Checklist: 1 Week Until Your Exams

One week before professional accountancy exams, your focus should shift from learning new content to refining your understanding and maximising exam performance. Here's a focused plan:

✅ 1. Final Revision Schedule

• Prioritise weak areas: Spend more time on topics where you're less confident.

• Mix subjects daily: If you have more than one paper, rotate to keep your mind fresh.

• Use a timed plan: Schedule 60–90 min sessions - with breaks!

✅ 2. Practice Under Exam Conditions

• Attempt past papers & mocks: Stick to official timing and exam format (computer-based software).

• Focus on technique: Practice planning written answers and sticking to time limits per mark (e.g., 1.5 mins per mark).

• Mark your work: Use the examiner's report and model answers for key insights into common mistakes that students make.

✅ 3. Use Active Recall Tools

• Flashcards for key concepts (formulae, definitions, IFRS standards).

• Mind maps or summary sheets: Especially helpful for tax, audit, and financial reporting rules.

✅ 4. Know the Examiner’s Style

• Review:

  • Examiner reports

  • Past paper feedback

  • Common pitfalls or traps

✅ 5. Take Care of Yourself

• Sleep 7–8 hours

• Eat consistently and avoid takeaways

• Short walks/exercise to stay fresh

• Avoid burnout – this week is about performance, not panic.

✅ 6. Logistics Check

• Know your exam time, location or login process

• Calculator, ID, stationery, medication, water bottle

• Back-up plan for tech issues (if online)