Anybody taking vacation time before the exam? ( and to actually go away, not to study)

CFA Level III
#1

If so, where you headed and when? I booked last week of March off. Hopefully will be a nice break 2 months before the exam. Will probably book a cheap last minute sell off to go down south somewhere.

#2

Are you nuts?

#3

Any vacation time I can get away with over the next 4 months will be used to study. It sucks, but it’s in my best interest. However, my job role is changing so I’m not sure how much (if any) time I’ll be able to take off…just keeping my fingers crossed for that first week in June.

#4

I’m budgeting taking a few days off if I have to right before the exam.

#5

taking days off right before the exam is so key. i would rather waste vacations days once than compromise the weekends and nights (and possibly more vacation days) i would have to devote to studying for a second attempt. The question is how many days off? I did 4 for L1 and 3 for L2. I’ll probably go for 4 days this time (not including a Friday for the schweser 3-day seminar).

#6

I take the week before the exam off. I may be taking a trip to a wedding in march depending on how confortable I am at the at point. I believe I’ll be going to windsor as well.

#7

I’m going to Reston, Va / DC for the Cherry Blossom festival in a couple of months. I’ll also take the week before the exam off to study.

#8

I am going to Mexico fir a week in April then taking one week off before exam most likely…

#9

1 week confirmed end of march/beg of april - Vacation 3 days off before the exam for- Study

#10

Turks & Caicos for ten days in March… Why? Because I can.

#11

plyon , Nice… I was about to book turks and caicos but found a better deal for Antigua. nice one!

#12

My employer allows us to take the week off before, paid in full. “So I got that going for me…which is nice” --Carl Spackler

#13

Ecuador. Three weeks. Looking forward to it.

#14

the US again …hopefully… dunno when…maybe march-april plus I get two weeks fully paid…before the exam… yes …we’re living it up in the middle east… ha!

#15

Hey mumu, nice to see you! I’m probably gonna take a couple of days between now and d-day for an extended weekend getaway. Other than that, days off will be used for studying, in addition to the week I take before the exam.