January 21, 2015 at 3:48 am #223137
Hi Sir
I will attempt F5 in june and want to try another paper also: how to choose which paper or which type of paper is best?
I was thinking about F8, but I see in the survey that it’s not recommended. What makes a combination better than another one? what would be your suggestion?
(F1, F2 and F3 are exempted, and I attempted F7 this december)
Thanks
January 21, 2015 at 6:38 am #223142
F5 and F9 as there are 3 holidays between these two papers
January 21, 2015 at 7:31 am #223152
F5 and F9 is not a very good combination. Many people think that they are similar, but they are actually very different and doing them together can cause a lot of confusion.
The ACCA suggest that the papers should be taken in order, and that is very sensible.
I would suggest F4 and F5 (F4 has no arithmetic, F5 does have arithmetic, which is what makes them a good combination).
Alternatively F5 and F6. (It is good to take F6 in June because if things do go wrong and you fail then the rules for F6 stay the same for the following December).
Depending on where you live, F4 may be available as CBE which means that you can take it whenever you like.
January 21, 2015 at 11:30 am #223222
I am planing to set F5 and F7, is that a good combination ?
January 22, 2015 at 8:05 am #223328
Yes – that combination is fine.
January 22, 2015 at 10:25 am #223354
Thank you sir.
January 22, 2015 at 1:49 pm #223404
You are welcome 🙂
January 22, 2015 at 5:28 pm #223428
Hi,
F5 and F7 do both have arithmetic, so what makes them a good combination?
Thanks
Lika
January 23, 2015 at 8:54 am #223504
I did not say they were a good combination (or a bad combination) – just that they are fine.
Certainly they do both have arithmetic (although only 50% arithmetic in the case of F5).
There really is no best combination – everyone is different and finds different papers easier or harder.
As I wrote before, the ACCA recommend that they are taken in number order, and that is sensible.
You can find the views of other students on this page:
https://opentuition.com/articles/surveys/which-is-the-best-acca-papers-combination/
May 29, 2017 at 3:08 pm #388793
Hi
I have completed f1 f2 f3 f4 f8 and is left with f5 f6 f7 f9 what combination of papers should I choose so that I can complete the skill level as soon as possible in 2 or 3 sitting
May 29, 2017 at 6:10 pm #388822
There isn’t really a best combination.
The ACCA recommend that the exams are taken in number order, and it is a sensible recommendation.
(Some students suggest taking F5 and F9 together because the names of the papers are similar. However don’t do this – the papers are very different and to do them both in the same sitting can be confusing. Also it is useful to have taken F6 before F9 because one part of F9 does need basic tax knowledge.)
May 30, 2017 at 3:31 am #388892
Pls suggest me the combination of paper o should choose for my next 2 sitting so I could complete till f9
May 30, 2017 at 9:38 am #388934
What can I add to what I wrote before?!!!!
If you take them in number order, then it means F5 and F6 in the next sitting, and F7 and F9 in the following sitting!
