ohai

Quant is rough, IMO. Aside from memorization of pension accting and intercorporate investmentments I didn't find any particular topic that difficult. Howeever, the challenge lies in the vastness of information and time it takes to get a firm grasp of all the concepts, in addition to questions posed in vignette format which adds another layer of difficulty. Given 5-6 months of consistent study you'll have reasonable shot at passing. I put in about three solid months and feel 50-50 on chances of passing, had I started earlier I'd feel quite confident. Put in the time, don't get bogged down, and do all CFAI EOC questions, several time for key areas.