CFA III peeps,
We are too close to the beast now with everyone developing their own game plans by now. Quick question from me - Whats your game plan for the last day, one day before the exam?
Review flash cards, formulas, and anything I recognized as having trouble committing to memory. Stop studying in early to mid afternoon. Try to take a nice poo. Eat a sensible dinner. Watch a movie. Hope to go to sleep easily.
^ What he said.
NOT study.
Prepare my lunch for the next day.
Weight train. Lots of swimming. Golfing. Relax, have some fun, and try to knock myself out so I can sleep easily.
Eat very intelligently. Nothing that will make my stomach upset the next day.
NOT drink. I haven’t had a drink in month anyway, but I DO plan to drink a lot after the test.
Just have everything prepared/organized for when I wake up, so all I have to do is shower.
Go to bed around 8pm.
buy some pencils, an eraser and a battery
Review some basics in morning to early afternoon
maybe go buy a post exam bottle of Jack D
hit some golf balls
hit some baseballs
eat the veggies
maybe some poundage
sleep
wake up and crush exam
I always tell myself that I won’t study on the last day…I always end up studying until 10PM or so which is a terrible idea. It’s worked so I can’t complain too much.
I really do want a relaxing Friday this year though. I have the day off so I might hit up the golf course with a few cold ones and maybe catch a movie that night.
Light studying of GIPS, option payoff diagrams and reviewing my Schweser Quicksheet and formula sheets.
Then driving to the testing location (2.5 hours drive) - chilling at the hotel -> probably hit up the pool for a few laps, try to fall asleep early with some sleepy time tea…
Tim Hortons in the morning for a medium double-double (no way I can go into an examen without my Canadian fuel!)
I work that day, but plan on doing some light studying at work, since Friday afternoons are typically dead in the market. Head home, take a shower, eat a light dinner ( I usually go on a PBJ diet a couple days prior. Not taking any chances of a intestinal bugs), watch a little baseball, hit the sack early. Pretty standard stuff. Wife and kid are staying with a friend, so I should be able to relax and breathe for the evening.