Hi I just attended the levelup bootcamp in Boston. I flew from Australia and hence had some high expectations. I’m happy to say that the course was great. It went for 4 days and ran through the wholeCFAI course (except GIPS and Ethics). I went on the recommendation of Analystforum members such as Tozzert, otherwise I never would have heard of it. So from someone who spent approx. 3Kusd I would advise you to go. You come away with the following:- - slide pack covering the whole curriculum, more comprehensive than Schweser. - structure for the final month - other helpful resources - also if you were from the US it would be a valuable networking tool…not as much for me though but still met a great group of people. I know we are all at that stage of just wanting to finish this thing so whatever it takes. Cheers.
Glad to hear everything went well. I’m looking forward to Omaha next week.
Good on ya mate. 5+ weeks to get your hands dirty on all of the material and tips spelled out by Marc. I know you’ll do it.
You spent 3K to fly to Boston from Australia to attend a CFAI bootcamp class? Seriously? If you don’t pass, you need to punch yourself in face.
did you catch some Boston accent ?
^^Topper- seriously, what a d!ckhead thing to say…
Aussies have amazing can do attitude.
Topperharley you must be a popular guy in the office… Thanks Tozzert, should be all good now, just going to work on his structure, create my formula sheets and just hammer questions 
Nah I didn’t Audacious but I caught a celtics vs cavs playoffs game it was amazing
Agreed. That’s an expensive hand-holding session.
Lighten up, it’s just a joke. For most people though, flying across the world for a CFAI study session is a bit on the extreme side. If OP has that kind of cash (and time) though to spend on something like that, then good for him.
I wonder what Marc taught you that you absolutely couldnt have learnt on your own while spending 400 dedicated hours on the books.
I just want to clear the whole course in 18 months as I’m about to start a new role and don’t want any distractions. also when you refer to the cost, i think it’s definitely worth it if it increases my odds of not paying 1k to register again and lose the opportunity cost. Anyways each to their own bud.
Well I guess that is something I know and you don’t lol. Anyways I was trying to be helpful and give a review not waste time dealing with negative responses lol.
Gotcha. I’m in the same boat as you, trying to finish in 18 mos before first kid arrives in November. I just threw a smarta** response out there just to lighten things up a bit. LIke you said, to each his own.
Glad you though the LevelUp Bootcamp was worth it! People who haven’t been and don’t know can’t imagine what’s so great about it to be worth so much effort/$$ to go. You can try to tell people ahead of time but they have to have Faith and believe you’re trying to help them.
It simply comes down to Marc has a “method” (supported by the 10-yrs of old exam binder, the best Slidebook on the market, the IRR vs Spending Need calculation (totally money! worth at least 8-10 points), the Focus Package, his coaching/CFA stories, what he thinks is on the exam and how it could be tested, etc) that produces a ~76% pass rate vs the ~50% CFAI global one.
How much is that worth to you to be in the 75% pool vs the 50% passing pool? A few thousand dollars for the best shot at passing L3 is small compared to resuffering it and loosing time with family/other biz opp.
Flying from all over the world, Europe, Asia, Canada and the South America is actually pretty normal for Marc. People who know know and only tell their close friends.
There was a guy in class who hedged the review courses and was going to go to the Windsor Week one too, and after three days of Bootcamp classes, decided to cancel that review course, though he lost $300 as a deposit but he got everything he needed already fr the Bootcamp.
Another person was going to the local 3-day Kaplan review too and he also canceled that gig. See a trend?
***I thought the Boston class had AMAZING people, some pretty funny, enjoyed talking to different folks, especially the guy fr Burmuda and would love to stay connected to people through the class contact list.
There are three more Bootcamps: New York (4/30 - 5/3), Omaha (5/7-5/10), and San Fran (5/14-5/17), it’s not too late to sign up, just GO. Come back and implement the strategy you learned. Wherever you are, you will do better than that. Beat your own Benchmark. L3’s pass/fail corridor width is Narrowing: geting an edge with motivation, confidence, new L3 friends makes all the difference. I’m just sorry it’s not an option for everybody. I wish everybody could pass and be forever done.
Like throwing a rope down a black hole to pull people up but they rather curse at you and stay there…lol
No kidding…tell me about it.
SydCFA and Godism,
Please help me guage Marc’s program. What was your level of preparation before you went to Marc’s course? Blue boxes, EOCs, Kaplan EOCs? Was the bootcamp a small/large addition to your prep? I’d hate to go there only to realize I was already well prepared and it added little to my prep. Hope you see where I am coming from.
Cheers!
My prep consisted of the following: -
*Read schweser once
*Did all he EOC for Schweser and for CFAI
*Did all Blue Boxes
*Made a significant amount of flashcards however this was from Schweser as it was before I went to Marc’s camp so their overall value is questionable to an extent.
Haven’t done Ethics or GIPS yet.
My prep was the CFAI text, did the BBs and EOCs. Took notes, made some flash cards. Being a repeat offender, I can tell you that having to go through another year of L3 is total hell and a huge hit to your otherwise fantastic life.
If you’re not totally prepared: it will help you get back on track, hopefully in time to pass. You will know what your target portfolio should look like and you will know how to create a “synthetic pass” if you can execute it in time lol
If you’re well prepared, assuming you actually are: it will solidify your Pass with a bag of chips. You have then hedged your position with a protective put.
Bootcamp is pretty intense, your head will hurt, he goes fast. Tons of work after camp too.