Is it cocky/bad karma to... experience, references, together, because, passing

shootingstar

Order a wall frame for my charter… lol
I feel pretty good about my chances of passing (definitely not 100% because you never know)… I walked into the exam feeling confident because of my high mock/past exam scores (in the mid 80’s). Walked out a little shaken but still somewhat confident. Was hoping to walk out of there with a better feeling, but it is what it is.
I so want this ordeal to be over that I am in the process of getting my references and experience together to apply for the charter as soon as, god willing, I get my pass email. I am hoping to get ahead of the lineup and get my application processed sooner than later. I will get an “official” frame from framingsuccess.com (with the custom embossed new CFAI logo on the mat).
Anyways, I can’t stop thinking about the exam and feel like I need to be doing something with my time… The void left by my lack of studying is driving me nuts…
Overconfidence bias much?

canadiananalyst

Wait, so the charter is only 17x22?  The way everyone talks about it on here, I thought it would be at least like 24x36 or something.

BC_MBA_student

A guy that works on my floor walked out of 2011-L3 feeling like he owned the world.  He passed L1 & L2 on his first try (Dec 09, Jun 10).  He thought the exam was reasonable and had one hour left over in both sessions.  He was also scoring super high on his mocks.  Honestly, he’s a standup guy but was definitely acting a little cocky.  He failed band 5 that year and retook/passed in 2012.  He was much more humble about the exam the 2nd time around.
Another guy at my company had become famous for failing L2 4 times and passing on his 5th try.  He took L3 in 2010 and I remember he was sweating it as soon as he left the test center.  He ran out of time in the morning and didn’t finish one whole problem and only half of another.  He (along with everyone else) assumed he failed but he ended up passing.

bchadwick

Yes, I mean the enormous sheet of paper.

dreampak

Even when you find out that you passed in late August, you won’t get your charter until closer to the end of the year. So you still have plenty of time post-confirm to invest in some fine mahogany.

ninja1024

Peer pressure much Andy?

ASSet_MANagemen

I would except for the fact that others in my office dont.  So I’d feel out of place.  I might hang it over my bed though

Analyze_This

Do people still frame these?

Roflnadal

lol… Yes it’s a pretty huge frame - it’s the largest size that framing success offers for a frame… I think I will need a bigger office…
You’re right, there is no real value to ordering it now (although there is a 3-week processing time before it’s shipped out). That being said, I’m not sure how long it takes to get the charter after applying for it… Just feeling the need to do concurrent activity.

bbtomato

Wouldn’t it be funny if you ordered the frame and passed, but then you got the certificate and they changed the size?