Anybody take a vacation in the middle of studying?

mdfb79

Hey all, since getting the charter in 3 years or less usually means giving up any Springtime vacations, I was wondering if any of you were successful while also able to take maybe 2 weeks off and go on vacation and capitalize on the nice weather - then come right back to studying?

This would especially be relevant for L2. Has anybody heard/experienced a scenario where they begin pretty early, and have most of it done so that they can afford the break in the Spring?

Just wondering, because it seems I missed a whole lot last year, and the thought of 2 (hopefully) more years of that is kind of depressing.

kkn006

I don't think it hurts taking vacation while studying. It is over 9-month of studying and vacation of two weeks is nothing.

bdavi77962

I'm taking a 2-week vacation in December!

I've started studying lightly now....take a break end of December; and hopefully return January to hit the ground running!! *fingers crossed*

bbtomato

I've been skiing every February for a week while studying. Took books with me on the plane though

Pegasus2008

I have taken long breaks in studying for the first two exams.

For level I, I was finishing up my MBA, so I didn't study for a few weeks towards the end of April and beginning of May. I had no job though, so when I was done with my break, I hit the ground running. Not to be cocky, but I hammered that test, I was a recently minted MBA with limitless amounts of time to study. Sorry to all ou busy folks out there.

For level II, I went on a business trip for a month, and the first two weeks were pretty hectic, didn't get any studying in. I passed this as well, did quite nicely actually, although I was sure I could have failed when I left the exam, level 2 fcuks with you.

Oh, note on the level 2, there were a lot of rounding issues that caused me to take a lot of time. When they say "closest to the answer" they really mean it.

If you give the test the 150 - 250 hours, maybe more depending on background, you should be able to pass.

liquidity

I went to Barbados for a week in March. I read some ethics by the pool but not too much. I highly recommend it.

Kapie

Depends how you define vacation. Studying ethics while sitting on the beach isn't so bad.

FinancialAnaly

I guess so!! it's just two weeks and I think you need to give yourself sometime off to be able to focus later on!

I was actually wondering if I can join a gym, along with my 8 hours job and Level II preparing!

redskins44

I guess so!! it's just two weeks and I think you need to give yourself sometime off to be able to focus later on!

I was actually wondering if I can join a gym, along with my 8 hours job and Level II preperation