pacmandefense

I'm not sure if online forums actually decreased my study time. I don't know about you guys, but I probably would have just wasted time doing something else.

There is definitely positive reporting bias on AF. If you go to the "who passed" threads, you'll see a lot of one off names - basically people who lurk and then comment a couple of times because they're happy they passed.

With that being said, it's likely that the pass rates among AF users is a bit higher than that of the general population, at least for Level 1. If you're looking at CFA forums, you probably care *somewhat* about the test and will put in at least minimal effort. Lots of Level 1 candidates just don't give a crap and fail out of sheer laziness.