how much time off before exam? about, taking, before

Carson

talking about the last week or two before exam day. i have the week off before the exam. how much off (if any) are yall taking?

lcw77

I wish I could take at least a couple of days.....I am sure it would help...but hey..didn't take more than half a day before and here I am...I guess....it wouldn't hurt to take few days off, but by then, either you are prepared...or you are not.

Darien

think about how much you can memorize short term in two extra days. you could memorize at least 6 long formulas if that is all you worked on a majority of those days.

Short term memory is a fascinating concept to me. I was surprised last year that I was able to recall a few formulas I found in the material that I hadnt see (in CFAI text) the thursday before the exam. This came up on the exam and I remembered it, but couldnt remember it a couple days past that. I think the closer we get to the exam, the more time you should put in up until Friday.

everyone is different though. to each their own

Valores

week off in Portugal end of April

mcmc

thommo77 Wrote:
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You're about 6 months late on that one, I used to.

NO EXCUSES

nannan66

1 day - to relax and dont think about anything :-)

Windjammer

I took a week off before the exam last year and didn't pass.. Thinking I might try the Fridays off in May approach.

Windjam

bpdulog Wrote:
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Must work for the government

bboo

0 days. I took a week off for my first stab at L2 and it didn't really do much for me.

My logic is that by the last week I should pretty much be prepared and a few extra days isn't going to make or break me passing this thing.

Though taking the day off before could make sense just to let yourself relax.

strikethree

15 days before the exam I am going for a service trip to South America ( 1 week ) . I will be back for Saturday before the big one. Hopefully I can take some CFAI text and some Schweser books along , otherwise I am toast