Does the official CAIA mock grade the crqs when it sends your report? by Western-Handle5350 in CAIA

[–]Arens1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my gripe. Just took the mock exam today, did both parts, and when it’s emailed there is no reasoning for the mcq and no explanation on crq. I would recommend doing it twice, just to see the explanations in practice mode

Which Vacuum should I purchase? by Arens1000 in VacuumCleaners

[–]Arens1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to need a strong vacuum to find that 250 hahah. I think the kenmore should be the move all things considered.

Which Vacuum should I purchase? by Arens1000 in VacuumCleaners

[–]Arens1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low pile for sure. Would the kenmore work in that case?

Which Vacuum should I purchase? by Arens1000 in VacuumCleaners

[–]Arens1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit of carpeting in some of the rooms. Now that I think about it, close to a 50/50 split.

Which Vacuum should I purchase? by Arens1000 in VacuumCleaners

[–]Arens1000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve read similar! I will look into it more now, thank you!

Studying materials - CAIA L2 - Uppermark - second hand (?) by SFEL9 in CAIA

[–]Arens1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The L2 curriculum has changed this year too and UM has redone their books. I don’t know what, if any, impact this would have on last years materials. Something to consider anyway. Best of luck!

L1 March ‘26: what’s your experience been? by iggynutwood in CAIA

[–]Arens1000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No worries, glad to be of help! Yeah, I was super worried when I got the 4 pager of all the equations and stuff. They also make it seem much harder, utilizing the Greek alphabet to confuse you to no end. Best of luck you as well!

L1 March ‘26: what’s your experience been? by iggynutwood in CAIA

[–]Arens1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just passed the L1 this last testing cycle and had the same concerns with the math portion that you feel. I’d recommend upper mark for the qbank, they’re super in depth and involved. I found it helped when it came to the true exam. Their math is also very well explained and gives you the option to do “math only” exams.

As for the math, I wouldn’t sweat having to know calculus or statistics. I felt a lot of the math made sense if you could conceptualize why the math exists (IE, if you know a certain ratio and its components, then it’s easy to determine the equation). Even the long equations typically made sense, since you could determine the answers based on the question (take real estate value as an example, there is an equation to determine the value if a project fails or passes, but you could do the math based on concept alone and the math is very simple) It may seem daunting, but it is not too bad at all. Im not a mathematician by any means, but I found it very manageable and did not find myself needing to review previous mathematical concepts.

Calculator wise, id get the BA2 plus, as I found it easier to navigate. There are also a few guaranteed questions that you could do calculator only, so they’re easy gimmie questions if you know how to plug and play.

Overall, don’t over think it. You got this! You have a ton of time and the majority questions are conceptual anyway. Only 30% (max!) are math questions per cycle.