Walex

I took L1 Dec 09, and L2 for the first time last June. Doable? Probably, if you have serious tunnel vision and don't work 12 hours a day. Recommended? Definitely not. People warned me not to try, and I thought I could do it anyway. I started studying in February last year, and had a terrible time buckling down. Those few weeks of freedom while waiting for my L1 results totally derailed me.

All of that said, it's absolutely my own fault that I didn't pass (band 6). I didn't study hard enough, plain and simple. This year, I did, and I still don't know if I'll pass. Level 2 is not to be blown off, that's for sure.

If you think you can trudge through without being distracted, go for it. But in retrospect I wish I had just waited, and enjoyed those months instead of half ass studying/half ass having fun.