Author: cimastudent
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CIMA SCS May/Aug 2021: Arrfield
The CIMA SCS May/August 2021 pre seen materials were released earlier this month – it’s based around a scenario called “Arrfield” – you can find the full official pre seen materials from CIMA here. I passed the CIMA SCS exam first time in 2019 and you can read all about my experience here. If you…
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CIMA MCS May/Aug 2021: Trayyner
The CIMA MCS May and August 2021 case study is based around a scenario called Trayyner and in this blog post I will be focusing on the news articles featured in the pre seen materials. You can find the official MCS May 2021 pre seen materials from CIMA here. Trayyner is a company that offers…
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CIMA OCS MAY/Aug 2021: ACELLERATE
It’s arguably one of my favourite times of the year, the CIMA pre seen materials have been released for the upcoming OCS exam in May and August 2021. This set of materials will be valid for the May and August exams this year, so I will be covering them a few times over the next…
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CIMA f1: Financial reporting
The CIMA F1 Financial Reporting exam is not as tough as many students fear. I remember myself when studying for this paper I dreaded the accounting standards and technical elements of the paper. Fearing that I would never be able to remember and apply them on exam day. Nevertheless, I did manage a first time…
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CIMA MCS Feb 2021: Prybloxx
The February 2021 MCS exam is based around a case study called Prybloxx – not the most imaginative or memorable of names – anyhow, on to the pre seen materials that were released some weeks ago. You can find the official pre seen materials for the Prybloxx MCS exam from CIMA here – via their…
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CIMA OCS Feb 2021: Amazzzing beds
The CIMA February 2021 OCS exam is based around a company called “Amazzzing Beds” and given the fact the pre-seen materials were released some time ago, students who are planning on the taking the exam in February 2021 can already start their preparation. You can find the official pre-seen from CIMA here. OCS Focus Areas…
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Taking CIMA Exams during “Lock-down”
We cannot escape turning on the TV these days without being bombarded with news and analysis on assessing the global impact of COVID-19. Trying to continue our daily life and routines has been nearly impossible given the restrictions we all face right now, however, CIMA kept the show rolling by allowing students to take CIMA…
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CIMA OCS May/Aug 2020: ChargeIT
The May and August 2020 pre-seen materials were released and it’s proved to be a groundbreaking day for CIMA. Firstly, it’s the first set of pre-seen materials released for two exam sittings. What’s more, CIMA announced, that due to the COVID19 outbreak, the May case study exams will be available for students to take at…
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CIMA Case Studies: May 2020
The May 2020 CIMA case studies represent somewhat of a milestone as the pre-seen materials released will cover TWO exam periods – both May and August 2020 case studies will use the same pre seen materials. This is my understanding after speaking with a few tuition providers as well as indicated on the CIMA Exam…
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CIMA P1: Management Accounting
It may seem odd but the CIMA P1 Management Accounting paper is the toughest exam students will face if we look at the historic pass rates. The overall pass rate for P1 is just 45% with only 50% passing it first time, to give you some context, this is much lower than the strategic level…
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CIMA Feb 2020 Case Studies
The February case studies give students an extra few weeks between the pre-seen materials being released and the exam itself – when compared to other sittings. Nevertheless it can be difficult to get the ball rolling with your studies at this time of year, so here are some excellent videos on all three of the…
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CIMA MCS Feb 2020: Trevel Records
Pre Seen Materials The February 2020 pre-seen materials have arrived for the CIMA MCS Management Case Study and it’s based around a company “Trevel Records”. The pre-seen materials are available in your CIMA Study Planner, through the official CIMA website here. I’ve noticed this new process from CIMA is more efficient as I found the…
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CIMA OCS Feb 2020: Lottie Graphite
Pre-Seen Materials The pre-seen materials for the February 2020 CIMA case study were released last week and I’ve had time to read through the materials and prepare my own SWOT analysis of the company. You can find the official document from CIMA on your study planner here – it will require you CIMA ID and…
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Practice Tests Academy
CIMA Mock Exam Questions I have been a keen advocate of the Practice Tests Academy mock exam questions since I passed my P2 exam using their mock exam question bank of over a million questions, well not quite a million, but over 500-600 questions on the finer arts of advanced management accounting. I really like…
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A New Beginning, A New Look.
I started this blog four years ago when I was on the operational level of the CIMA ladder, it’s come a long way since then. My first blog post was discussing the merits of online study materials against the bulkier ways of studying with traditional text books and my last one was about completing the…
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The CIMA Student UPDATE
Following the recent success in passing the final CIMA exam and having my PER approved, I have had time to reflect and think about how to move “The CIMA Student” website and blog forward. As technically I am no longer a CIMA student but an associate! Nevertheless, I want to continue to write the blog…
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My CIMA Journey
Having passed the final CIMA exam, I have taken some time to look back over the last four years and reflect on the highs and lows I had along the way. Operational Level I actually took the E1 and F1 papers together when it was under the old 2010 syllabus, it was the old school…
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The Final Step: Passing the CIMA SCS!
Well, that’s it! I passed the CIMA SCS exam with a score of 108 and I’m absolutely relived, delighted and exhausted at the same time. The mental stress over the last few weeks waiting for the result was almost as draining as the exam itself. I got the result last week but wanted a few…
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CIMA MCS Nov 2019: GSC
The November 2019 MCS case study is based around a sportswear company called GSC, it specially designs, markets and sells high performance sportswear in a country with a highly developed economy. Remember, MCS students, your role is similar to finance manager and you will be reporting directly to the Finance Controller of GSC. I have…
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CIMA OCS Nov 2019: Chokolate Box
The November 2019 Operational case study pre-seen materials were released and the students tackling the exam will be facing the “Chokolate Box” scenario. Pre-Seen Materials It seems to have been a bit of mystery where and how to find the pre-seen materials released by CIMA, but they have actually reverted back to the CIMA Connect…
The CIMA Student 