I would like to thank you all from the bottom my heart for all you did for me this year. Words just cannot describe how I feel right now.

I still can’t believe I passed CTA level 2. As a repeat student, CA Campus challenged every bit of conventional knowledge I had on how to approach CTA. Everyone always tells you to do as many questions as you can. That was precisely what I did all the previous years I attempted CTA and it never seemed to work.

I started my CTA journey in 2014:

• In 2014 I dismally failed 2 and supped 3 (CTA Level 1).
• In 2015 I supped 4 and failed 1 but benefitted from Unisa concession which allowed students to progress to CTA Level 2 regardless of whether they completed CTA Level 1.
• In 2016 I passed 2, supped 2 and failed 1.

For all prior years (2014 – 2016) I worked with other service providers which shall remain nameless.

This time of the year is usually the time I am sad, down and confused as to why I failed as I could never fault myself on effort and hours put in towards studying. But when I came to CA Campus it was like I was in a dark room all these years and suddenly someone had switched on the lights.

MAC from Test 1 onwards – my year marks improved 30-40%. MAC was my worst subject ever – but with Sara I never failed one test. I was averaging 60% across the board for all subjects. After Test 1, I decided to throw my strategy of studying from questions completely out of the window.

I started trusting the CA Campus approach: This decision was the game changer in my CTA year. This year for the exam I did a handful of case study questions for each subject and focussed the majority of my time understanding the principles for each subject. The notes were detailed for each subject and based on SAICA’s examinable pronouncements which ensured that we covered the work in the detail required.

For all my tests and exams I never saw any foreign concepts as we covered the syllabus from wall to wall.

What helped me greatly:

• Tax: We literally studied from the legislation and it became so easy to understand the language in the Act that you take into the exams.
• Auditing: Candice literally taught us how to use our standards coupled with highlighting important sections – in exams I nailed auditing because I knew how to use my books.
• Financial Accounting: The question pack with detailed examples we received was very useful for exam preparation coupled with detailed theory explanations guiding you through the standards.
• Management Accounting: My word!!! I could not believe that whenever I got stuck on a question I could literally refer back to my CA Campus notes, solve the problem and when I compared to the Unisa memo my attempts were spot on.

I can honestly say – if I never signed up with CA Campus, I would have never passed. My confidence is so high, thanks to these amazing lecturers. Hands down my best educational experience including 5 years of studying at UCT. Top, top lecturers who are passionate about their students.