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Does anyone know where on the CFA site they posted this?

i.e. pens, calcluator, etc.
 
http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprog/resources/examdetails/policies/index.html

You must follow these guidelines at your test center. With your cooperation, we will ensure that candidates are checked in promptly and seated on time.



The following items must be kept on your desk during the exam:

Exam admission ticket
Current government-issued photo identification
Approved calculator(s), including calculator case(s)
Writing instruments (pencils for Levels I and II, pens and pencils for Level III)



The following items may be kept on your desk, if needed:

Erasers, calculator batteries (and screwdriver for battery replacement), pencil sharpeners (no knives), eyeglasses, earplugs, and wristwatches (analog and digital) are acceptable; however, audible alarms and/or timers must be turned off



The following items are permitted in the testing room but must remain in your pockets or under your chair when not in use:

Wallet (money purse)
Medicine, tissues, and other necessary medical or personal items



The following items are not permitted in the testing room:

Food or drinks
Baggage of any kind including transparent bags, backpacks, handbags, tote bags, briefcases, luggage, carrying cases, or pencil cases
Study materials including notes, papers, textbooks, or study guides
Scratch paper, present/future value tables, or calculator manuals
Highlighters, correction fluid, correction tape, or rulers
Knives of any type, including box cutter and X-ACTO� knives for use as pencil sharpeners
Cell phones, MP3 players, BlackBerrys�, cameras, pagers, headsets, computers, electronic organizers, personal data assistants, or any other remote communication or photographic devices
Any type of desk clock or timer



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 03:06AM by ditchdigger2CFA.
 
thanks. What about number of pens, pencils? Can we bring a bag? Will there be anywhere to store it?
 
any number

Personal Belongings Policy



You are strongly encouraged to leave your personal belongings at home or in your car; however, as a courtesy, your test center will have an area away from the testing room designated for personal belongings.



If proctors or security personnel find items that are not permitted in the testing room, you will be required to place them in the Personal Belongings Area. You will not have access to these items during the examination, but may access them during the lunch break and at the conclusion of the examination.



Please note that it is not the responsibility of the proctors or security personnel to ensure the safety of the materials in the Personal Belongings Area. Neither CFA Institute nor the test center, testing personnel, or vendors will assume responsibility or liability for stolen, lost, or damaged personal property left in this area.



You must follow these guidelines at your test center. With your cooperation, we will ensure that candidates are checked in promptly and seated on time.
 
you can bring wallet/keys/money -- but they have to be placed under your seat. if you bring pens/pencils/calc, don't bring a pouch/bag to keep them in, they will make you dispose of it.
 
You should bring pencils, erasers, and a calculator with extra batteries.

Leave all your belongings in the waiting area including your cell phone if you decide to bring it. When I took my dec 08 exam, someone's phone went off...you could only imagine what happened to him. Also, bring your own lunch and do NOT talk about the AM exam during the lunch break.

Best of luck people!
 
A bottle of JD's just incase things don't go your way!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 11:56AM by mezzanine.
 
Viper83 Wrote:
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> a condom, maybe you'll hook up with someone.



i believe the only f*&kin will be done by the CFAI (no lube).
 
I know some cases where the proctors checked the calculator memory as well.

Remember to clear all the memories in your calculator, and all the sheets TVM, Cash Flow.
Obviously the stored numbers wont make any sense coz the question in the exam will be different but you never know what the crazy proctor is upto and you might get screwed up.
 
Just curious, why do they require you to bring the calculator case aswell?
 
gauri Wrote:
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> I know some cases where the proctors checked the
> calculator memory as well.
>
> Remember to clear all the memories in your
> calculator, and all the sheets TVM, Cash Flow.
> Obviously the stored numbers wont make any sense
> coz the question in the exam will be different but
> you never know what the crazy proctor is upto and
> you might get screwed up.


I could see how someone would put 1.65, 1.96, 2.58 in the memory keys.

Just saying.
 
esco Wrote:
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>
> Leave all your belongings in the waiting area
> including your cell phone if you decide to bring
> it. When I took my dec 08 exam, someone's phone
> went off...you could only imagine what happened to
> him.


What happened to him?
 
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