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Three Months To Your Next ACCA Exam | Why Starting Now Makes All The Difference

Georgina Roberts

Many students lose valuable days and weeks after an exam sitting through procrastination. 
The reality is that the period immediately after exams is actually the best time to start your next paper.

Right now, there is a full three-month window of opportunity before the next ACCA sitting, which gives you the ideal position to make a start - calmly, consistently, and effectively.

Key Takeaways

Here's why starting now is a GOOD idea:

  1. As the ACCA exams run on a quarterly cycle, you've got around 12 weeks now to maximise your study time.
    Starting now enables for spaced (and therefore deep) learning rather than rushed or crammed revision - educational researchers have proven this (Dunlosky et al 2013)

  2. You have time to learn the concepts now and STILL have plenty of time for question practice.

  3. You can be in control of your study schedule, ramping up the intensity should you need to, as the exam date gets nearer.

  4. You can benefit from spaced studying and repetition. 
    Learn in short bursts of 30 minute sessions. 
    Recap the session at intervals whilst learning new topics. This 'brain-gym' helps embed the information deeply, creating strong neural connections meaning you can pluck out the relevant information easily on exam day.

What Can You Achieve In Three Months?

It's not about maximising your study time, you have time to optimise it.
You could try a schedule like this:

  • Weeks 1-4
    Cover the core syllabus and build conceptual understanding.
    Watch the Classroom video tutorials.
    Make Your Notes.

  • Weeks 5-8
    Start practising exam questions and past papers.
    Use the feedback you get from your tutors (with acowtancy, that's with the Ultra package) and fine tune your exam technique.
    Identify your weaker areas.

  • Weeks 9-12
    Now's the time to attempt practice questions every day, use the feedback and improve your timing and exam technique.
    Recap those weaker areas to feel confident with them.
    Read the recent ACCA examiners reports & catch up with technical articles via the ACCA site that may help you.

Make A Start

There is no hard and fast rule for this, as everyone has different variables to consider.
However, when you're busy working, juggling life and commitments with studying, it's easy to leave the 'studying' part to the last minute.
Optimising this 3-month window will, if nothing else, reduce your stress levels as the exam day draws near.
So why not make a start today? We'd love to have you join us in the aCOWtancy Classroom :)

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https://www.acowtancy.com/benefits