You are not building a strong argument here. In this thread you are the big tough guy who thinks he can blaze through all exams. Then again, you found the time to write a bombastic plea for reassurance in another thread.
What I experienced and how I perceived the exams is irrelevant, but I can promise you that if one fine day you’ll pass all three exams and meet a guy with the kind of attitude you have right now, you’ll say the exact same thing. Don’t be cocky. The world is huge place and there will always be people smarter and more talented than you.
I am not a big tough guy, I am a lady lol - You see, the fact that the world is a huge place where there will always be smarter and more talented people than you, should make you realise that many of those starters may actually perceive the same ‘difficult’ experience you went through to be much easier, therefore, you don’t need to give us these warnings in this sarcastic manner “you will see” or “Come back after L2 and we’ll see”, because well, I could be more talented and smarter than you (that’s according to your above wise post) - I do believe that I can get through all exams, but I think I made it clear why, didn’t I? Because I study hard, I practice questions etc… I have done it before and I know the hard work pays off. Plus, there is nothing wrong about believing in one self, not sure why such attitude is bothering you, everyone should be confident, just because I am at the beginning, it doesn’t mean that I have to be all shaking and wondering if I can do it, and if I am not, it means I am cocky, it is always nice to be a confident person If you lack that, not everyone does! …
In my original comment which was not addressed to you (yet you responded to it in a sarcastic manner) I was not even talking about CFA, I was talking about something I have already gone through, about a tight plan I set for myself and managed to meet it, yet I received comments making fun that I am a level 1 candidate, not sure what does this have to do with my story which talks about another professional qualification I have already finished. - Cocky? I never said I am the smartest of all and that’s why I have done it, I said if you have the right attitude, work hard for it and commit yourself, you don’t need to get punched in the face. Not sure, what is cocky about that! It is actually true!
I don’t have to imagine how will my attitude be, I have people approaching me all the time asking me for advise as they plan to sign up for the ACCA qualification, I never give them that speech of “meet me after you reach the professional level” lol - I usually tell them that it is challenging, it requires a lot of hard work, but if you put in the efforts, you will do it. >> This is how a professional acts, do not undermine others, always encourage other professionals.
Yep, I found the time to write another post, it is why I am registered here, right? To post things!! It is not specifically about you, so don’t be THAT flattered
@MahaM - I’m not intimately familiar with the ACCA, but I took the CPA exam before the CFA. And I can assure you–the CPA exam is nowhere near the difficulty level of the CFA exam.
I’m not trying to be a smartass, but I’m saying this with sincerity - come back after L1 and tell us what you think. Then remember that L2 is probably at least 50% harder.
I’m not trying to call you names or pooh-pooh your accomplishments, but I doubt you’ve taken a test as difficult as the CFA exam.
I am really not saying that ACCA is harder, actually most people I know who are already charterholders and also ACCA members say that CFA is way harder. As for myself, I didn’t feel CFA level I to be more difficult or easier than ACCA - They are challenging in different ways. In ACCA, practice questions was a night mare, ACCA is all writing and the scenarios are very long and complicated and the fact that you have to solve a 50 mark question under exam timing and conditions is just bad. On the other hand, having MCQs in CFA made the practice so pleasent, because if you don’t know the answer, you can always choose any choice, you don’t have a blank page which you need to fill on your own, plus of course questions are short which makes it easier to practice more and more and the practice doesn’t daunt you and make you want to kill yourself and incredibly tired like how it used to be with ACCA.
On the other hand, I felt the fact that you have MCQs is just too risky because if you get something wrong, you get it wrong, that’s it, while in ACCA, you can always try to write and as long as you are reasonable you can collect some marks. Also, the syllubus is way more broad and longer than any ACCA paper I took, 5 big books in one exam, I felt there are tons of concepts there, and the fact that you need to memorise lots of formulas was a pain.
Actually after writing this (and although I started my comment saying that I didn’t touch a difference in difficulty), I feel that CFA level 1 was stil more challenging than ACCA, in the sense that it requires more work (covering more concepts and memorisation of formulas) - But that was not really my point.
My main point was that if you put in the efforts and do the needful, you will get through the exam, something I truly beleive in because my hard work have always paid off.
Cleared Level 1 on first attempt yesterday - I am going to determine level 2 difficulty for myself now - Surely it is going to be more difficult, it is called level 2 and not level 1 for a reason. But again, if I study enough, I will pass.
CIMA UK is no joke. CIMA UK is completely different, lengthy and far difficult than CMA USA. It was paper pencil exam till last year I guess and has great repute in ‘management accounting’ industry. Its well respected in UK and international recruiters in Middle-East also rate it highly.
- I do believe that I can get through all exams, but I think I made it clear why, didn’t I? Because I study hard, I practice questions etc… I have done it before and I know the hard work pays off. Plus, there is nothing wrong about believing in one self, not sure why such attitude is bothering you, everyone should be confident, just because I am at the beginning, it doesn’t mean that I have to be all shaking and wondering if I can do it, and if I am not, it means I am cocky, it is always nice to be a confident person