标题: December then June.. [打印本页] 作者: parott 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00 标题: December then June..
How did people do when passing December followed by June level? I was fortunate enought to pass because I had plenty of time to study but felt the turn around was rough.
Anyone who passed consecutively, trying to take level III next year? I'm very unsure..作者: giants2010 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Me - 120 for LI (Stalla only), 180 for LII (CFAI Only). LIII next year - CFAI mostly but might do schweser/stalla if I can get a good deal.作者: thecfawannabe 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
L1 - Dec 2009
L2 - Jun 2010
passed - will be taking up L3 in 2011.
Given the limited time I had for L2 (and a full time job & a 15 month old son), I focused on grasping the material using schweser videos (made notes using the workbooks) and then reviewed the CFAI text books (did not bother with the scheweser notes). This helped a lot to get through all the fluff in the text books. I did most of the examples and EOC questions.
Did not do any timed tests due to time constraint. But I did solve the item sets from couple of schweser practice exams whenever I had the chance (during commute, lunch etc). I made sure I revised whatever I learned in the last week. Also attended the BSAS bootcamp (it wasn't great but it did help me revise). And it worked!
I will start early for L3 this year - same strategy - use schweser videos for understanding the concepts and CFAI texts to re-inforce it.作者: flyinggirl 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
I passed in December '09 and passed LII. Put in 330 hours.作者: spreads 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
i did L1 in Dec and L2 in june, and it was a pretty miserable existence.
I will do l3 this coming june to try and finish it off - have plenty of months to recover this time作者: YAhmed 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
I Passed L1 in Dec and Passed L2 in June. If possible I would highly advise not to do it, all I can say is that it sucked royal ass.
I'm probably the least intelegent L3 student but I was smart enough to realize I needed to put in some time.
L1 I studied 350+ hours I did 70+ on all but Drivs and FRA
L2 I studied 450+ hours, it was total hell. I was scoring great on all mock exams but the FRA part's of the exam killed me, I made it up on Ethics, FI and Alts.
In December of 2009 I thought I was 60%+ that I passed so I borrowed some books from a friend and started to study on December 28, 2009 I studied 7 days a week missing only 8 days from 12/28/09 - 6/5/2010. My advise is to start early, anyone that can pass starting in late Feb with under 250 or 300 hours is highly impressive to me.
I start L3 tomorrow, I plan to be through all of the DVD's and Schweser EOC's by end of September.作者: genuinecfa 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Same here- Lvl I in Dec2009 and Lvl II in June 2010 -- thankfully . Pretty average student , but loads of luck to be able to clear first time for both作者: SeanWest 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
i would advise most people against doing an L1 Dec and an L2 the following June, unless you are unemployed, then go to town! Its really no fun, and there were a couple times i just wanted to throw my hands up and say "screw this!".
It's one of the hardest things i've ever done, and i'm proud of it, but now that i've done it, looking back does getting the charter 1 year earlier make that much of a difference in your career? probably not...作者: ppls 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
^^L3 tomorrow? Wow you are determined my friend作者: ayaz_mahmud369 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
i'm taking a break - wife had a baby at the end of may and am just gonna enjoy being a dad for a while - figure if i start L3 studying in late november, thats basically 2 full months i didnt have studying for l2 - should be plenty of time, i hope...作者: luda002 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Dec 09 L1 - pass
June 10 L2 - pass
I agree with everyone that it sucked ass, but looking back it was worth it. I will definitely be taking L3 next june. I just want to get the program done asap.作者: kkn006 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Dec 09 L1 pass
June 10 L2- pass
Schweser ftw.作者: mp3bu 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Dec 09 L1 - pass (Stalla)
June 10 L2 - pass (Stalla)
Being from IT background and no experience in financial markets, L2 was sure hell.
Glad I am done with it.作者: Analyze_This 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Like plenty of others, did L1 in Dec '09, and L2 in June 2010. Passes on both.
I managed to keep a full-time job for the whole period as well as a decent relationship going (now in its fourth year, god bless her).
When I see people talk about attempting this when they were pregnant/had a newborn/relocated countries, etc, I realise how easy I had it. Seriously, if you want to do the exams back-to-back, there is nothing that can stop you if you are committed and SERIOUSLY PUT IN THE TIME. Worth pointing out that I got up literally at 5 or 5:30 just about every weekday from Feb till June in order to study before - as well as after- work.作者: ningning1984 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
supersadface Wrote:
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> Like plenty of others, did L1 in Dec '09, and L2
> in June 2010. Passes on both.
>
> I managed to keep a full-time job for the whole
> period as well as a decent relationship going (now
> in its fourth year, god bless her).
>
> When I see people talk about attempting this when
> they were pregnant/had a newborn/relocated
> countries, etc, I realise how easy I had it.
> Seriously, if you want to do the exams
> back-to-back, there is nothing that can stop you
> if you are committed and SERIOUSLY PUT IN THE
> TIME. Worth pointing out that I got up literally
> at 5 or 5:30 just about every weekday from Feb
> till June in order to study before - as well as
> after- work.
I agree with this 100%. I was in a similar situation as you. Congrats, man.作者: tobeornottobe 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Passed Dec & June, and hungry for more!作者: Pegasus2008 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
did them back to back too, tight turnaround with new job that started mid-may, but it's definitely doable作者: sameeragarwal 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
level 1 - dec 2009
level 2 - jun 2010
planning to give level 3 in jun 2011...
level 1 was good cuz i had enough time to study since i started in sept.
level 2 was hell! but i feel im very very fortunate to have passed. i was working, i got engaged, my fiance was in town for a month and a half in Mar-Apr... She left around April 30th and thats when i started studying!! so basically i studied all of may and that whole month was HELL!! but it was all worth it in the end with a little bit of luck on my side of course 作者: ryanlb 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
Took level 1 in Dec and picked up the books for level 2 at the beginning of march, a few weeks after the level 1 results came out. Happy to say I passed and, although it was pretty hectic studying alongside a full time 50-60 hour week, I have no regrets about doing the two exams in back to back sittings. In my opinion these exams are all about knuckling down and blasting through them as quickly as possible. Nor do I regret only spending 3 months studying for it. I cant imagine spending a whole year for one of these things, I would go absolutely craaaazy. Even after three months I was sick of the sight of the textbooks. I am amazed at how people can now even contemplate beginning study for level 3!? I will personally be enjoying the summer (and happy to say that we actually have one in the UK for the first time in 3 years!), taking a break from study until the end of the year then will think about level 3 early next year.
To all of those people who are cracking on already I say take a step back and just enjoy yourself for a while. Studying for CFA really takes it out of you. Relax and take a break for a while. You will no doubt forget everything you read now and will have to keep coming back to it anyway.作者: scarecrow 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
band 10, but at least next year it will be a slam dunk if I study the same amount of time for the 2nd time (starting late Feb.)
I wouldn't count on being able to do it if you work full time but it's definitely worth a shot to save a year or get a head start on being able to crush it the next time around.作者: bingbingliang 时间: 2011-7-11 19:00
I've been doing a big exam every 6 months for my actuarial exams. These exams take a recommended 400 hours each on top of full time work. I did this for 6 years. I think you can definitely do a Dec followed by June CFA exam, if you are willing to put the rest of your "fun" life on hold and just get it done.
