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I went from Band 3 to Pass this year.

RMontgomery

from band 10 to pass

dreampak

joker Wrote:
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> I went from Band 3 to Pass this year.


Awesome Joker. I'm assuming you changed a lot of things regarding prep strategy but I could, of course, be completely wrong.

cjs238

Southfloridaguy,
Congrats on passing, sounds like you really worked hard.
I just passed level II on my 3rd try.

Do you think you could email me some of the previous year's mock exams?

yalo

@southfloridaguy,

You said you read the CFAI curriculum and reread it again? How long did that take. Even starting in September that doesn't seem like enough time to get through all of it twice. I am impressed...

hoangvu90

boondocksaint Wrote:
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> @southfloridaguy,
>
> You said you read the CFAI curriculum and reread
> it again? How long did that take. Even starting
> in September that doesn't seem like enough time to
> get through all of it twice. I am impressed...


I actually did not reread the CFAI curriculum twice, just certain Readings (e.g., Reading 21) I deemed high risk for potential testing on the exam. That said, my rereading of the curriculum was only a few hundred pages.

ayodayo

ShurmonMcCoy Wrote:
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> Southfloridaguy,
> Congrats on passing, sounds like you really worked
> hard.
> I just passed level II on my 3rd try.
>
> Do you think you could email me some of the
> previous year's mock exams?


Shurmon, I have the past two year's worth (can't remember if mocks were even offered in 2008) of mocks and can e-mail to you. Let me know your e-mail and I will send.



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brainsX

southfloridayguy: Did you use Schweser books? to reinforce CFAI readings?

I have found that reading only CFAI text, one gets lost in the sheer volume and details and loses focus.

AnalystForum

onelasttime Wrote:
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> southfloridayguy: Did you use Schweser books? to
> reinforce CFAI readings?
>
> I have found that reading only CFAI text, one gets
> lost in the sheer volume and details and loses
> focus.


OLT, I did not use any outside test prep like Schweser. Since I failed Level III once (even though my comprehension of the curriculum material was fairly poor from 2009 studying) I reasoned that going through CFAI text second time around for 2010 was at least some reinforcement in light of the volume and details.

Since you mention it, one bit of self-talk that I do recall while restudying for 2010 exam was that if I keep persevering through the volume and details from CFAI text, the extra time and effort would eventually pay off.

dvilayphet

Southfloridaguy,
Thanks a lot. My email is sanelijo@gmail

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