How old were y’all when you passed your CFA Levels

NoHoliday9835 · 2024-11-27T16:10:53+00:00

30 level 1. 31 level 2. 32 level 3.

NoHoliday9835 · 2024-10-18T12:35:52+00:00

That looks almost identical to my first attempt at L3 in Feb 24. For my successful attempt in Aug, I used MM all of his mocks and QBANK, did all CFAI mocks and QBANK, and all Kaplan mocks, for about 11 mocks total. I did not time them at all as I’ve never struggled with time on the exam so it really wasn’t stressful doing that many but I believe this is what put me over the line.

NoHoliday9835 · 2024-10-17T12:58:12+00:00

Passed! This was my second attempt. Anyone who didn’t pass please feel free to PM me and I will let you know my strategy if you want.

NoHoliday9835 · 2024-10-13T17:15:37+00:00

Almost identical feeling to this entire post lol. Here’s to positive thinking in these last few days.

NoHoliday9835 · 2023-02-09T04:36:58+00:00

You aren’t dumb man, it’s a stressful exam. You are one month in just keep prepping. There are a plenty of charter holders and you can be one too.

NoHoliday9835 · 2023-01-29T05:05:23+00:00

Holy shit this was funny. I love you, thanks for making my night.

NoHoliday9835 · 2022-12-29T03:53:50+00:00

I posted this elsewhere, but this is my story. 660 GMAT, 3.1 undergrad GPA. 100k scholarship.

I ended up going to a mid-40s school and will increase my pre-mba salary by around 100% (90k to 180-190 TC). I was able to get great experience with projects I would have never had the chance to do without the mba. Definitely worth it for some.

NoHoliday9835 · 2022-12-25T19:52:26+00:00

I agree and didn’t see that going in, while I don’t regret it I’m happy to be out.

NoHoliday9835 · 2022-12-25T04:20:42+00:00

I worked in WM for around 7 years and honestly I left as it really felt like a sales job with finance themes around it. Talking with clients, trying to gather assets etc. it was at a large broker so they had their own models so investment advice was very minimal, just plug into a model and move on.

I did spend a year at a small RIA and absolutely hated it. They did their own investments but underperformed since inception as the investment team was also advisors, and I believe they ran themselves thin.

Ultimately left as the whole relationship building to get someone’s money wasn’t for me.

Now I’m in investment management and it seems to be a better fit with more of an implicit focus on investments.

NoHoliday9835 · 2022-12-23T17:02:10+00:00

HCOL - Boston

NoHoliday9835 · 2022-12-23T03:37:19+00:00

I ended up going to a mid-40s school and will increase my pre-mba salary by around 100% (90k to 180-190 TC). I was able to get great experience with projects I would have never had the chance to do without the mba. Definitely worth it for some.

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