What was it like preparing for the encounter with the beast?

[semantics]

to the poster above - thanks for clarifying, i thought i was dead, or maybe it was an extension of the analogy.
and spare us the patronizing lecture, we all know as much, and let’s not change the focus from telling us that our “complaints” were “trivial” compared to yours. the implication of those words is that you’re somehow more capable of handling these events than us mere mortals, when you simply had an opportunity to exhibit more resilience than we did.
it’s insulting given how miserable the last few months were for virtually all of us.

 

[Life is Overwhelming]

revexrevex wrote:
a) Wife diagnosed with cancer in 2014
b) In Part time MBA program
c) Full time in demanding job
d) Still took CFA Level 2
For those complaining how hard things were for them, how they barely had time to study, how much fun and sleep they had to forego – you do not know the extent of sacrifices others had to go through. Really makes all those complaints trivial.

I’m really sorry about the misery you had to go through, but you don’t have the right to bash the rest of us for having to deal with different sets of (relatively less difficult) circumstances because your suffering does not decrease the magnitude of ours ..
And about the “complaining”.. This is a post to DESCRIBE how it was like preparing for L2.. Did you expect to read comments about rainbows and sunflowers ?! Let me tell you, when I was studying I did not even have time to “complain”.. I’m assuming this was the case for the rest of the candidates since these posts are coming AFTER we’re done with the exam ..
P.S: I lost my grandfather TO CANCER in January, just days before I got my “pass” in L1
I really do wish that your wife gets better.. I will keep her in my prayers

 

[revexrevex]

Definetely wasn’t meaning to bash anyone else’s efforts. But life and death puts everyday things in different light. It was a big mistake to post on here and won’t repeat it again.

 

[igor555]

revexrevex wrote:
a) Wife diagnosed with cancer in 2014
b) In Part time MBA program
c) Full time in demanding job
d) Still took CFA Level 2
For those complaining how hard things were for them, how they barely had time to study, how much fun and sleep they had to forego – you do not know the extent of sacrifices others had to go through. Really makes all those complaints trivial.

prayers for ur wife to get well and a passing grade for you. this is a real rolemodel

 

[Would You Look]

revexrevex wrote:
Definetely wasn’t meaning to bash anyone else’s efforts. But life and death puts everyday things in different light. It was a big mistake to post on here and won’t repeat it again.

Don’t let keyboard warriors get to you. Take care of your wife, enjoy your regained free time, hope for the best. Best of luck to you on your exam results…

 

[rahul roy]

Preparation for CFAL2 increased my memory retention power.

 

[swatiupadhyay]

khan_salman wrote:
For the last 2-3 months, my life revolved around two things work and the L2 exam , nothing else was allowed. Felt guilty if I slept for more than 5 hours. Whatever you want to say, it was a challange and just to go through this experience taught me a lot.
Now that its over, fell like I have so much extra time and energy.

Thanks for sharing. It is a big weight off my shoulder too.
On the bright side, I know at least which books are sure to put me to sleep
So, everytime I can’t sleep, I will look at my CFA books and I will be dozing in no time

 

[swatiupadhyay]

revexrevex wrote:
a) Wife diagnosed with cancer in 2014
b) In Part time MBA program
c) Full time in demanding job
d) Still took CFA Level 2
For those complaining how hard things were for them, how they barely had time to study, how much fun and sleep they had to forego – you do not know the extent of sacrifices others had to go through. Really makes all those complaints trivial.

Hope your wife is better now!! Take care of yourself and your family. CFA L2 pass is cold comfort compared to the other things in life. Will pray for your wife.
It definitely puts my relatively puny struggles in perspective. Thank you so much for sharing.
P.S: Don’t let the frustrated souls here get to you!!

 

[swatiupadhyay]

revexrevex wrote:
Definetely wasn’t meaning to bash anyone else’s efforts. But life and death puts everyday things in different light. It was a big mistake to post on here and won’t repeat it again.

It was not a mistake on your part to share.Thanks for sharing. You are super courageous. Don’t let people/circumstances get to you…

 

[swatiupadhyay]

rahul roy wrote:
Preparation for CFAL2 increased my memory retention power.

I do not know if I will pass or fail. I just know that I like the subjects a lot. Does that make sense?

 

[inkybinky]

I suspect that, for a lot of candidates, motivation is a problem. In my case:
1) Full-time job
2) Part-time MBA/MS program
3) A very energetic and distracting two-year old.
4) Moved to a new house a couple of months before the exam (which meant buying, selling, and moving).
After getting through that building up the motivation to study for the CFA exam is pretty difficult. This was my second time around, though, and I feel like I was better prepared this year.