Tag: Student Advice

  • Exam day execution: How to handle pressure and score high at Pearson VUE

    You’ve spent weeks working through the syllabus, completing practice questions, and reviewing your flashcards. But when exam day arrives, getting a pass mark comes down to more than just what’s stored in your head. It actually comes down to how you perform under pressure. During my early CIMA sittings, I assumed that knowing the material…

  • CIMA: The Gateway Route

    Here is another article from CIMA student Nkunde C. Mbong – this time her path to becoming CIMA qualified by taking the Masters gateway route. An accelerated path to success Desiring to start CIMA and being given an opportunity to go via an accelerated route (considering all the benefits of the CIMA and CGMA designation)…

  • The Week Ahead – 26th September 2016

    CIMA News The CIMA Salary insight 2016 was released recently and gives you a good chance to gauge your current earnings against the average for a CIMA student/member in your respective industry. Perhaps it will act as a motivation to study harder or even give you the urge to speak to your boss about a…

  • How I Passed CIMA F2 Exam

    It was a case of third time lucky when taking the CIMA F2 exam this week – I finally got the PASS mark I desperately needed – the official scaled score from CIMA was 108 out of 150 and proficient in all areas of the F2 syllabus! Ah, what a relief! How I Passed the…

  • Student Success: Interview with a new CGMA member!

    This is the first in a series of interviews with newly qualified CIMA members – hopefully it will act as an inspiration and a motivational tool for current and new CIMA students. Andrea Murphy recently passed her final CIMA exam (the Strategic Case Study) and was kind enough to answer a few questions for the site. twitter.com/IEZfVmYo79…

  • CIMA FLP vs. Traditional Route: My take as a traditional student

      When I committed to my CIMA journey, I chose the Traditional Objective Test route. I’m probably a bit old-fashioned in that way. I bought the physical textbooks, set up my desk space, and got ready to tackle the Pearson VUE exam centres one by one. Since starting out, plenty of fellow students have asked…

  • CIMA Students Success Stories

    Tackling a professional accounting qualification is not a walk in the park. Whether you’re studying for ACCA or CIMA you will need to devote enough time and effort to be a successful student. And with the February case study exams beginning next week here are some words of wisdom and tips on how to pass…