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I passed today too which makes me 3/3. BOOM!

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
 

@"AndyLouis"

Sorry for taking so long to respond... lot's of celebrating this past week.

I'd be happy to contribute something that may help others and give back to WSO. To be honest I feel a little unqualified to do some kind of front page AMA type thing since those are typically done by people way smarter and more accomplished man me. I could write something up tho.. maybe like a timeline of how I study and what I find most helpful? I could post it in this thread & try to answer any questions when I have time.

 
Cries

Cries, CFA* (pending 1yr of work experience) lol

18months here as well. Would echo Ricky's comments above.

UPDATE!

CFAI approved all of my work experience, including 3 internships. Because of the internships, I meet the 48months requirement and am now done with this thing. I was expecting them to reject the internship experience, but submitted them anyways. Surprise.

Lesson learned: dont forget to include internships! (yes, I clearly indicated they were internships)

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Cries Cries:

Cries, CFA* (pending 1yr of work experience) lol

18months here as well. Would echo Ricky's comments above.

UPDATE!

CFAI approved all of my work experience, including 3 internships. Because of the internships, I meet the 48months requirement and am now done with this thing. I was expecting them to reject the internship experience, but submitted them anyways. Surprise.

Lesson learned: dont forget to include internships! (yes, I clearly indicated they were internships)

That's awesome....

bugger....should have done more internships

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

Just study before and after work. I left practice exams till the last week or two. And don't study on weekends - it's the only way to stay sane!!!

Congrats to all!!! I also just passed L3: 3/3 in 18 months!!!

 
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Just study before and after work. I left practice exams till the last week or two. And don't study on weekends - it's the only way to stay sane!!!

Congrats to all!!! I also just passed L3: 3/3 in 18 months!!!

For Level 3, you should ideally start doing your practice exams at least a month before the exam so you get a feel for the constructed response section and prepare accordingly.

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
 

Passed L3 and when I logged into CFAInstitute.org my name in the top right already said Stuckey, CFA. They weren't messing around making it official on the website. Congrats to all else who passed!!

 

Congrats mate, glad to hear that you're finished. Am looking forward to the day that I can hopefully say the same

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Congrats to everyone that passed!

For the guys who just completed the journey...would you recommend studying for L1 second semester of senior year considering the light course load?

I have heard mixed things from people who have taken it, but mostly that it doesnt matter how quickly you get it done considering the 4 years of work experience (by quickly I mean starting 6 months early)

"I must create a system or be enslaved by another man's." William Blake
 

Passed 3/3 18 months here as well, and need another years worth of work experience lol. But that part I can gladly work toward.....on to the next thing.

Give me a kid whose smart, poor, and hungry...............
 

You take L1 in December, then 6months later take L2, then 1 year later take L3, so that's 18months. It doesn't take into account for studying for L1.

 

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