CFA Feb 26 or May 26

Spring 2025 undergrad with finance degree, debating whether to sign up for the February (about 5 months out) or May (about 8 months out) CFA level one. don’t have a job right now, but have a few promising prospects - so Gonna assume that between now and February, I will at least have some sort of job. Which window would be better to sign up for. Just wanna know from people who worked and studied at the same time which window you would sign up for?

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