CAIA Level 1 exam in Feb/March 2019- doable?

I'm thinking of doing CAIA level 1 in Feb/March 2019, and wanted to check how feasible it is if I were to start studying now.

My background is that I graduated with an undergrad finance degree 7 years ago, am a part qualified accountant and did CFA L1 back in 2014. So I've got a lot of relevant academic background, but it is somewhat in the past now. Have been working in the alternative investments space (more or less) for the past 3 years, currently at a real estate investment firm.

I've read people saying 100-150h or so should be sufficient, how accurate is this assessment? Starting now, it would mean around 15h or so a week of studying which although not fun, is not too bad either.

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