June - one of the two most dreaded months in an ACCA student’s calendar - the other being December, of course. It is far behind us now and the immediate feeling is one of relief at the exams being over. June, in a way, encompasses the breadth of the entire spectrum as we go from the culmination point of the past six months of effort, in the first fortnight, to the relative liberty of no classes or books to worry about yet, in the next.
Strangely enough, the anticipation of the exams being over and the expectant joy, outweighs the actual emotion for me. Particularly before the last paper - it becomes almost impossible to carry on with revision and not to think of the ‘freedom’ ahead in a few hours time. However, once the exams are over it's not so much overwhelming happiness but rather a slow, sweet reprieve which takes a day or two to settle in.
How were the actual exams though? Well, I do not believe in getting into a detailed post mortem of the papers as at that point the results are a long way off and once the exams are taken there is little that can be done about it. There is, of course, a vague perception of how good or sorry the attempt was, but other than that, it is difficult to assess the range in which the marks may be. I have come across a lot of fellow students whose results, like mine, were better or worse than expected. Soon it will be time to decide on the next papers to be taken and get on with them rather than ruminating about the past.
A piece of advice given by one of my wonderful lecturers is to start studying the subject straight away - not wait for the results to see how one has done in the previous papers before continuing to study. Spacing out study over the course of five months helps to digest the content of the paper. I suppose that is what all of us ought to be doing. When the pressure is relaxed, like now, to get going and try to figure out the basics of the papers.
This is the first of many blog posts to come and I am glad ACCA has given me this platform to air my views and to be able to know yours. Do drop in with your comments, suggestions, and views.
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