Four Reasons students struggle to pass ACCA AFM – and what to do about it.

Do you find yourself looking at Advanced Financial Management questions and not knowing where to start? Do you sometimes struggle to know how to structure your answer and manage your time to maximise your score? In this short article, we tackle the 4 reasons ACCA AFM students struggle to pass this exam. You can also read our tips on the 10 exam preparation mistakes to avoid.

Why students struggle to pass ACCA AFM

Four Reasons students struggle to pass ACCA AFM – and what to do about it.

Do you find yourself looking at Advanced Financial Management questions and not knowing where to start? Do you sometimes struggle to know how to structure your answer and manage your time to maximise your score? In this short article, we tackle the 4 reasons ACCA AFM students struggle to pass this exam. You can also read our tips on the 10 exam preparation mistakes to avoid.

What’s the deal with ACCA AFM?

ACCA Advanced Financial Management is not an easy exam. In fact, a whopping 67% of December exam candidates failed it across the globe. So why is it such a hard module to pass?

4 reasons students fail AFM

The latest examiners report lists the following reasons why AFM candidates are performing poorly:

  1. Poor time management
  2. Computational answers being badly structured
  3. Not reading the requirement of the question properly
  4. Lack of detailed knowledge of the syllabus areas

How to pass AFM

Are you making the mistakes listed above?

If so, our Online Live revision course may be just what you need.

  • The interactive Online Live sessions will walk you through real AFM questions
  • We will provide you with a strategy on how to maximise your marks in the time available
  • You will be given the skills to enhance the presentation of your answers
  • We show you how to encourage the marker to award you marks even if your final answer is incorrect
  • Finally, our expert AFM tutors will give you advice on exactly how to approach and answer the questions

March 2021 was a tough exam with a global pass rate of 39%. However, of the students that attended an Online Live revision course with FI, 67% of our students achieved a pass in ACCA AFM, which is a 71% increase on the global ACCA pass rate.

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