Alright, time for another study plan. In my imperfect pursuit of being a CFA charterholder I am in need of random strangers who can help me to calm my sense of insecurity. Oh, yeah, and if anything here sounds strange, just take into account that I am done studying for the night and am most certainly a couple scotches and a half a bottle of wine deep at this point.
I am using Kaplan Schweser for the majority of my preparation. There is a weekly online class that is offered as a part of the package I purchased. Due to my obligations at work, I will likely never make the live class, but it is available to watch as an archive version 24 hours after it is live. To be honest, I haven’t watched one yet; I am mostly using the class as a way to keep myself accountable to its reading schedule. If I complete my reading according to this class’ schedule, I will have slightly more than a full month to do nothing but test and review areas in which I am weak.
As I initially read through the material, I make comprehensive notes. The notes I make have thusfar averaged 3-7 pagers per Reading and include all essential information. I know that this seems somewhat unnecessary/obsessive, but it helps me to actively take in the information and process it as I read. Not to mention, it’s going to be pretty nice when I go have it all printed out and bindered up at kinkos to exhibit my ultimate nerdiness. In the past, I’ve worried that I waste time reading, when I should just read the key concepts at the end of the chapter and test the material. This time, because I have begun preparing earlier (started in late Feb for level I), I can take the time to read it slowly, take the notes and still have a sufficient time to test. I work through the concept checkers at the end of each reading and continuously take tests in the q bank and track my performance, although I am spending the vast majority of my time taking notes and reading at this point; not testing. This is the one thing that worries me about this strategy.
Once I have completed the reading (again, according to the online class schedule), I will have approximately 5 weeks to dedicate to q bank tests, mock exams, and CFAI problem sets. (Not to mention I have the week prior to the exam off from work).
As a final thing, I am not touching ethics until the weekend before the exam. Codes and Standards haven’t changed and I’m still going to dedicate 2 full days to it anyway; and in that final week prior to the exam, which (again) I have slated as vacation, I will touch on it lightly.
Ooooooookay!!! Now give it to me! If you’ve managed to make it this far in this drunken rant of a study plan, then give me your criticism and/or support!
I am using Kaplan Schweser for the majority of my preparation. There is a weekly online class that is offered as a part of the package I purchased. Due to my obligations at work, I will likely never make the live class, but it is available to watch as an archive version 24 hours after it is live. To be honest, I haven’t watched one yet; I am mostly using the class as a way to keep myself accountable to its reading schedule. If I complete my reading according to this class’ schedule, I will have slightly more than a full month to do nothing but test and review areas in which I am weak.
As I initially read through the material, I make comprehensive notes. The notes I make have thusfar averaged 3-7 pagers per Reading and include all essential information. I know that this seems somewhat unnecessary/obsessive, but it helps me to actively take in the information and process it as I read. Not to mention, it’s going to be pretty nice when I go have it all printed out and bindered up at kinkos to exhibit my ultimate nerdiness. In the past, I’ve worried that I waste time reading, when I should just read the key concepts at the end of the chapter and test the material. This time, because I have begun preparing earlier (started in late Feb for level I), I can take the time to read it slowly, take the notes and still have a sufficient time to test. I work through the concept checkers at the end of each reading and continuously take tests in the q bank and track my performance, although I am spending the vast majority of my time taking notes and reading at this point; not testing. This is the one thing that worries me about this strategy.
Once I have completed the reading (again, according to the online class schedule), I will have approximately 5 weeks to dedicate to q bank tests, mock exams, and CFAI problem sets. (Not to mention I have the week prior to the exam off from work).
As a final thing, I am not touching ethics until the weekend before the exam. Codes and Standards haven’t changed and I’m still going to dedicate 2 full days to it anyway; and in that final week prior to the exam, which (again) I have slated as vacation, I will touch on it lightly.
Ooooooookay!!! Now give it to me! If you’ve managed to make it this far in this drunken rant of a study plan, then give me your criticism and/or support!
