Krishnaa Davey started ACCA before her B.Com at D.G. Vaishnav College and, with no exemptions, managed college and the ACCA Knowledge and Skill levels together. She cleared SBR, SBL, AFM and APM in the first attempt to finish 13 out of 13 papers, was one of three winners of the EY Case Study Challenge (Season 3) and now works in a core finance role at Wipro.
A rocket starts with a small spark but ends with a colourful blast. Krishnaa Davey’s ACCA journey was like that.
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ACCA before B.Com even started
Krishnaa started ACCA even before she started her B.Com at D.G. Vaishnav College.
Back then, B.Com students didn’t get exemptions. That meant she had to manage her regular college, the ACCA Knowledge level and the Skill level together. It wasn’t easy.
Puffs for lunch
She was the student who would stay home and prepare when her family went out for a function. Sometimes her family would be away for 3 to 4 days, and she’d be left to manage her own food while preparing for exams. Her solution? Puffs. For lunch.
Not because she couldn’t cook. She was just too lazy to bother when there were questions waiting to be solved. Taste became optional. Getting the syllabus done wasn’t.
The pit stop
She completed her B.Com and the ACCA Skill level almost in parallel. Once college was out of the way, she was fully available for her Professional level.
It was like a Formula 1 car entering the pit stop: tyres changed, fuel filled, everything checked, and back on track with a fresh burst of energy.
SBR. SBL. AFM. APM.
Four papers. Four first attempts. Four ticks.
13 out of 13. Written exams for every paper. Zero exemptions. Krishnaa became an ACCA Affiliate.
The EY Case Study Challenge
There’s another part of her journey that deserves attention.
During her Professional level, we encouraged her to take part in the EY Case Study Challenge (Season 3). She took up an M&A case and worked on it with her ACCA friends at Skilledgrad.
Our approach has always been simple. Don’t train students only to answer exam questions. The world needs professionals who can apply what they learn to real business problems.
So we put learning into practice. Out of all the participants, only three were named winners. Krishnaa was one of them.
A core finance role at Wipro
And the story didn’t stop with the ACCA Affiliate result. She got a core finance role at Wipro.
Today she’s travelling, exploring new experiences, spreading her infectious energy and beginning her professional journey on a great platform.
Krishnaa, one thing is certain: the classroom was brighter with you in it. Keep that energy. Keep that curiosity. And please, now that you’re working, occasionally upgrade from puffs.
Congratulations, Krishnaa Davey, our ACCA Affiliate.
At Skilledgrad, we celebrate the qualification, but we’re even happier when we see the person behind it grow. Not just exam prep. We’re building finance careers.
This story was first shared by Sridharan M, Head of Academics & Placement at Skilledgrad, on LinkedIn. Read the original post.
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