Hi everyone,
is it possible that somone can pass the CFA level 2 with one-month preparation?
one month is not preperation. it’s damage limitation. You’ll be guessing 70% of the material.
Of course it’s possible to pass. But it’s also possible that I can become the Prime Minister
Yes, you can do this I have a few friends that study the night before and found the exam easy.
yeah, go for it… 10 hours a day for 30 days… will walk it
Yea , everyone making a big deal about level 2 being hard are all wrong. Do a practice exam, go to a drunken frat party, and walk into the exam after a coffee. no problem
I passed L2 on first attempt with 5 weeks of full-tilt full-time studying, totalling probably 300 hours.
A slightly brighter (or better-educated) person could probably do it in 4 weeks.
In my view, a candidate that has studied 300 hours over the past 5 weeks, is more likely to retain the material and pass the exam than a candidate that has studied 300 hours over the past 5 months.
how many hours did you study every day? 
8 - 10 hours?
Yea of course its possible. Is it probable? Most likely not unless you have an inordinate amount of time to study imo. But yes of course just showing up and filling in all the bubbles gives you a chance at passing.
You just have to control yourself when you hang out people. Like don’t talk about CFA with them. They know you are writing the exam and you will pass!
Yup, out of 16 waking hours I averaged probably 8 to 9 hours of actual study per day.
A pretty good life, really. (Though obviously it’s not an option for someone that can’t get 5 weeks off work.)
You’re looking for a different thread…
now I wonder how much concentration did that require… any tips in boosting concentrations ? 
Yup; buy a set of Shwesser notes, but don’t crack them open until May 1st.
The human mind has an uncanny way of focusing once you’re within 35 days of a brutal exam.
Any time you feel yourself, losing motivation, or feeling a little too comfortable, take a quick glance over the mock’s. That should serve as the boot in the arse that you need to crank out a couple extra hours that day.
Depends how well you know the material already. How well did you do at L1?
actually I have a full time job during the day…and I just don’t feel like studying after I got home from work. Right now I’m doing the final review, but it has been a muddling process
What was your prep strategy? Did you do the CFAI text book questions? Did you just keep doing practice questions and skim through most of the text? I am kind of on the same boat you were before, I’d greatly appreciate if you could share some of your prep strategies with me, v i l i @ u c s d . e d u . thank you!
My personal strategy has been to read the material, but not do any practice problems or formula memorization until the last month (studying full time, e.g. 6 hrs a day). Reason being that when I did level 1 I did all the practice problems in the curriculum right away and then when I came back to review a month before test time I realized I had forgotten 75% of the material that I had done practice problems on just 2 months earlier. As a matter of fact I was even able to re-do those problems because I had totally forgotten the answers, etc.
Creative procrastination is a good idea, but I’d say that if you didn’t see the material until 1 month in the exam and you didn’t have momentum from work experience or current coursework, you would be a nervous wreck as you’re working through it and that means you will have a tougher time absorbing.
One of the main problems with the exam is psychological, you have to feel confident when you’re in the exam room and that only comes with being sure you know the material and seeing positive mock exam results.
i’ve been working 10+ hours a day and i can only study 3 hours a day on weekday and 8+ hours on Saturday and Sunday. after work, i am exhaustive and sometimes i have problems concentrate on the materials. any suggestion or strategy to share? thanks.
Same here. Right now I’m running the “yea f____k work” strategy and attempting to preserve energy for the study after work. So, just do the minimum amount of work and try not to stress yourself.