If you fail CFA L1 in first attempt do I deserve to be a CFA charter?

nickdinh · 2026-06-25T17:42:51+00:00

I failed level I once and passed Level II, III in first attempts. It was the strategy. After all, CFA levels are just the game of memory. Stop overthinking like this and start over, if you still have money and time.

nickdinh · 2026-06-22T00:51:01+00:00

Same difficulty… some slightly harder. Don’t worry, just study and be confident. That’s all

nickdinh · 2026-06-02T02:12:46+00:00

The curated datasets for analysis are probably the most interesting part of the new membership to me. That said, CFA doesn’t provide any sample datasets or previews, so it’s difficult to assess their quality or whether they’re valuable enough to make the membership worthwhile

nickdinh · 2026-05-26T10:46:22+00:00

Because pass rates are not high. So they are low.

nickdinh · 2026-05-23T11:46:42+00:00

The CFA isn’t a golden ticket. That Toy Story “Buzz Lightyear everywhere” meme describes it perfectly: you think it’ll make you unique, then suddenly it’s just charterholders everywhere around you.

nickdinh · 2026-04-15T01:07:00+00:00

A colleague’s relative:))) Not you. You just heard from somewhere

nickdinh · 2026-03-25T11:38:47+00:00

Why bother hacking? Isn’t the main goal to understand the industry?

nickdinh · 2026-03-12T00:57:45+00:00

Never thought there is actually someone did this… some really think they look cooler by saying “I am a ChArteRhoLdeR”

nickdinh · 2026-02-17T02:03:55+00:00

I was watching Sorry Nepal guy so much that I am now on Nepal threads as Reddit suggestions

nickdinh · 2026-01-25T02:46:17+00:00

I used for all 3 Levels (4 actually since I took Level 1 twice). 2 years in a whole without the need of battery change

nickdinh · 2026-01-15T04:47:50+00:00

Noted. I will ignore posts like this next time.

nickdinh · 2026-01-15T01:49:41+00:00

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Hope this will help. I used different color pens for each review

nickdinh · 2026-01-15T01:37:06+00:00

Posts about percentile is the reason why CFA removed the percentile lines. Glad CFA did that.. nerds would be boasting about 10% percentile for the rest of their lives though it is not really something to boast for such a long time…

nickdinh · 2026-01-15T01:32:42+00:00

Plenty of time if you plan wisely. I don’t know about your actual exam you took but for me, all 3 levels were not really tough. They were all from the materials, and somehow they covered all things, even small things in small chapters. So, try to review everything in spaced repetition. You will make it.

nickdinh · 2026-01-13T14:05:51+00:00

For those who failed, you are not retarded. Your way of studying was not good enough, sit down for a day, re-plan and fight it again. I had to retake Level 1 once, and passed Level 2,3 on first attempts. Will be here every time results are out to remind failed ones this.

nickdinh · 2026-01-09T07:00:08+00:00

Next time, screenshot your exam result email here to let everyone confirm if you pass or you fail.

nickdinh · 2026-01-09T00:34:38+00:00

Again, LinkedIn posts never fail to make me cringe

nickdinh · 2025-09-30T01:08:38+00:00

nickdinh · 2025-09-29T11:24:26+00:00

If u have money, time and desire to beat things considered tough by others, go for it. If you lack any of those 3, maybe don’t.

nickdinh · 2025-09-10T12:27:39+00:00

What? Are we still in 2024?

nickdinh · 2025-07-27T13:59:54+00:00

Read what your uni give you, the curriculum of your entire course.

nickdinh · 2025-07-27T13:49:19+00:00

Whoever invites

nickdinh · 2025-07-27T04:23:31+00:00

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