I'll attest to this. ACCA Isn't for jokes. You EASILY get caught out if you play around in the later stages.

But hey. 19 exams. 20 sittings. I finished failing only one Zambian Paper (L7 - Law) because I was foolish and underestimated it thinking it's easy.

A thread for Acca.. https://twitter.com/Masulani_/status/1131132554587852800
So it's generally considered a 3 year course. Diploma First year. Degree Second year. Professional qualification in the third year.

First year isn't so bad really. The first 6 months you can find your 'Guza' and chill. Second set - Ha. You'll learn what T5 is. Tax isn't a joke.
In the second year you have 6 papers. 5 UK and one Zambian (L3 back when I did it). This is where Chizungu comes into play. Don't know how to construct meaningful sentences? Apa you'll start feeling the pressure. It's basically 12 mins of calculation with 30 mins of explanation.
Last year? Ohoooo. 5 papers. Try Taking P1,P2 and P3 in the same sitting. Back to back to back days of madness. You'll get sick of tension.

Then comes the options section of Acca. It's basically pick the poison that WON'T kill you the fastest. ☠️. Everything kills you though.
Anyway. You know the set of papers. But what about passing? Everyone has their own methods of doing it. Mine was simple. Allocate 8 days to complete the entire syllabus for a paper. Write down a maximum of 1/4 page of important stuff per chapter. (4 chapters per page).
This could include anything from formulae to just basic memorisation of steps in calculations. Day 9 was going through those A4 pages making sure I've written sense whilst everything is fresh.

Day 10. Go through ONE example that has every possible issue that comes with a Q.
Day 11-13. Some more questions and then Day 14 becomes the day I go through my class books examples (Not everyone does this so you could use a friends book).

Day 15 is a rest day. Do nothing whatsoever.

Rinse and repeat for the one month you have before exams.
Some sittings I was forced to do 10 days each (L3, L7, F5), (F7,8,9), (P1,2,3). But all in all it did make sense to me. What method you use could be different. What matters is you don't fall into a cycle of failing over and over and losing hope.
A few pics I'd taken before writing my Last Paper P7 - right before P4.
God speed with what ever you're left with. It doesn't matter how fast you finish. What matters is that you do finish.
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