Good Morning everyone. I’d like to introduce myself to the forum. While I’m sure this is a question presented regularly, I’m hoping others would be able to offer some guidance in terms of whether I would be able to realistically take the level 1 exam in June. First a little about myself:
I have been in the workforce for over 3 years after graduating with a Finance degree. I am currently employed at my second Investment Bank in NYC. In my first role I was a member of Financial Controllers (IBD and more specifically, M&A). In my current position, I am part of Regulatory Reporting. While I have a relatively heavy finance/accounting background, I am less familiar with the financial equations learned in school and would need to re-study the material.
At this point, 13 weeks out, I planned to study 3 hours per day (with an extra hour every weekend) to total about 300 hours- technically 299. Having read the Ethics book and a small part of Financial Reporting, I understand that this will be a huge undertaking.
Well after that novel, I think I have included everything. Do you guys think I have enough time to give myself a decent shot in June? Thank you