pass CFA level 2 in a month?

CFA_silverbullet wrote:
after work, i am exhaustive and sometimes i have problems concentrate on the materials.
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So your must prioritize studying over other obligations and responsibilities, and don’t let them get in your way
 
lol I was just busted by my manager for doing qbank questions. He msg’d me over the internal messenger saying “
mate.. I know you’ve an exam coming up and it is an important exam but I need to focus more on work please.”
 
I work on the legal side in nvestment banking and get crazy busy because all the regulation is going on…I’ll be pretty lucky if I work less than 10 hrs on one day…
 
Giovanni wrote:
My personal strategy has been to read the material, but not do any practice problems or formula memorization until the last month (studying full time, e.g. 6 hrs a day).
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That’s a recipe for disaster.
 
You’re fucked, but don’t give up. Just do as good as you can, and take the exam. At least it’ll be experience to build on for next year.
 
Clark_CFA_Candidate wrote:
That’s a recipe for disaster.
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It would be if I had a full time job, but that’s not the case here. I’m able to put in at least 6 hrs a day on the exam.
Last exam I tried memorizing everything from the start and it was just an impediment to getting through the material. You have to be able to understand the basic concepts first. As time passes you just forget stuff, even if you do the problems.
The problem with this exam is that you have to grasp a large scope of material, and the more you spend time getting bogged down with specifics in the beginning, the longer it takes to cover the material and that can be dangerous because that can leave less time for doing the mock exams which imho are the most critical part of preparation.
 
why would you implement a fuck work strategy? the entire point of writing the exam - improving your career prospects - will be hampered when your current co-workers/superiors give you negative references because you fucked off for two months at their expense.
Also, I was getting pissed when people would tell me the ‘oh, you’ll do fine’ lines. Then i realized it is a natural response; if the shoe was on the other foot, I’d probably say the same thing. Lol- imagine somebody telling you, “one month left and you’ve only studied FRA,QNT,EQY,DER?? you’re fucked!!”.
My point being, stop talking to people about the CFA exam…
 
This is my plan. I scored an 8/60 on the morning mock. I’ll let you know if I pass.
 
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