Hi everyone,
First time posting here, but these jitters won't go away. I'm pretty sure that the CFA stress/anxiety is has taken years off my life...
As context, I started studying for the December 2014 exam on 12/7/13, allotting a full year towards preparation. As of today, I have logged 440 hours of studying. I have completed (almost) every example and end of chapter question in both the CFAI materials and the Schweser materials (books from 2013). I purchased the Schweser QBank exactly one month ago and have completed 1,900 questions (without notes) with an average score of 85%. As a result, I was starting to feel pretty confident... UNTIL...
Yesterday. I took my first timed / simulated Schweser practice exam (just the morning session). I scored a 72.5%. I was too discouraged to take the afternoon session. The questions were longer, trickier, and overall more difficult than the QBank.
I realize that many of those 440 hours of studying were far too long ago and that there is a lot of material, but still, I feel like I should know this stuff inside and out by now! No matter how much I study, there is always material that I can't remember. Anyone else feeling as demoralized as me? Perhaps you "can't fix stupid"? And this is ONLY Level 1!
Anyway - sorry to be that guy. It's been a rough weekend and the depression is becoming debilitating.
Any response would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick
First time posting here, but these jitters won't go away. I'm pretty sure that the CFA stress/anxiety is has taken years off my life...
As context, I started studying for the December 2014 exam on 12/7/13, allotting a full year towards preparation. As of today, I have logged 440 hours of studying. I have completed (almost) every example and end of chapter question in both the CFAI materials and the Schweser materials (books from 2013). I purchased the Schweser QBank exactly one month ago and have completed 1,900 questions (without notes) with an average score of 85%. As a result, I was starting to feel pretty confident... UNTIL...
Yesterday. I took my first timed / simulated Schweser practice exam (just the morning session). I scored a 72.5%. I was too discouraged to take the afternoon session. The questions were longer, trickier, and overall more difficult than the QBank.
I realize that many of those 440 hours of studying were far too long ago and that there is a lot of material, but still, I feel like I should know this stuff inside and out by now! No matter how much I study, there is always material that I can't remember. Anyone else feeling as demoralized as me? Perhaps you "can't fix stupid"? And this is ONLY Level 1!
Anyway - sorry to be that guy. It's been a rough weekend and the depression is becoming debilitating.
Any response would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick