Is 4 months enough study time for CFA Level 1?
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on 7/18/12 at 6:57pm
It's the middle of July right now, is it too late to start studying for CFA Level 1 exam on December 1st?
- Going in to my senior year
- Have no social life
- Taking a light course load Fall semester, and don't plan on working during school
- Finance / Econ major, 3.8 non-target
Suggestions on breaking down the study time / hours per week / time for review?





That's plenty of time for a
That's plenty of time for a no lifer and finance major. Take as many practice exams as you can and focus on ethics as that is were most people screw up. If you use schweser aim for 2 chapters a day.
Yes, if you are not retarded
Yes, if you are not retarded that should be plenty of time. If you are retarded it becomes more difficult to answer and no one here is really qualified to give you sound advice.
Suggestion: Use Schweser and drill Q-bank. Kills the easy points like ethics. Focus on any large weighted sections and make sure you know those cold.
Heck, 1 month is enough time
Heck, 1 month is enough time if your cram it up (it's only level I and your major should already have prepared you for 70% of the CFA material)
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Do you recommend the $600
Do you recommend the $600 Schweser essentials or the more expensive options which include live instruction?
I didn't use any live
I didn't use any live instruction. It depends on your learning style. My style is to cram questions which works especially well for level one and not that well for two and three IMO.
4 months is plenty of time.
4 months is plenty of time. Focus on taking practice tests, ethics, and financial reporting sections.
4 months with a finance
4 months with a finance background is more than enough. I am similar to your background and did it in ~3months (knew a lot of smart guys who started studying only 2 months before). I needed all 6 months for Level II, though. Good luck.
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Graduated in May- Too late to
Graduated in May- Too late to take december now, working full-time 8:30-5:30 (in office) ? Same background, would like at least one weekend night a week for social purposes.. I'm leaning toward just waiting for June