Starting again with a fresh start can be the turning point many ACCA students need. Tolu’s journey is a powerful example of how the right support and exam approach can unlock progress. We admire her determination and asked her to share her experience and advice for anyone feeling stuck or losing confidence along the way.
What were your main struggles with PM before your fresh start with FI?
My main struggles were time management and applying my knowledge. Also, when I failed the first time, I kept using the same materials and tried to revise on my own, which definitely didn’t help me.
What was your approach to studying?
My approach to studying this time was to do as many questions and papers as I could, within the exam time. When I practiced questions previously, even if it was just a little 2-mark question, I didn’t time myself. I think this affected my performance. I also focused more on the written task section this time around – something I wasn’t doing before as I relied too much on the multiple-choice questions.
What made you choose FI, and how did our approach differ from your previous tuition provider?
I decided to try FI because my friend recommended it and thought it would be a good change for me, since past methods hadn’t worked for me. FI also offered better revision class dates. They’re not too close to the exam, so they allowed me to do the classes and still have 2 weeks to revise on my own.
If you had one piece of advice for another student reattempting a paper, what would it be?
One piece of advice I would give is to make sure you practice questions within exam time, especially the written task section. It is easier to pick up marks in a written task where you can apply your knowledge, and there isn’t an exact answer like multiple choice questions, which are either right or wrong, with no in between.
What are your plans now that you have finished PM?
I can now move on fully to the professional-level papers, so I have purchased a new course.
The team at FI are very proud of Tolu’s success and are looking forward to seeing her progress through ACCA.
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