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| Author | Topic: Starting NOW with Level1-June?? |
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| honey60 @2010-01-31 03:14:22 |
Hello, I plan to start now for the Level-1 CFA in June. Do I have sufficient time to complete the course? Can people share their thoughts/advice. Thank You. |
| clee086 @2010-02-01 13:45:21 |
Yes it's definitely possible, but you will have to put in alot of time in terms of practice questions and reading. I personally passed with 3 months of hardcore studying. By that, I mean everyday for multiple hours. With a few months before the exam, buckle down and wave goodbye to your social life! Good Luck! |
| CFAL1ed @2010-02-07 08:22:52 |
Try to aim for a study session per week (give or take a day) with about a month or so to review. Depending on your background, that should be enough. Make sure to actually know the information. Simply having a good, college understanding of the material is not enough. Clock in honest 300 hrs and you will pass. I come from an engineering background with almost no exposure to finance and that is the amount of effort I put in. But they were honest 8 hours. I passed it scoring >70% on all topic. |
| HardcoreNick @2010-02-21 06:24:56 |
I revised for level one in 10 weeks alongside a full time job, I have zero financial background (MSc in Software Engineering). I put in ~350 hours of good studying, study notes only. I still went out on a proper night out at least once a week too. Its certainly possible, just sign up and stop thinking about it, the clock is ticking! :-) |
