mcmc

as per my name it was my 3rd time and passed

Band 4
Band 7
Pass


I STRONGLY suggest you dont take a year off or quit. If you see those LOS comparison posts for 2011, you will notice that the material is pretty much the exact same thing. If they totally revamped L3 and brught in a ton of new study stuff but then i can agree.
If I failed I would have no question about it did the 4th time based on this. All those " I wish they tested this stuff" " i cant beleive they ddnt test this .. " is likely going to work in your favor next year. let the week go by, relax, let it digest, organize a plan and sit down with both Los's and re-write you can do it

mcmc

Band 10 last year, barely passed this year

1. CFA texts first, supplement w/ quick Schweser reads if necessary (do not waste $$ on new notes).

2. do most of end-chapter CFA questions, sometimes, if qualitative, just check the answer, but make time for them.

3. Do IPS (individual and institutional) at the very end of you study. Follow CFA examples closely, do not rely on Schweser for this.

4. Do ethics/gips at the end of your study.

5. it's better to spend a lot of time on IPS and get it right on the morning exam, then to rush through it just to get all the questions done, imho.

6. do a Schweser mock exam at one of the locations.

7. do all CFA sample exams.

8. save some time for review.

9. concentrate on main ideas behind concepts/formulas and their relationship to each other and pm overall, not just memorizing concepts/formulas themselves.