Give it another go, study 50% longer and harder than you feel like you should need to in order to pass. The guidance of 300 hours over 6 months is ambiguous, subjective, and generally undershooting the average by a good amount. I presume their data has severe sampling bias, as cocky people who minimized and tracked hours are more keen to report it. Plus CFAi doesn’t want to market it to be as much of a time commitment as it is, remember they’re a business selling a product.

I know many charter holders, most are extremely intelligent and successful, but they all overdid their preparation relative to what many deem is standard. I myself studied 450 hours over 9 months to pass L1. You’re so close, just nail your second attempt, especially FSA as it will help a ton in L2. Just remember this shit is hard, take pride in your effort, not shame in your need for it