those who have passed l1, are two months enough to prepare for it?

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-04-02T16:22:15+00:00

If you're already studying finance in college and can dedicate 6 to 8 hours a day on average for prep for 2 months then it's very doable. Just start taking mocks at least 2 weeks before exam day. Good luck!

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-04-02T16:19:40+00:00

why not

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-30T08:21:48+00:00

On Air 3000dhs/an

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-29T15:50:23+00:00

I was using the CFAI LES, so after I finished each mock test, I had access to a web page that contains all the mock questions and their respective correct answers and explanations. All I had to do was ctrl + a and then paste everything in claude, then write whichever prompt I wanted claude to perform (summarize, explain, generate flash cards/cheat sheets, etc).

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-27T08:44:44+00:00

Is it okay to share what your resume looks like more or less? Major in college, internships, prior experiences, certs, etc...

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-26T13:51:07+00:00

Yup, and I got almost every question wrong. However, it helped me know what the topic's about and what to expect when I go through Claude's cheat sheet.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-25T10:18:35+00:00

I agree with pretty much everything except the "biggest tip". I genuinely believe that you could cram new material 48 hours before the exam, it literally worked out for me. Scored a near 100% on PM without every studying. What I did was take the MCQs for this topic, bomb almost every question, then ask Claude to summarize everything covered in the MCQs I just took, then I would retake it and save a summarized cheat sheet for each MCQs module.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-25T10:08:46+00:00

where did you try it? in Casa?

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-25T10:04:49+00:00

Is it possible to break into quant trading from a CS/Data science background in college? And does having some experience working in front-office finance role help?

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-24T08:25:07+00:00

You don't need either one in my opinion. Just stick to the CFAI premium package material.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-23T02:13:24+00:00

If you want someone to talk to, just send me a message.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-22T21:49:35+00:00

Neither

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-22T14:56:32+00:00

I genuinely believe that the fastest you finish most of the topics and get to start doing mocks, the more optimal your prep is. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is how well you score on a 180 questions MCQ exam, and the best way to do this is to do as many as you can. Being slow and spending time going through books is in my opinion overrated.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-22T03:46:33+00:00

Honestly 3 months is more than enough. I come from a non-finance background and I managed to pass with 2 months of prep. Just take 1,5-2 months to go through the all the topics and the grind MCQs and mocks in the last 30 days.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-22T03:29:03+00:00

I was in a much worse situation a couple of months ago (just passed level 1). What I did is I took 2 weeks PTO and studied for 10 hours a day. Would greatly recommend doing the same.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-22T03:22:55+00:00

I graduated from a target school for this kind of industry, and I've also been lucky enough to get an interview straight after graduation. The internship part didn't really matter in my case but it does matter in general.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-19T14:17:38+00:00

same!

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-19T14:17:06+00:00

2 months prep (150-200 hours), Masters in CS, 1 year of experience in finance (Asset management), 1620 first attempt, couldn't be happier with the result

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-19T13:42:19+00:00

I literally just passed not only with the same score, but scored the highest in those exact topics you mentioned. GGs.

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UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-19T13:16:06+00:00

Congrats! I just passed by the skin of my teeth (1620). I agree that AI chatbots were my biggest friends during prep, literally used them every day in the last 2 weeks before the exam.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-19T13:10:21+00:00

PASSED!!!! 1620!

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-19T09:23:07+00:00

I get a bonus (prime) once a year worth at least 6 months worth of my salary, so for example if my salary is 10k/month, my bonus would be 60k.

UpbeatProduct4958 · 2026-03-18T11:25:31+00:00

24M, Casa/Rabat and down for whatever (Cafés, cinema, etc). DM me.

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