ACCA March 2025 exam feedback – day one

Day one seems to have gone smoothly. Hereā€™s what some sitters said about the March sitting.

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One sitter wondered why there was so much on substantive procedures? ā€œFeel like I was typing the same thing over and over again,ā€ they said

In the Open Tuition Instant Poll 60% of sitters said the exam was ā€˜OKā€™, 25% found it ā€˜hardā€™ and just 8% said it was a ā€˜disasterā€™.

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For many it felt like the exam wasnā€™t difficult, one sitter even thought it was ā€˜reasonableā€™. Another said they had ā€˜a fair set of questionsā€™.

That said time management was key ā€“ letā€™s hope you didnā€™t spend too long on the risk question! The lack of sustainability reporting for some (remember there is more than one paper) was a disappointment too.

In the Open Tuition Instant Poll some 40% of sitters said the exam was ā€˜hardā€™, and 12% had a ā€˜disasterā€™.