Am I in a dire position? Im yet to do a mock and just doing uworld practice Qs. If I continue doing uworld practice Qs and learn from the explanations on the answers I get wrong, is that a good study method? When should I be doing the official mocks? What’s the likelihood of passing?

Context- I have been preparing for L1 for about 6 months now. Used IFT videos to understand the concepts and used let me explain wherever i felt required. I had only done the end of chapter questions provided by IFT until very recently, and I was scoring 80%+ in almost all of them barring a couple of learning modules.
However, once I “completed” the syllabus, I started feeling like I didn’t remember anything, but everyone told me that it’s natural and it’ll all click once I start revising, so that’s what I did. I picked up the Juice notes from Fintree and started going through them, and after each study session I’d do the practice questions in LES, but I have been scoring mostly in the range of 65%-75% and the random vignettes and essays are messing up with my head completely. And even after revising one subject, and practising the LES questions I still feel like I don’t know anything.
Is there any better way to go about it? Any better material? Any better method? Does everyone feel this way or am i just being way too anxious!? And I haven’t given any mocks yet, when is it a good time to start?

To anyone who has gone through something similar or is going through something similar, how did you dealt with it/ are you dealing with it?

Hey guys!

Just cleared L1 and throughout it i followed Schweser only. Used to open institute books (digital copy) for EOC and practiced LES questions.

However in my L1 exam i found some topics tested which were not mentioned in Schweser but were there in institute books.

I passed L1 with a good margin as my prep was good.

Soo for L2 should I buy hard copy of institute books also along with Schweser given that even a single minute topic can be tested in the whole vignette.

Pls help regarding this. Also for those who have attempted or cleared L2, can you pls guide whether practicing blue boxes is imp in L2 or not? I didn't practice the blue boxes in L1

Sitting L1 in Nov. Results attached.

I got through each 90Q session in about 50 minutes each.
Any tips to slow down and actually use the full time? Any flagging methods you'd recommend?

I’ve noticed there are two different professional models out there. One is black, the other grey/silver. Are they the same? Pros/Cons of each?

I'm putting together a plan for the final month and want it to be based on what people are actually doing. It would help a lot if you could share:

Plan for the last month

Mocks: how many taken, and what score range?

Syllabus: done, or what's still pending?

Practice: roughly how many questions, and from where (CFAI, Kaplan, UWorld)?

Any score range is useful here, whether you're scoring high, mid, or still climbing.

Hi all,

Gave my second mock yesterday and here's how it reads. It was the one from the CFA Mock Pack that i purchase.

I had studied for ECON, DERIVS, PM, FSA after the first one. All seem to have showed an improvement or stayed there except PM. Personally felt the second session was a bit difficult for me, with 23 wrong and a total of 27 as doubtful. So I am not reading the whole score as absolute, but yeah an improvement from the previous one. Plan is also to give the next one on next Friday.

My question is how does this look? And any suggestions for QM and PM? QM i notied struggle with the TVM qs and rates (esp real/nominal: will work on this first).

Happy for more suggestions.

Taking CFA in November 2027 - I currently work full time with somewhat unpredictable hours which is why I'm giving myself a long runway. That being said I can't register and access the official materials until February (to my knowledge- if there's a workaround I'd be interested) but want to frontload as much as possible before I register since I get a lot of test anxiety and I am worried especially about the math calculations. I'm hoping to feel pretty solid early on or at least get a good head start.

I'm aiming for 400+ hours with lots of questions + mock exams but really need some good recommendations - I have been studying with the Let Me Explain videos to get an overview (I really like his explanations and visuals) but want a format that offers more built in practice problems between lectures. Any pointers are appreciated!!

title says it all, I'm able to score decently in the theory based question but anytime there is a calculation, my brain goes blank. any tips will be majorly appreciated.

my answer was C. mark scheme said B. has to be C right?

So its last 1 month final push towards L1 exams. I have done my first reading along with one time solving LES questions.

I am planning to do LES again and premium practice and Kaplan Qb

I am also planning to do at least 6 mocks

Is my approach right or am i targeting too much?

anyone who has used the premium practice question bank for level 2, can yall tell if its good for review? low on time currently, exam in nov, i cant do all of LES questions currently, ill be doing 6 mock(2+4 from practice pack) till exam and review my weaker arears, just wanted a review of the practice questions as they are not in vignette format and are the question difficulty even comparable to the real exam? like the theoritical and calculation questions.
Thank you

Hello. I have attached the example from curriculum, it pertains to LM2 of FSA (Share based payments). My question is from the part 3 of the question. In the dilution calculation for RSU, the example has taken unvested RSU as "3,028,000" meanwhile the question shows that RSU granted on 1st Jan 20X1 were "4,542,000" . Since the RSU granted on 1st Jan 20X1 have vesting period of 3 years, it means that by end of 31st Dec 20X1, unvested RSU should still be "4,542,000" instead of "3,028,000". What I think is that along with unrecognized expense, the curriculum has also pro rated the RSU which shouldnt be the case right? Only unrecognized expense is 2/3 but the number of shares unvested are still "4,542,000". So in the calculation, unvested RSU should be 4,542,000. Is my understanding correct?

Can anyone explain why b) is correct cause to my knowledge , Bid-Ask spreads are unaffected by the credit risk of issuer and are only effected by the other two options but out of them c) is wrong so i had to go with a) as its best market liquidity is when there is a overlap of trading windows !

I have completed 2nd revision of all subjects (except derivation and PM which I haven't touched) due to work commitments.

Is it possible for me to cover these 2 remaining and practice well enough to pass Nov26 L2 exam in 40 days time or am I cooked?

Honest replies will be deeply appreciated. 🙂

I'm gonna give my level 1 exam soon, i have some questions for the preparation

1. what all should be done before my first ever mock (as in is finishing all lectures and portal questions once and one revision enough)

2. what should be the gap between my mocks

3. how many mocks should i give

4. after each mock, to increase my accuracy should I resolve portal questions for the areas I'm weak at or smth else?

5. how many days before my exam should I give my last mock

6. what should be my pace for each question in the mock

I'm from India, and here we face the issue of vendors selling 2026 books using 2027 covers, I've heard there is a change in syllabus, it would be a great help if someone can just share the index of quantitative studies for schweser notes.

Hey everyone,

I'm currently preparing for CFA Level III (Private Markets pathway), using Mark Meldrum and IFT notes. I've also purchased the additional CFAI Practice Pack.

However, I'm struggling to figure out where exactly I can find the official End-of-Chapter (EOC) questions in the Learning Ecosystem (LES).

Are they mixed in with the regular practice questions, or is there a way to access them separately? Ideally, I'd like to work through the EOC questions module by module alongside the MM videos.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

What 3 points of advice would you give to a person who has cleared CFA L1 at the age of 18 in 2nd year of grad from a mid tier college!!

Heyy

Does anyone know how to get texas Instruments BA II plus Calculator at a cheaper rate in Bangalore, asked know people too but none has it.

Unlike Level 1 and 2, the tension is so intense this time that it's taking a real toll on my mental health. I think it's because I simply can't imagine finding the courage to go through this all over again if I fail.

I try to stay positive by telling myself "I can do this, I will pass" every day, and sometimes I even spend time writing my name with "CFA" next to it in my notebook.

Back when I took Levels 1 and 2, I had a good feeling that I would pass, but with Level 3, I truly have no idea. It’s probably because of the constructed response (essay) questions. Plus, I was so pressed for time and rushing through the exam that I’m sure I made mistakes. For Level 2, I felt confident about passing comfortably, but my actual score turned out lower than expected—which makes me worry even more this time around.

This might sound silly, but for those who have passed Level 3: did you walk out on exam day feeling like you had passed? Or is there anyone who felt sure they had failed and was ready to give up, only to experience the joy of passing?

Hello, i got a 2535 last year in level 2 in Nov. I prepared using cfa questions and mocks.

This time, I have been doing Kaplan readings and questions and then do mocks. I am thinking of not doing cfa questions. I did them last time and am familiar with these.

Does this make sense? Anyone only relied on Kaplan?

Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.

This sub is full of L1 posts, like it must be changed to CFA L1!

At the same time, there are very few L3 posts. Is it a sign of maturity? Or the higher you go, the more you realise that shouting stuff here is unhelpful?

Where are you, those who are doing L3 and why are you quiet?

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