CIMA...... Just got started

SpeedFreak · 25 May 2010 at 23:14

Just a further update. I sat my 8th and 9th papers today. I'm pretty happy with them so I have to wait a little while for the results but I'm quite happy. Anyone else got exams tomorrow and thursday?

Kemik · 25 May 2010 at 23:24

SpeedFreak said:
Just a further update. I sat my 8th and 9th papers today. I'm pretty happy with them so I have to wait a little while for the results but I'm quite happy. Anyone else got exams tomorrow and thursday?

I'm currently being dragged, feet first through CA TC Principles of Auditing. I hate it. Especially seen as I have the exemption! :mad:

SpeedFreak · 25 May 2010 at 23:31

I am so glad my exposure to auditing is minimal, god bless CIMA!

Pudney · 26 May 2010 at 00:34

Yeah, but doing a CIMA just means you're not a proper accountant

SpeedFreak · 26 May 2010 at 01:12

I don't want to be a financial accountant, I actually want to understand business

Kappa · 26 May 2010 at 08:06

^^ ZING!

Got F2 tomorrow

csmager · 26 May 2010 at 08:09

Kemik said:
I'm currently being dragged, feet first through CA TC Principles of Auditing. I hate it. Especially seen as I have the exemption!

Especially irritating given everything you need to *remember* for TC PAR, you get *given* in a book you can take into the exams for TPS ABS.

wozza2k · 26 May 2010 at 16:51

Kappa said:
^^ ZING!

Got F2 tomorrow

SAME, stupidly loads to learn!

SpeedFreak · 26 May 2010 at 17:05

God, I'm not looking forward to consolidation, good luck with it. Hopefully I have just got F2 abd P2 to do.

Kappa · 26 May 2010 at 17:18

Tutors have been saying there'll be a cash flow consolidation, but that was in Nov 09! Crazy!

SpeedFreak · 26 May 2010 at 17:36

With the change in syllabus it's hard to question spot. My mate just told me that P2 was solid, but E2 was pretty nice imo. Cash flows are easy marks if you know the pro forma so don't skimp on that.

Kappa · 26 May 2010 at 17:47

good luck for tomorrow!

M0T · 26 May 2010 at 18:05

I did P1 today, I suspect I haven't done very well.

For some reason I checked my timings in the middle and miscalculated how much I had left by 20 minutes, and therefore ran out of time on the last question.

Kappa · 26 May 2010 at 18:07

quite a few people i know thought they didnt do well at P1, im sure youll be ok

Kappa · 27 May 2010 at 20:44

Ballsed it up....left the EPS question for last, but didnt have enough time to even finish the interpretation question so got max 10 on that.

So I've missed out on 25 marks..... need effectively 66% to pass

wozza2k · 27 May 2010 at 22:19

I didnt even go to my F2 exam in the end, i didnt know enough to pass, and thought it would be being a total waste of 3 hours.

Good luck with your results though, just out of curiosity who do you learn with BPP???

Kappa · 27 May 2010 at 23:02

dude!!! shoulda tried! you never know!

Yeah BPP.... they kinda suck with F2, rush through far too much!!!

Participant · 28 May 2010 at 08:59

wozza2k said:
I didnt even go to my F2 exam in the end, i didnt know enough to pass, and thought it would be being a total waste of 3 hours.

Good luck with your results though, just out of curiosity who do you learn with BPP???

At least you'd have another practice exam under your belt. No show is a fail on your record anwyay.

Good luck all doing CIMA exams (under the new syllabus!). Has much changed in the new syllabus?

SaBBz · 28 May 2010 at 09:22

I passed my ACA finals earlier this year. Sat the exams in November and got my results in January. What a nerve-wracking day!

Managed to pass every exam first time. Though it now means I have to decide what I want to do when I leave my firm...

Good luck with your exams guys!

Kappa · 28 May 2010 at 23:33

Robbie G said:
Has much changed in the new syllabus?

Yep

no multiple choice, in managerial level there are 5 x 10 mark questions, which take an age to answer, meaning your stretched for time for the 2 25 mark questions (of which BOTH are compulsory, no choice between 3 like before!)