With only 1.5 months to go, I’m really starting to get into a panic mode. So far, I have read through all the schweser notes once, currently doing a second pass and cfai questions at the end of the book. What is stressing me out the most is that I can’t remember anything I’ve read the first time around and it’s like I’m learning everything new again. Can anyone provide some strategy to how I should proceed from here? I feel like there’s just no time to go through everything again. Especially when I hear that reading from Schweser alone is not enough? Thanks!
you passed level 1, you can pass level 2. What worked for you the first time around?
I am in the exact same place as you frangoya. My plan is just to keep pushing thru that second pass and doing the questions. After that, time for Qbanks and practice exams. Find weak parts and review them, then back for more questions, repeat til test time.
Every time i have to look something up to answer a question, I make a note card question/answer for that formula or concept. 2 weeks before the exam, go on a note card memorization frenzy. Long term retention isn’t terribly high, but they only give the exam one day per year.
I’m in panic mode also, I try to go with alot of sleep but then Im groggy at work, If I get enough sleep then I feel Like I havent studied enough
I skipped dinner the past 3 nights to try and get more studying in, panicking of course with 50+ days to go…now today I am making up for it with oatmeal, cheese, orange, sandwich, cereal, and a soda so far this morning. There has to be a better way.
I’m really starting to stress out. I’m in fixed income and still have all of portfolio management to do. My saving grace will be I have reviewed quant, econ, fsa, and part of equity a couple to three times now. I don’t know how much more I can step it up. Think like a soldier…
i went out last night and had tons of beers with buddies. i need to catch some of this stress you speak of. tonight is a study night.
Effects of stress…My findings 1) The curriculum haunts you in your dreams. You suddenly wake up in midnight and start reading thinking that you cant wait for one more year. June 2010 is so far. This is what i call as the the L2 thrust which kicks your ass until the siht comes out of your brains. 2) The office cab picks you up at 8am. You just woke up and found its 7.40. No wonder how one can do all things in 20 mins. shitting, brushing, bathing, ironing your clothes, packing books and laptops you carry to office and running like a crazy assole on the road so that you dont miss the cab. 3) You constantly keep thinking about questions, formulas and the countdown. This makes you less concerned about grooming yourselves before going to the workplace. You look so shabby. 4) The social life goes for a toss. People look at your fat ass 20 pounds curriculum and says huuuh… 5) The brain becomes so hot and your hair starts falling. This stress that you might become bald gets multiplied to the CFA stress factor. So i got my head tonsured. 6) You get videotaped while you fall asleep in your chair at the work place. It would become a funny forward mail among your colleagues…Sleep is heaven for all of us. No matter where ever you are, if you are in a place where you cant open your CFA books, we try to sneak in some sleep, so that we can stay alive during nights There are lots… guys…any thing more… that i can append
Phew… Today Lunch Cruch was difficult! A1. That is the effect of theta getting closer to 0, when the expiry date is nearing A2. That’s a no arbitrage profit of 8 - 7.40 = 0.6 riskless A3. Use the Continuous risk free rate to discount the countdown back to present. A4. use the Weighted Avg - since CF and FRA books are smaller than Der, PM, Equities A5. The hair-falling-bond has a conversion factor of 1.25 at delivery A6. Terminate the Video-fwd option by entering in the offsetting transaction with the same buddy who videotaped you. No clearinghouse involved. How much did I score?
Perfect score… You broke the CFAI record, which states there is not a perfect score since inception
wow DAX1. I have started catching up with sleep in T (subway of Boston). That 40 minute sleep is better than 5 hours of sleep I get at night. everyday I am spending 10-15$ on coffee and energy drinks. My hair is falling at the speed of Obama’s new train. I will be bald before I get charter. What a waste of my 20s and specially youth when I decided to pursue this fking charter. spending time for workout feels like sin. in short, life is miserable.