hi there,
I wrote level 3 EIGHT TIMES. I kept failing all the time
Then my girlfriend suggested I take the Michael hlinka “passing the cfa “course here in Toronto. It took it and passed !
It cost 3100 bucks. Very expensive But I knew I had to do something different to pass cause I kept studying the 400 hours and failing all the time.
Anyways. I think his program made me study harder than I ever had before with shweser and the other cfa prep providers i used
So. That’s my story. It worked for me. Just putting it out there so it may help anyone.
I guess what u have to do is study very hard so that you are on the passing side of the pass rates. Easier said than done. I think it’s the people that study the most hours that pass , in general. The passing people are out studying/ studying way more hours than the other people.
The hlinka program starts in late October and he has u write quizzes each week where u are ranked vs the 300 or so other people, so will know how you are doing relative to everyone. U also write 3 hour mock exams and one 6 hour full exam that he creates ( you are ranked vs the others on these too )
I’ve always wanted to put my story out here on Analyst forum but never actually did it. Happy I’ve done it. Good luck to everyone!!
Ps. I ALWAYS think about this. If I had spent 800 hours studying for level 3 one year instead of repeatedly doing the 400 every year , I’m sure I would have passed for sure ! So , the story here is that you have to “shut down your life “ and study crazy hours to ensure u pass
- Pedro. Toronto Canada Investment analyst at a large pension plan