CFA Level 1 for IBD while in College

Is it possible to complete the Level 1 exam while still in college? Based on what it says on the cfa website you are supposed to be in final year at a minimum in order to take the exam. But I thought that I had heard of others taking the level 1 exams at an earlier stage?

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