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| SniFFleS |
| Has anyone ever taken these exams? What are your thoughts on the difficulty and content? |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| Passing the NASA Psych test is easier then CFA |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by SniFFleS
Has anyone ever taken these exams? What are your thoughts on the difficulty and content? |
Never taken them...
But All I can Say is...
GOOD LUCK!
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| She_Fitz |
Good Luck to you...
The only person I do know who has taken it only worked for 7 years and then became wealthy enough to live off his investments. :) |
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| schiraldihno |
my sister passed all three exams.
She is super smart though, graduated from Schulick.
She studied pretty hard on all 3 test and passed them all on the first time.
Good luck |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by schiraldihno
my sister passed all three exams.
She is super smart though, graduated from Schulich.
Good luck |
Fixed...
But that's awesome though! Very rare for people to pass all 3 exams on their first try...
I know some people who've dedicated 6 months straight to study for the first one and still failed...and I considered them to be really smart.
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| SniFFleS |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
Fixed...
But that's awesome though! Very rare for people to pass all 3 exams on their first try...
I know some people who've dedicated 6 months straight to study for the first one and still failed...and I considered them to be really smart.
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Ya they say you need 250 to 400 hours of study for each exam as long as you stay on top of it though it shouldn't be a problem. I'm gonna be taking the prep course through U of T. The prof is amazing who runs it. |
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| teufel-man |
| quote: | Originally posted by SniFFleS
Ya they say you need 250 to 400 hours of study for each exam |
This is probably heavily dependent on your finance/accounting/business background, if you have a b.com you probably wouldnt have to study this much for the first exam (from what I hear)
However if you are starting from nothing it could be a huge pain in the ass |
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| SniFFleS |
| quote: | Originally posted by teufel-man
This is probably heavily dependent on your finance/accounting/business background, if you have a b.com you probably wouldnt have to study this much for the first exam (from what I hear)
However if you are starting from nothing it could be a huge pain in the ass |
Oh ya, have a B.com, CSC, CFP. I guess I will find out, I usually over study anyways but gotta wait until next June anyways. |
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| slingshot |
Make sure you get these....
http://www.schweser.com/products/packages.php#
I've heard from a few people who have taken it that level 1 is the hardest. I've also heard that studying is one thing....but getting through 6 hours of exam in one day is a whole other ball park. |
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| Skipper |
I'm studying for my level 1 right now. Are you registered for an exam? Wait til they send you the box of materials - it's enormous. I'm writing in June.
It isn't *necessarily* true that you don't have to study as much if you have a business degree - I have an HBA and am almost done my MBA and at the moment, I'm still finding it a lot of work. That said, my education is and always has been case based, open book style, so memorization of this magnitude is something I haven't done for a long time. However, I would say I have a leg up on someone who has no knowledge of level 1 concepts whatsoever.
Just curious, why are you considering it? Career change? Job requirement? |
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