Just another Panic post

[Anand Singh]

Hi Guys,
I just started with the studies and I am already overwhelmed.
I have only seen the videos for some of the study material and it seems too much. I don’t know how I prepped for Level 1. It seems too much of work right now. I work for 12 hours/5 days a week. It all seems very difficult. I can’t even study on weekends. Anyone on the same boat?
I plan to complete the FRA,Quants, econ and Fixed income by december end. I still did not figure out how would i be able to do that. But still that’s the “PLAN”
Please share your plans.

 

[Ramos4rm]

You have so much time dude…calm down. I did L2 in 2.5 months…plan was to stay in the office til midnight (taking a day or so a week off before May, May was everyday no excuses) and use the entire weekend to study. By that I mean, you can maybe get in 4-6 hours of legit study hours on a weekend day but also stay in, relax, watch tv, catch up on sleep, eat, etc. Easiest way to ensure passing is to be a social outcast, so stop meeting up with people. If you can, find time to go to the gym too…that helps.

 

[itera]

you only work 12 hours a day? lucky. there are people far less fortunate takign the exams.
or there’s always another option.. the rusty hacksaw..

 

[Would You Look]

Itera, you could at least proffer the plumbing school option before the rusty-hacksaw-castrating option…

 

[Greenman72]

Anand Singh wrote:
I just started with the studies and I am already overwhelmed.

Perfectly normal. I think everybody feels this way when they first start L2.
How do you tackle it? Easy. One reading at a time.
It seems like a lot right now. (And it IS a lot.) But if you just start studying, and move along through the readings, you’ll find that you will eventually get to the end.
Just don’t get hung up on something. If you try it and can’t get it, just move on and come back to it. If you can’t get it the second time, then you might just have to punt it and focus on the things you know you can get right.