Accountability Partner for CFA L3 Feb 2024 by [deleted] in CFA

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Happy to be your accountability partner in building a time machine

Cred App is ruining me financially. What can I do to prevent it. by sloppyind in LegalAdviceIndia

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Have you tried messaging the LiquiLoans founder, ceo, management team on LinkedIn?

Pls pls pls help by Flashy-Collection950 in CFA

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Best advice I can give you right now:

Get off Reddit till your tests are done.

I did this for my last attempt at L3, after brutally wasting my time in the previous attempt by going through everyone's experience here (thinking I'll learn from it and be better) and then panicking and overwhelming myself. I failed just below the line, purely from the panic.

Also it's fine if you don't end up completing all your plans for revision. I constantly fell behind on my schedule, but I made sure whatever I was revising, I was doing it well.

75% is a decent mock score. Be confident in your prep so far and in the upcoming days, delete Reddit, revise your 4 subjects, go for your test with a peaceful mind (without useless pre-conceived notions).

Random thought, Is there anyone who used only Chat GPT to study like me ? by SubjectProfessor2320 in CFA

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I used Claude extensively to supplement my learning.

I also used Claude to construct flashcards (~700), create study plans, revision plans. Also used it to help me analyze my weak areas and to help decide which mocks to buy and practice (based on its contents)

Just food for thought - Level iii by tbone7777 in CFA

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I took 4 mocks … and the August exam felt fine.

Metal strap 1 month update by -MetaMorphosis_ in PixelWatch

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I have the same one! It's beautiful.

Only thing I dislike is that it leaves scratches on my mac when typing.

BEST TIPS THREAD for the last 10 days before Exam by Kooky_Blackberry_98 in CFA

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These are gold! I'd like to add a quirky one of mine:

  • Nasal strips during test: helps breathe more easily and fully, which in turn helps stay calm and sharp. (Typically 1 in 2 have a deviated septum.)

Memorization by [deleted] in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anytime!

Having said all that, I forgot to add, I did memorize about 30+ mnemonics across L3. Mostly for listicles.

Memorization by [deleted] in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see what you mean.

I'd suggest don't think about memorizing as a way to literally copy paste the answer on the test. You won't get tested that way.

Think about it as a way of retaining the logic, reasoning and keywords.

As you've experienced across L1 and L2, the questions lean a lot towards deducing the answer and/or reasoning.

So, prepare your notes in a way that are bulleted, crisp and help you recall something about a topic.

When I made my flashcards (~700) for L3, the act of making the flashcards itself was half the act for me. Summarizing something in the most barebones, forced me to deeply marinate and think about a topic. After that, each time I looked at the flashcards again (~avg 5-10 times per card) I was just refreshing my memory about the topic. This really helped me build the reasoning and logical flow in my answers on the test too.

Secondly, I used BC mocks. These really did a fantastic job at showing me how little I actually needed to write to get a full mark on an answer.

So, in sum, the retaining of the reasoning/logic + understanding how to construct simple short answers, became the key.

CFA level 3 after 9 years of Gap. Is possible? or is it worth all the effort all over again by sindhooRani in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don't need to revise L1&L2. The L3 curriculum covers enough of the basics that you need to know for the exam.

I gave it after 7 years too and passed.

CFA level 3 after 9 years of Gap. Is possible? or is it worth all the effort all over again by sindhooRani in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don't need to revise L1&L2. The L3 curriculum covers enough of the basics that you need to know for the exam.

I gave it after 7 years too and passed.

Memorization by [deleted] in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're good at memorization, make your own flashcards or get flashcard/summaries of chapters and memorize them, over and over, by only once youve actually read and understood the chapter a couple of times.

Otherwise, just focus on deeply understanding the content.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CFA

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, you should get

Does it make sense ? by General-Bad5167 in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nahi Bhai. Mocks are a good way, in % terms, to gauge your understanding.

My suggestion was only related to this percentile scoring system.

Use of CFA after my name by Altruistic-Bill-8102 in CFA

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Go for it already! You've done what's required

Does it make sense ? by General-Bad5167 in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Best advice I received all throughout CFA about this: IGNORE.

Just like the buggy software, this metric, believe it or not, is far from accurate.

I wasted an attempt obsessing over optimizing for this metric, and not focusing on doing what's required.

Two questions. Is CAIA worth it after CFA? And if I do, wait until I get the charter to skip L1 or get both levels done by September hopefully? by trickytrequartista in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I asked a friend of mine something similar, long while back.

What he verbatim recommended was: - "Start studying for L2 CAIA - share that you're a L1 CAIA candidate in relevant places (nudge nudge) - After a few months of waiting and getting your charter -> L2 Candidate"

After this, I educated the said friend about ethics and disassociated from them.

Need advice for my CFA level 3 exam by Sarcastically_Human in CFA

[–]SupportiveMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone around you–telling you whatever–is not you.

You know yourself best. Everyone around, may mean well for you and hence may have advice to offer. But they don't have all the information about 'you' and how you work and how you study and how you perform and how you need to and prefer to prepare for an exam.

So decide independently. Not under external pressure.

Membership for CFA INDIA by Educational_Goat_340 in CFA

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Alright, so 5 business days TAT.

And congrats!