I was way behind and only got back into full focus mood last week. Before that was studying a bit here and there but without the focus.
smarshy - or anyone else that said they are burnt - go back to august 07 on the board and read all the people going, " I can’t believe I failed. "
To what end? So that I may hasten my own self-inflicted death?
Are none of you guys @ work…or does everybody have two weeks off???
Black Swan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Guys…we got this…breathe deep, embrace the > end of this mess, you especially mwvt9, unless you > were planning on taking a 20 day vacation before > the exam I can’t imagine what you need 30 days > for. i don’t think I can survive 11 more days. Pressure is up …
One word: Ambien Get some.
I find the best cure for burnout is slacking off. When I slack off and get lazy for a day or two, I’d feel very guilty and very refreshed from the break, and then BOOOM! I kick some Schweser ass!
C’mon y’all… if you need to take a break, do so, but don’t sabotage all the work you’ve done over the past several months, not now!!! Hang in … only ten short days to go!!!
I’ve been focused as hell to get up to speed…I misjudged the amount of time required to get through the last couple of schweser study sessions and I just JUST finished ss 18 like 10 minutes ago!! LOL! My only saving grace is I’m off work now til the exam so coffee, qbank questions, bjs, practice exams and luck will hopefully get me there…
Tomorrow is my last day and I’ll join you pencil!!!
Self-inflicted death!? I can really relate to you Smarshy…I feel like I care but I can’t yet bring myself to study effectively or efficiently. I think this has to do with the fact that I’m fresh here from doing Level 1 in December, the nice weather. My desire to pass is fading too, I really just want to be done. I’ve decided to participate in some sports games over the next two weeks to give myself a breather and hopefully give me that extra time pressure. I am not borderline…right now I’d say I’d fail.
I am like a sled dog. I just keep going. Unfortunately, I am not the lead dog so my scenery has not changed. I am now off to my cave at the office to continue my quest. Godspeed.
I think part of the reason that I (we) are finding it hard to keep studying is that we already know most, if not all, of what we are reviewing. It’s easier to study when you are taking in new information. Now when I read a section for the 100th time, it is naturally harder to concentrate on it because the process is getting so boring. I think the best thing for us now would be to lightly skim over the material and just fill in where there is something specific that we can’t remember. I need to keep this stuff fresh in my mind so that I don’t forget anything by June 7th. Also, I will probably keep doing practice problems so that I don’t forget the processes involved in solving some of the different types of problems. I have noticed that the questions on this forum are starting to get a lot more specific and somewhat nit-picky. I see this as another sign that we are ready to rock this thing.
I’m with you McLeod, I’m strangly unconcerned about June 7th, I mean, I could fail, but I really don’t care right now, I’ve prepared as close as I’m gonna get, now i’m doing just what you said, skimming to keep it fresh, surfing AF for q’s, and basically just waiting for the opportunity to put this thing to bed.
I am going to start a couple of pages of “don’t be a knucklehead and forget these gimmes.” Things like when doing the FCRP the premium or discount is on the denominator of the quote. I blew four questions on book 6 test 3 am because of a stupid mistake on international accounting. For my list: all flow / holding calcs are done on LOCAL F’N CURRENCY. Way to go Einstein, dozens of these friggin questions and I take the inverse of the quotes they give us. I cannot give those points away.
You guys are great … I thought I was the only one feeling this way I want my life back … so I need to study now.
Now it hit me, too. I can’t find no sleep at all for nothing. Lying in bed for over an hour, all that stuff constantly going through my head, trying to reconfirm for the 100th time that I have the concepts down. What’s it called you guys in the States use, Ambien? I’d like me some Ambien right now…
i was like this last week, but I got a second (or fortieth, who’s counting?) wind over the weekend and got in some solid time. I am totally at peace now for the first time since I got results in January. Bring this thing on. I’m ready for 7.5 months off!!!
Me too. Going to bed at 11:30pm tonight.