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Can you please help to advice the Assurance exam schedule?

For example, how many exam do we have for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year? What is the maximum exams we can take for the 1st year? And hopefully, any tips for exam please? Thanks.

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  • Author: Yingcong K.
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  • Anonymous

    Hi Yingcong, are you a graduate or a business apprentice?

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    Ben S. Candidate

    Hi Lucy, I am a graduate! What is it for grads?

  • Anonymous

    Hi Ben, for graduates you will do most of your ACA exams in your first year

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    Ben S. Candidate

    Ok! What is the timeline like and can you do them all in a year?

  • Anonymous

    You will do roughly 9 exams in first year, 3 in second year and 3 in third year

  • Anonymous

    By the time you are approaching the end of your third year you will have finished all exams

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    Ben S. Candidate

    How hard did you find the exams you have done?

  • Anonymous

    They are challenging, but definitely manageable!

  • BS
    Ben S. Candidate

    How did you find balancing work with revision?

  • Anonymous

    I found creating study groups with your peer/ cohort colleagues really made it a lot easier to balance!

  • BS
    Ben S. Candidate

    Also, are you taught in person?

  • Anonymous

    Yes at a college

  • YS
    Yanning S. Candidate

    Hi there, I'm sorry to cut in the middle, but I really wonder whether all the assurance graduate would do ACA qualifications? Will FS assurance be required to chose only AC

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    Humza F. Candidate

    Hi, I'm sorry to be intruding as well. I just wanted to ask how frequently graduates would be expected to go college whilst working?

  • Anonymous

    EY will plan your college around your work, you do not do both at the same time

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    Humza F. Candidate

    Thank you Lucy!

  • Anonymous

    No problem

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    Fab L. Candidate

    Hi Lucy, sorry to be intruding, how will the exam/ study be structured during the first year for assurance grads sitting ICAS?

  • Anonymous

    I believe you will do about 8 exams in year 1

  • YS
    Yanning S. Candidate

    Thank you Lucy!

  • Anonymous

    No probs

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    Fab L. Candidate

    Do you know when we will sit the ICAS exams?

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    Fab L. Candidate

    For those starting in April

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