolidated Financial Statements it covers half the text book and lectures, but if you know the pro-forma's inside out, it will be a breeze. For me I struggled with this out of all the other topics in F2 when studying and I only mastered this when I dedicated a whole week to it where I went through the lectures again and kept practicing the questions (will also discuss questions a little later).
With Financial Performance Analysis, I have to be honest, there was less calculation type questions and more analysis type questions. What I mean by that is that you would get questions with the ratios and %'s already provided and they would ask you what the data suggests/means, and you're given the options etc. Knowing the calcs is one thing guys, but understanding what they mean is another, so brush up on both. Also, the liquidity and profit calcs we're already familiar with, but I had to memorize dividend related calcs such as 'Dividend Payout rate' 'Dividend Retention' 'Dividend Yield' etc etc. And I must say, it paid dividends in the exam #SeeWhatIDidThere.
If I was asked the next two most common topics then I would say 'Financial Instruments' and 'EPS'.
On a final note and it is slightly controversial but I do think I need to share this and see if others feel the same way, is that the reason I found it less difficult than I thought is because I used BPP. The practice topic questions they provide and mock exam questions they give is REALLY similar to the exam questions in terms of STRUCTURE. Now this may not sound that useful... but it saves time knowing which numbers to pick out from the question for your calculations/pro formas. It also increases ones confidence when reading a question and fully understanding it straight away because you have seen questions worded like these in your practice questions.
Furthermore, I borrowed my friends Kaplan practice question booklet and their questions were longer and more complex in comparison to BPP and the exam.
Just an observation guys but let me know what you think as I felt the same way when doing P2 before F2.
Good Luck and Take Care !
Waz
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Post by Edith on Jun 25, 2017 8:22:58 GMT
I've just passed F2, first time.
I found the exam easier than expected.
I home study and I use BPP books. Not sure why, I just started with them and somewhat now I am stuck with them. I feel the Kaplan books are large in size and mostly because they use huge font for the text.
For exam practice I did all of these twice: BPP kit, BPP book questions, Kaplan kit, Aptitude 2, Acorn, Pearson Vue practice. I found this time that possibly BPP kit and Aptitude 2 were the closest in style to the actual exam. However I don't think it is a rule as two people's exams are not the same. Also, with other papers, the Acorn kit was the most useful.
If I can give any advice, it would be to be very sure of the theory. Knowing the calculations is not sufficient, lots of the questions are more about interpreting the data rather than calculating.
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