Schweser for Level II?

[zachlehner]

Has anyone else who used Schweser for Level I decided to not use it for Level II? I’ve heard that it is better to stick to CFA books after Level I.

 

[rexthedog]

I was going to use solely the CFA books for l2 after doing l1 with schweser. I started and by about 10 pages in was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
So I bit the bullet and got the Schweser books for L2. Cuts straight to the point without all the waffle that sometimes CFA books have.
TBH though, I know I’m shooting myself in the foot by not reading from the core curriculum, especially for L2 which is a big jump up. Oh well, that’s the risk i’m taking!

 

[Wendy]

Level II is challenging compared to Level I.
If you’re not bright or you don’t put in enough hours, you’re likely to fail L2 no matter what materials you use.
I don’t think there is anything magical about the CFAI books. They certainly contain 2x more words than the alternatives though.

 

[MrSmart]

rexthedog wrote:
I was going to use solely the CFA books for l2 after doing l1 with schweser. I started and by about 10 pages in was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
So I bit the bullet and got the Schweser books for L2. Cuts straight to the point without all the waffle that sometimes CFA books have.
TBH though, I know I’m shooting myself in the foot by not reading from the core curriculum, especially for L2 which is a big jump up. Oh well, that’s the risk i’m taking!

After going through Equity, AI, and half of CF from the CFAI textbook, I can say that half of the readable material is just filling. I just got Schweser and the difference in study time and recollection is huge.
I was a proponent for CFAI books when I started, now I don’t think so anymore. They are best used for reference, but not passing the exam.

 

[zachlehner]

Thanks all!

 

[TheLakeHouse]

MrSmart wrote:
After going through Equity, AI, and half of CF from the CFAI textbook, I can say that half of the readable material is just filling. I just got Schweser and the difference in study time and recollection is huge.
I was a proponent for CFAI books when I started, now I don’t think so anymore. They are best used for reference, but not passing the exam.

so now you switched to solely use Schweser Notes? I studied Equity, PM, CF and Economics with the CFAI textbook but used Schweser Notes when studying Quant. I don’t have any problem with the textbook except that they have more pages and take much more time to read.
Personally, so far I find studying for level 2 is more relaxing than level 1. The knowledge covered in level 2 books are more concentrated instead of being broad as that n level 1 books.