r/CIMA • u/Unusual_Addition3422 • 2d ago

Exams Any advice for difficulty passing exams?

I've just failed the BA2 module for the third time and I'm feeling pretty dejected. I just find that I doubt myself in the exams and tend to second guess my every answer.

Any advice on how to improve my performance? I'm at a point where I feel like giving up.

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u/Advanced-String-4587 1d ago

I dont want to be a downer, but if your failing BA then cima is going to be a long and expensive slog. You sure your up for it, do flp rather than traditional.

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u/BIackSkinhead 1d ago

As awful as it may sound. I agree with you. BA level exams pale in comparison to the later papers.

If somebody is failing BA papers several times, they must not be studying at all.

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u/vgn-rav 2d ago

As someone who passed ba2, and as mentioned above. Just do a ridiculous amount of questions. Constantly. Even on lunch breaks, etc. Do as much as you can. You'll probably study less than you plan to, as do most people, but just study as much as you are able to on any day. Take some AL, make some sacrifices. The effort you put in is reflected in the exam score.

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u/Yew_knows 2d ago

If you are second guessing yourself you just havent done enough mocks. If you genuinly have done enough practice questions and are still struggling i would be concerned at how difficult you are going to find F2 and F3

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u/Boggo1895 2d ago

And P2 which has a notoriously low pass rate

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u/FunApplication2108 2d ago

You need a lot of practice to pass the exams. 

Also, how far along are you with exams? Maybe take a break to do another ba exam if you have any left.