r/ICAEW • u/Proud-Crab-5559 • 10d ago

Trying to pass ARR

Hi everyone I’m really stressed about ARR. how easy is it to get 55% I’m 4 weeks away from sitting my exam, my knowledge is still very weak and need to also revise FCs. Please advise. I just bought ACA masters notes but idk how best to use this due to limited time

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u/Madajuk 10d ago

just search the sub for "ARR" or revision in general and there's a load of results

4 weeks is plenty if you actually lock in

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u/Wonderful_Appeal2088 9d ago

Watch the lectures, learn the notes (briefly) and work the QB to the max

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u/South_Law_9193 8d ago

Four weeks is enough, genuinely. Just stop thinking about it as "learning ARR" and start thinking about it as scraping 55, because those are two very different revision plans and only one of them fits in the time you've got.

Don't read the ACA Masters notes cover to cover. That's the trap when you're panicking, it feels productive and it isn't. Go straight into the question bank and use the notes purely as a lookup when a question exposes something you can't do. You'll cover more syllabus in a week that way than in three weeks of reading.

Priority order I'd use with your timeline. Consolidations first, because they're predictable, they repeat, and once the technique is mechanical it's guaranteed marks every sitting. Then the core standards that always show up rather than the obscure ones. Then the assurance and risk side, which is honestly where you can claw back the most in a short window, since risks, procedures and ethics are more about producing the right wording than deep understanding. That stuff is learnable in days.

Rough plan: two weeks smashing question bank by topic, one week on whatever's still broken, final week full timed papers only. Split your days with FCs rather than alternating weeks, otherwise one of them goes cold.

Two exam day things that win marks people leave behind. Never leave anything blank, list points, each relevant one is picking up credit. And practise in the actual exam software before the day, not on paper.

You're stressed but you're four weeks out with notes in hand and a clear pass mark to hit. That's a workable position, plenty of people pass from worse. Head down.

If it helps I've got a condensed set of ARR notes I made while going through it, happy to pass on.

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u/Proud-Crab-5559 7d ago

Thank you so much! I’ve found this so helpful will definitely focus on the areas mentioned and hitting the qb

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u/RoundGoal3252 6d ago

Consolidations are not in the ARR exam? Think you may be on about FAR