From the WSJ:
When the CFA Institute, which dispenses the highly valued "chartered financial analyst" certification, recently released results from the second and third exams in the grueling three-test series, the institute's computer system choked because so many wannabe analysts flooded its Web site in search of their results.
At least one test-taker reported that it took a couple of hours to find out if he passed the exam. (He did.)
The institute attributed the crunch to a scheduling issue that prompted it to release the results on a Wednesday instead of the usual Tuesday. "They are always an eager group, but the fact that we delayed it a day made them more eager," said Mike Dalton, managing director for information technology.
When the CFA Institute, which dispenses the highly valued "chartered financial analyst" certification, recently released results from the second and third exams in the grueling three-test series, the institute's computer system choked because so many wannabe analysts flooded its Web site in search of their results.
At least one test-taker reported that it took a couple of hours to find out if he passed the exam. (He did.)
The institute attributed the crunch to a scheduling issue that prompted it to release the results on a Wednesday instead of the usual Tuesday. "They are always an eager group, but the fact that we delayed it a day made them more eager," said Mike Dalton, managing director for information technology.