I recently finished with econ after working through ethics and quant in November. I’ll be solving practice problems over the next two weeks (with a short break for the holiday). Ideally, I’ll have an 80% mastery of ethics, quant, and econ before moving on to the next book, but I’ll switch to FR&A on January 1st, regardless of my where I stand on the previous subjects. I want to maintain a pace of one CFAI textbook per month, with May left open for review.
That countdown clock is unnerving. I feel OK about where I stand in terms of exam preparation, but there is room for improvement on my end. Right now, I average about 15 hours of studying per week. I’ve got a few things to be optimistic about in the new year - 1) No NFL Football = 3 extra hours of study time each week; 2) One of my colleagues and I are meeting for a “Math Night” every Wednesday so that we can collaborate on the more challenging problem work; 3) I’ll burn of a week of PTO after tax season so that I can use a 50-hour prep week to boost my confidence going into the exam.
It’s nice to chat with my fellow Level 1 candidates. I’ve been reassured by several charterholders at my bank that this exam is very beatable, provided that you put in the time. Good luck, everyone!
retty much done with Quant (hated it) and about to move on to Economics (my major). Definitely going to have to come back after getting through the material to really nail those formulas down…
