Past successful CFA LIII takers part II, how were you feeling?

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A couple weeks out to the test, how were you truthely feeling about the exam? (Panicking, worried, <50% chance of passing, good, like a boss, etc.)
 
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A couple weeks out to the test, how were you truthely feeling about the exam? (Panicking, worried, <50% chance of passing, good, like a boss, etc.)
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Yeah, sure, no, not really, not at all.
EDIT: In all seriousness, the last two weeks before the exam are somehow “magical”. Not exactly sure how to explain it, but I think it’s a “fight or flight” phenomenon that takes place as you’re coming up to E-Day. Somehow all the pieces information that you’ve been studying over the last 4+ months miraculously come together and begin to make sense in the bigger scheme of it all. Don’t forget that some stress is good; it keeps you on your toes and makes you try a little harder. Just don’t let it consume you.
Now take a deep breathe (or two), focus, and convince yourself that you’re going to finally complete this exam better than the other half of test takers on June 6th.
 
^Thanks tozerrt. Im certaintly feeling the fight or flight phenomenon. I hope to feel the “magic”, if not may have to start taking drugs to force the magical moments upon myself
 
I felt pretty good about it but only becasue I worked my butt off. However the results were shocking. I scraped by…I mean I barely scraped by. After getting semi consistent 80s on mocks.
Its no Joke!
 
I cleared level 3 last year. I was a little concerned about my handwriting and seemed to be getting some scores in my practice tests which were close to borderline. The below except from “www.dailywritingtips.com” made me feel better. I could read it and hopefully many of the examiners can read such garbled text.
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghi t pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.
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I felt pretty good about it but only becasue I worked my butt off. However the results were shocking. I scraped by…I mean I barely scraped by. After getting semi consistent 80s on mocks.
Its no Joke!
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Ok thanks. But I need someone now to tell me they thought they were going to fail and scoring mediocre at best on mocks and past with flying colors please!!
….Just lie to me if you must ;-)
 
For this one, unlike either of the first two, I felt prepared.
Side note, most candidates feel a iittle unsettled after the morning session because it tends to feel quick and time is precious. Just remember that this isn’t unusual and focus on the next task at hand
 
His mom wrote:
…I mean I barely scraped by. After getting semi consistent 80s on mocks.
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And this is how you can kill a strong man without even being close to him. The Hannibal Lecter effect
 
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