FM and FR stood out as the difficult papers for September ACCA exam sitters at the applied skills level. It will be interesting to see if this is reflected in the pass rates as these papers had pass rates above 50% at the last three sittings.
FM sitters were a bit more vocal about how they didn’t like the paper. It was described as both challenging and a disaster, with section A and B called ‘brutal’. Many students who immediately went on the notice boards after the sitting thought they would be preparing for a resit.
Sitters also struggled with the option papers, even with the new professional marks on offer.
The ATX exam was a disaster for 22% of sitters. According to the Open Tuition instant poll. Another 43% said it was a hard test.
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