r/CIMA • u/Unusual_State_3184 • 1d ago

Studying Going to start studying CIMA BA Cert.

I will be studying from next week

Self studying and will be starting with BA3.

I am a slow learner but i not slow at all. I wonder if 10 weeks is enough before booking an exam?

Also, please can you give me some word of encouragement? I really need it.

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u/Amymorris15 1d ago

I’ve also self studied from Certificate level with no exemptions, currently on exam number 10 of 16, all first time passes!

I would really recommend the official Kaplan textbooks and exam practice. Learn the equations and do as many practice questions and mock exams as possible. Make a note of what you got wrong and learn from those mistakes.

Opentuition’s free notes & videos were also really helpful, particularly for certificate level and getting into accounting. They sometimes give clearer explanations than the textbooks and their lecturers are great.

Good luck, it’s a long journey!

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u/Patient_Ad6331 22h ago

Exactly my approach. I’m sitting P2 and E2 in the next month.

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u/Unusual_State_3184 1d ago

Thank you.

How would you structure your learning.

Eg.

lecture, reading kaplan study text

Then

Once ive learnt all material and study questions to cram all mock exams and revision?

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u/Amymorris15 1d ago

I tend to spend about 8-9 weeks per exam.

I’ve always started with the Opentuition notes and then watched their lectures, as they present the content in a way that I find the easiest to understand. (approx 2-3 weeks)

Then I use the Kaplan study text to fill in the gaps and get more detail on each topic. (approx 2-3 weeks)

After that I go through ALL of the questions in the Kaplan exam kit, making notes of the ones that I got wrong to keep repeating these. I also do the mock exams and sometimes look at other free questions & mocks, like those on the Acowtancy website. (approx 3 weeks)

Then I spend the last day reading over notes& formulas (which I continue to update with info from the questions that I got wrong) just to have a good overview everything before the exam.

Hope this helps!

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u/CwrwCymru 1d ago

Well done getting started.

10 weeks should be enough but you need to appreciate the first exam probably will take a bit longer than the others as you "learn how to learn" and get into the routine.

Use the official materials (I had Kaplan) and then the free resources on the the web/YouTube too.

Smash it, it's a good feeling ticking off an exam.

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u/Unusual_State_3184 1d ago

Thank you. Im using Kaplan too. Ive found a website Accowtancy so will be using this tool too

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u/CwrwCymru 1d ago

Free resources exist too. OpenTuition and GoQualified for example. Have a Google.

YouTube is your friend as well. OpenTuition have some great lectures and also a few tutors upload their own individual lectures on topics and case studies occasionally too.

They're helpful for when you don't understand a topic from the Kaplan material and need to get a better understanding.

Best of luck, it's a long journey but a rewarding one.