Transaction from level 3 to level 4

PepsiMax

Hi

I done all my level 3 exam, waiting for my AVSY results (Results on 27 Aug). If I pass, I plan on studying level 4 with online provider in September.

I just wanted to know people opinion on how transaction from level 3 to level 4.

How hard is level 4 compared to level 3?

What are the hardest unit in level 4?

Emmalouise18

PepsiMax said:

Hi

I done all my level 3 exam, waiting for my AVSY results (Results on 27 Aug). If I pass, I plan on studying level 4 with online provider in September.

I just wanted to know people opinion on how transaction from level 3 to level 4.

How hard is level 4 compared to level 3?

What are the hardest unit in level 4?

Level 4 is a huge jump from Level 3. You have to spend a-lot longer revising and studying each module. You cannot 'wing' the exams like level 2.

The hardest exam for me was Decision and Control (took me 4 attempts). Then I'd say Synoptic closely follows.

You need to carry the knowledge learnt from Level 2/3, onto Level 4 and apply it within your exams.

I did Auditing before Synoptic which helped massively, it was still a very hard exam don't get me wrong but Auditing crosses over and there is a lot of similar content.

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amurray

I think the jump up from levels 3 to 4 depends on your learning style, how quickly you pick up information etc - I took a while to pick up information as Accountancy was a new subject for me, therefore having a training provider suited me perfectly.

Ofcourse going with a training provider is much more expensive than self-studying. Saying that most training providers have discounts running at certain times throughout the year. My training provider always had atleast 15%+ off of their courses.

My hardest unit in Level 4 was by far MDCL (Management Accounting: Decision & Control). However I stuck at it put in lots of practice and revision and it finally paid off!

Good Luck

Pian32

There is a jump but I feel it's much more a style change as the written sections in all exams feel very different. The material itself isn't too bad in comparisson, it's what you're expected to do with it that is harder.

You'll have to be more precise with definitions and be prepared to work backwards or link different equations when dealing with variances.

I felt that once you got the hang of the written parts it wasn't that big a difference until the synoptic which felt like another style change.