How to best utilize the last 3 days..

CFA Level I
#1

I gave CFAI mocks today…scored 82/120 in the morning and 78/120 in the afternoon. I have not given Elan mocks, but have given Schweser vol-1 (and have scored better in them compared to CFAI mock). CFAI mocks felt more difficult…hence getting worried :frowning: Also after reading so much on the forum, I just ordered the 11th hour soft copy…now my question is how should I best utilized the last 3 days…11th hour (which I will be touching for the first time)? Secret Sauce? Ethics… Any tips will be helpful! All the very best to everyone!

#2

review. and don’t panic. for L1, doing tons of practice questions works.

#3

I’m reading through Ethics again and reviewing certain areas with 11th Hour. That is all I will be doing and only doing that tomorrow and Thursday. Likely will not study on Friday (might review a few formulas but that is all). All in all, will probably only do 6 more hours of studying as I still need to work the rest of this week and don’t want to burnout. Good luck!

#4

Formulas I got down, its the trivial pursuit items that are killing me. Lots of nuances in equity, econ, and derivatives. The most frustrating thing is every time I take a Mock, I score 65 to 68 and it seems if only i could get 1 more question in each section I would be feeling much better. So the next 3 days its Secret Sauce and flashcards for me. I wish in the Stalla question bank you could just do problems without calculations, it would make studying the definitions much easier.

#5

I’m gonna read the secret sauce, review my notes, do the free elan mock, some ethics and that’s it…

#6

In both exams you scored 65% and above which should make put you in good shape for the exam … I’m reviewing Elan Formulae only and will probably spend the night of the exam out for dinner - doesn’t want too much stress on last day; would never be helpful :slight_smile:

#7

@pia: I also scored similar on CFAI mock. around 65%. 11th hour is the best , Iam doing 11th hr on friday and ethics tomorrow. I think we shouldnt worry abt % or result at this point. Just hit it.

#8

How many pages is the 11th hour? Is it the smae thing as a formula sheet?

#9

Thanks so much guys for the pointers…very helpful! Good luck, just two more days!! :slight_smile:

#10

PC79 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How many pages is the 11th hour? > Is it the smae thing as a formula sheet? 260 in the book form, probably less with the electronic. Im using it and it is well worth the money, very in depth.

#11

I will be honest, I purchased it yesterday after reading the great reviews…but when I started reading it today, I just thought my time can be well spent in revising the material I am familiar with…It can be just me…but I decided not to refer it at this late in the stage…may be for Level2 I will refer to it well in advance!

#12

I am going to read through Secret Sauce, only the parts that are unfamiliar. And attempt 3/4 mock exams and review the mistakes I make. And just try to commit stuff to memory in general. By now I have some concepts down cold but others tend to slip out of my mind…

#13

I’m taking the third Elan Mock Thursday and then go through the entire Eleventh Hour Friday.