Exam Day Tricks and Tips

[NutsAM]

@AmandaLevel3Cand

5- try to laugh at the obnoxious people you overhear saying “oh I took 17 practice tests and got 80+% on them”. Then really laugh at the guy who responds “there are practice tests?”

Haha, right before the morning session everyone seems to have done the mock exams with 80%+x

[Griingo]

@AmandaLevel3Cand

Then really laugh at the guy who responds “there are practice tests?”

I remember being nervous as hell before the Level 1 exam until I arrived at the test centre and overheard a series of conversations that made me feel a lot more relaxed about the competition…

[itera]

@Ramos4rm

Dont eat anything during lunch that will make you poop, i.e. light lunch. Also, check the news the night before and morning of (early) for transportation disruptions. For L1 I think I was good but for L2 I was taking the subway and like 5 stops before the test center the track was “out for maintenance”…I had to run out that station and grab a cab. Then for L3 the location was a 45 min walk and 15 min bus ride…so I thought I’d take the bus…little did I know they had blocked off a huge chunk of a main street where I grab the bus for a festival. I had to run again and grab a cab where the street was finally open again…barely made it. Both times I had my heart pumpin hard…but I at least I got my blood flowin to my brain from the runs. Also, I f*cks with the 5 hour energy’s, theyre great for exams.

don’t do anything out of the ordinary on exam day. no special drugs, no unique foods, no energy drinks you’ve never tried before.

[former_trader]

@gringo\_bob

@AmandaLevel3Cand

Then really laugh at the guy who responds “there are practice tests?”

I remember being nervous as hell before the Level 1 exam until I arrived at the test centre and overheard a series of conversations that made me feel a lot more relaxed about the competition…

6/10 will end up failing the exam so I always ended up ignoring the conversations around me.

[nikg]

If you are taking the exam in NYC Javits Center. 1) Dress in layaers. (Winter or Summer) 2) Know your calculator in and out. 3) Order your food online before the exam and pick it up at the stations there. 4) During the break revisit your 1 main weak area, definitions and strategies. I would not suggest to look over ethics portion of prep material as you probably spend most of your time studying it and still getting few wrong answers.

[CADFX]

1. Don’t look up from your page

2. Don’t write past time

3. Don’t let it stress you out if you screw up some questions

4. Don’t fail

[former_trader]

5. Don’t waste too much time on 1 question.

[diya.soni518]

Definitely eat well in the days leading up to the exam. I like making a dry run to the test center the day before so I know where parking, etc is. Don’t bring anything into the test room you aren’t supposed to!