Most of the people that responded in this thread were 2008 test takers, this thread was developed right after the exam results. I stand by my advice above.
Sadly, I’m still lurking. Worse, on a Friday night. After 2 fails, passed as follows: 1. Schweser study notes. 2. Work all problems in CFAI readings. 3. Study CFAI readings in weak areas. (Alternative assets for me.) 3. Work sample PM cases from past exams (probably most important point). 4. Review – Combo of Secret Sauce and Schweser Notes. Regards, L8
javiers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CFAdummy: I passed 3 for 3. Dic 06, Jun 07, Jun > 08. > > Dont start too early, start 3 months before but > use all your free time for CFA preparation during > this period. > > 1. Go over all Schweser notes in order, doing all > the exercises at the end of each section. > 2. If you dont understand some subject by reading > it from Schweser go to the CFA Books and learn > that subject from there. Only when you understand > that subject go back to Schweser. > 3. Do Schweser Book 6 timing yourself and under > test conditions. > 4. Review your answers to Schweser Book 6 using > CFA Books only, at this point you will no longer > need Schweser notes. > 5. Do all mock and samples available online from > CFA. Solve all your doubts arising from this mocks > using CFA Books. > > Hope this helps. I absolutely agree with you, Javiers! I passed 2 for 2, ONLY with Schweser!! And now I’m studying for the third, still with Schweser! I don’t agree with NES when he means CFAI books are necessary…maybe I’m wrong, but I’ll do all with Schweser and let’s hope! Bye! JL
Just a nice bump for the evening.
wow! I feel so super motivated … thanks to everyone who contributed and thanks wandering for bumping this one
Found it motivating to go back and read this, so gave it a bump. Unfortunately, “start early” is a bit of a moot point now!
My advice: work hard! Everyone learns differently. I didn’t pass level 3 yet… but I am pretty confident I will… I hope =/
I really think people who answer this question with “work hard” or “practice, practice practice” should be taken out back. I mean, this is Level III, not Level I. People here KNOW what it takes to pass this exam. I really dont think they’re looking for “study” as an answer.