![]() ![]() I love the CFA Program and truly value the skills and ethics that are imparted to make me a better finance professional. I managed to pass my Level II and Level III exams consecutively with considerably less effort and stress than when I did my level I. Instead of reserving huge segments of time to study, I carved out pockets of time to learn and practise – accommodating to my full-time job. Being a visual learner, I took notes and summaries in pictorial form. Based on the Pareto 80/20 principle, I learnt to extract the most essential bits from the curriculum enough to give me that 80% result to pass. Tweaking the approachįor the Level II exam, I endeavoured not to repeat the mistakes I made. It was an experience I would not want to revisit though. By God’s grace, I did pass my Level I exam in June 2014. That was basically my attitude as I burrowed through my exam prep with toil and stress. No matter how bleak it seems, at least sit for the exam and treat it as a learning experience. My mind simply could not keep up after a hard day at work.ĭoes all these sound familiar to you? Well, take heart. ![]() I can still recall the number of times I dozed off while studying, or just going back and forth trying to understand even the simplest concept. Having no background in finance at all, I tried very hard to read the curriculum from cover to cover, but eventually that fell flat. To compound my problems, I basically did not have a preparation strategy. ![]() It was not until the middle of March 2014 that I realized I only had a little more than 2 months to the exam. I naturally neglected the preparation for my Level I exam in June 2014. Was it tough? You bet!Īdjusting to the drastic career change was tough. Having developed a keen interest in finance, I decided on a career switch to the finance field and enrolled into the CFA program at the same time. I am a Computer Engineering graduate and have been working as an engineer all my life. Are you a CFA Level I candidate, or someone who is exploring taking the CFA exam? Four years ago, I was in your shoes. ![]()
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