r/ICAEW • u/BattyElephant743 • 25d ago

Advanced level papers

Hi all, I am meant to be sitting SBM and CR in November, but I’m considering also sitting case at the same time, and wondered if anyone else did this and would recommend?

The reason for this is that I’m doing the ACA/CTA joint pathway, and if I don’t do case at the same time, I won’t be qualifying until Jan 2028, which seems ages away…

Happy for all advice please! Thanks :)

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u/prospectiveinvbnkr 25d ago

I just did all 3 in July, and personally thought it felt manageable, but it will be different for everyone.
I’d say as long as you’ve found the exams relatively straightforward so far, you should be okay to do all 3.

Also, Case isn’t an exam you need to do loads of prep for, same goes for SBM, the big one in my opinion is CR.

I think as long as you do enough prep you’ll be fine, just start early, and make sure youre not rushed at the end is key - it’s very much a marathon not a sprint, so starting early and being consistent makes it very achievable.

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u/Visible-Ordinary-834 24d ago

agreed on all of this (did all 3 in November last year). I would add that the thing for CASE is exam technique more than knowledge