Toughest CFA Level?

CFA Level III
#1

Hi all, I am new in this forum and I am going to register for level this year. I would like to know according to you which was the most challenging level in the CFA program? Is it true that one should work harder for L2? Thanks

#2

False.Level 4 is toughest.

#3

Crap, i thought i was done with this.

#4

hahaha

#5

Thanks guys. I’d also like to know whether schweser is enough for level 4.

#6

You got it all wrong. For me level 5 was harder than 4

#7

Level 5 should be comparatively easy after all it is offered only to those who get > 70 in all topics at level 3 completely skipping level 4. Umm level 4 is toughest imo. Schweser is ok for level 4 What makes it tough is the corporate ethics written by Ralph nader, Jim carrey, jay leno and Michael Moore with foreword by g w bush. Tuff to study that.

#8

Let result come…bit*ches. Then discuss which level is the toughest

#9

ask the charterholders not level 3 candidates. Of course we will all say level 3 because we haven’t passed the damn test yet.

#10

level 2 > level 3 > level 1 that’s how I would rank it in my books

#11

In all seriousness though, if there was a Level 4, what could the CFA Institute possibly add to the curriculum? I hope it doesn’t happen, but just hypothetically speaking …

#12

chad17 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In all seriousness though, if there was a Level 4, > what could the CFA Institute possibly add to the > curriculum? I hope it doesn’t happen, but just > hypothetically speaking … Jump technology from battlestar galactica

#13

Level 4 would be a personalised test of all questions that a candidate got wrong on each of the six exams…the more you got wrong the longer the level 4 test. … Sadistic. OR A test of the most common wrongly solved questions across 3 levels.

#14

Well… what if they did a Level 4 test that was a comprehensive exam of all material from Level 1 - 3. Sure I recall the indirect/direct method… but to be able to calculate that in an exam, along with all other items in 1, 2 and 3. Now that would truly be the worst nightmare of all. JLM

#15

level 2

#16

Far and away level III. I don’t see how people can think otherwise. Take a look last year at the score distributions posted in AF for LIII and compare it to LII.

#17

Both Level II and III are more difficult than Level I, but in different ways.

#18

I actually think the material in Level 3 is less complex and easier to deal with on an overall basis as opposed to Level 2. Not saying level 3 is “easy” but it is less tough than level 2.

#19

C’mon guys…Level 1 was by far the toughest especially coming out of undergrad in finance.

#20

guys, this has been discussed endlessly. Level 2 is the toughest curriculum, Level 3 is the toughest exam. Move on.