Is this true??? Can somebody who went there or had a friend go there confirm what happened?
I heard the instructor they had was unprepared, knew nothing and couldn’t answer any questions. People are pissed off they wasted days for nothing. They are all getting a refund bc it was so bad.
What is going on with Schweser, why can’t they do a better job on L3??? They keep deviating from the core curriculum, then hire half ass instructors to fill a vacant spot. They don’t even write a new Simulated Live Mock Exam every year so if you had it a previous year, you got an exam you still remember…sighhhh
As if they don’t have enough money to get it together… They really need to review their staff and their strategic planning. Is the goal to pass candidates or is it to make more money and fail folks for a bigger L3 candidate pool? Somebody go help them…I used to like watching their videos and bought their material.
I think Marc and S2000Magician should have a dual to see who is the true CFA master. Kind of like when when Bobby Fisher went head to head w/ Boris Spassky. Put it on pay-per-view.
I heard Marc say S2000Magician is pretty brilliant. Consider some of us missed this big hype of Pacquiao Vs Mayweather, we should have some kind of L3 showdown. Point for who knows hidden footnotes, cases and pages by name and number lol
Chad should really have a section on AF where candidates can review instructors so we can weed out crappy people faster.
If there was a Level 4, I think there needs to be a well organized riot at CFAI headquarter in Charlottesville, Virginia. I will even volunteer to spearhead it. If CFAI had any respect for the CFA candidates the L3 pass rate would be at least 70%. People not passing bc of 3 or 5 points is just rediculous and I think cruel. They should just control the Charter minting by raising the years of relevant work experience to 6 years vs 4. Work is easy, this bookworm stuff is dreadful. You can’t even depend on Kaplan to do their job when they have the most reach to all the candidates…sad.
Yes they should, cpk and Magician should both get awards for helping thousands of people with their questions. Respect for such selfless giving of your time and knowledge.
My source is a California guy, pretty sure he wouldn’t make up such a thing, however, trust but verify. I’m thinking it was likely a small 30 people class and Kaplan did the refund plus butter people up in an effort to do damage control of their reputation. Nobody wants to admit they got scammed out of limited time.
There’s one more LevelUP Bootcamp in San Fransico. People should be going there to avoid these stupid problems of crap material, bad instructors, bad L3 advice.
Hope you get a good instructor in Toronto, it’s hit or miss. Good luck!
I’m surprised that Marc even knows who I am. We met only once (we went for a pizza dinner in Atlanta with Bijesh Tolia), and I didn’t think that I did anything at all impressive.
I’m glad to see that Marc’s on his own. From all accounts he’s a brilliant instructor, and he should reap the rewards of all of his hard work.
I’m not being “kind.” The truth is the truth. It really is a selfless act of giving, very high level of you. THANK YOU, we appreciate your contribution very much. There really should be some kind of AF Contributor Award of the Year. I would nominate you both for outstanding consistent quality and service to confused candidates.
Your reputation must be much bigger than you and the pizza He certainly knows who you are. If Marc really wants to compound and leverage his hard work and make it available internationally to be fair, he needs a team. I wonder if you guys can collaborate. You both have genuine interest in helping the candidates pass and not just make money off us in our time of need. It’s another year of half clueless L3 candidates next year… After this CFA season, maybe you guys can talk:)
Here you are. With the thick accent of Bijesh Tolia, everyone else would sound amazing, including the pizza.
As a gesture to magician’s efforts, Analyst Forum should run permanent free ads for whatever CFA services he’s planning to provide. This is the least AF can offer this man.
Laughing my ass off over here, god what a horrible idea.
The truth is the truth. It really is a selfless act of giving, very high level of you. THANK YOU, we appreciate your contribution very much. There really should be some kind of AF Contributor Award of the Year. I would nominate you both for outstanding consistent quality and service to confused candidates.