Help choosing the material Wiley or IFT or Schweser? [Two times faield]

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Guys,
This is my first post in this forum so please ignore if i make any mistake.
So here is the thing. i am one of those guys who tired to read everything from Original CFA curriculum. I have already appeared twice for level II and failing at band 5 in 2015 and band 9 in 2016. I used Schweser notes both time but i feel like they don’t cover all the topics in detail. So i end up reading from original text which takes lot of time. In the end i am not able to revise or do enough questions.
I do self study without video lectures etc. I prefer printed material as opposed to the ebook format. I was thinking of changing the study material and wondering if it is it good idea to go with Wiley Level II CFA Self-Study Course - 2017 (Print) or IFT Level II : Notes and Question Bank $199 or keep using Schweser.
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My advice is pick up schweser 2017 and study them and after each study, do the CFAI curriculum end of chapter questions and Kaplan end of chapter questions. If you can, listen to Schweser videos or IFT Videos, I prefer IFT for videos. After listening to each video, practice the end of chapter questions in the curriculum again. Make sure you do those questions multiple times before exam and if you have some time, you can read the schweser notes over again sometime in March. It is important that you do as many questions as possible as you go on in the reading.
If you have Schweser Qbank, You can use it to solidify the concepts you’ve learnt. Don’t forget to do the Topic Tests on CFAI website. They are quite insightful.
It’s a lot of hardwork!!!!! And until one decides to pay the sacrifice, passing the exam might be impossible.
If you need a robust timetable (in excel format) that could help you keep up the discipline, send your email address.
All you need is little extra hardwork, you will cross the finish line.
 
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