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The true path to happiness:

During your senior year of undergraduate studies, receive an offer in either trading or investment banking in the autumn recruiting season. Take and pass level 1 in December, level 2 in June. Graduate, start work, and stick close to senior personnel at the office, become proficient in Bloomberg (even if you don't have a terminal), pass the necessary series exams within the first 3 months of employment (by end of August). (Passing cfa level 2 allows you to skip the series 86,87 exams, so wait until you get your results before you sign up for 86,87. Just take and pass series 7,63 exams) Finally, sign up for level 3 cfa in August. At this point, you are well ahead of the game, while the rest of your analyst class is mostly clueless about the industry. Again, make sure to stick close with senior personnel at the office, and create a network of mentors (they don't have to be much older than you). As you are wrapping up your 3 month training and introductory period for new hires at the young age of 22, you will be on your way to a successful career in which you can focus on your job/networking, and not finance exams.