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3 Questions Every ACCA Student Needs To Ask Themselves

Georgina Roberts

What Actually Worked For Me?

No more vague promises to yourself that you'll work harder or study more efficiently!
Focus on these 3 questions to give yourself the most stress-free and 
efficient journey through your ACCA exams in 2026!

Be Honest. Be Precise.

If something helped you understand and retain the information - it stays!

  1. Was it studying in short bursts, rather than weekenders or long nights?

  2. Did it help to watch the video walkthroughs of past questions, before attempting some yourself?

  3. Did it work for you studying alone, or would a virtual or workplace group have helped?

Where Did You Pick Up or Lose Marks?

Remember, be honest! Self-reflection is key to making effective changes.
Marks are rarely lost because students “didn’t revise enough”. They're lost because of how revision translated into exam performance.

  1. Did you skip over the basic technical knowledge, thinking you'd already nailed it?

  2. How about your time management? Did you run out in the exam? Did you actually practice under timed conditions before the exam, to prepare?

  3. Did you misread the requirement? It's so easily done.

  4. Did you take a minute to make a super-quick plan before rushing into answering?

What Habits Are Worth Keeping?

Not every habit needs changing, performance habits are well worth retaining - showing up and fine-tuning your performance is your superpower!

  1. Did you login and actually use the aCOWtancy Classroom or online course consistently, each day, each week?

  2. Did you submit questions for marking consistently, across your study period, rather than leaving them all to the last minute?

  3. If you did, were you committed to reading and applying the feedback you were given to help you improve?

Set Yourself A Training Mindset for 2026

Avoid making heroic decisions about your ACCA exams in January.
By February, you'll find them impossible to follow. 
Instead, think of your studies as training sessions.

Don't make massive timetables - overwhelming.
Don't set unrealistic daily targets - overstimulating.
Do keep up the slow, consistent momentum of logging in and achieving
something each day.

Wishing all ACCA students every success in 2026!

Richard and the aCOWtancy Team :)