Hi guys, use this topic to post your results. Good luck to everyone, a couple of hours left!
Holly â– â– â– â– I passed!!!
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through all the loneliness and depression glad to say I finally passed. its been a hell of a journey. this forum has been awesome. got a lot of stuff cleared off and motivation. love you guys. will stick around to help future candidates. cheers.
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No passed. And my mark is far below my expectation. I guess I lost too much points on first half.
Passed. Never have I expected to be under so much stress. Cleared easily L1 and L2, this was my 3rd attempt. It is over finally!
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I passed. I can’t believe it. Congrats to the others who did. I feel for those who didn’t.
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Passed! Holy Moly!!! Congrats to those who did!
Don’t give up to those who didn’t!
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Despite a lot of efforts put in, did not pass. As though this wasn’t enough, the devil was in details. Quite low were the scores in all topics, except for Equity & Derivatives. Now I’m wondering what went wrong!! I studied with using the Institute books and Schweser. Did blue-box and EOC questions along with online MCQs (for which scores were consistently >70% in all topics) and focused on understanding the material. I’m feeling too dejected and wonder if I can ever put in so much effort ever again (for this attempt I put in 350+ hours and this was my second attempt).
Congrats to all those passed.
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Bro sorry to hear. If you’re attempting again, do NOT use scheweser. Stick to the curriculum ONLY and you’ll be fine. I screwed up my first attempt in 2019 by using schweser intensively. Switched to curriculum this time n passed. So only curriculum now. All the best.
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Congratulations, Batman!
(Oops: sorry for the reveal.)
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Congratulations, Saurabh!
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Congratulations, Torsten!
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Congratulations, Matches!
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Congratulations, Ksady!
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And yes will definitely miss the Congratulations from the Magician. 
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passed too!!! I cried in front of my computer…
Thanks a lot to the forum and especially to magician!
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Congratulations, J!
Passed.
Should have completed this whole journey years ago but life hasn’t been easy, so many distractions over the past few years and failed twice previously as I was literally not studying at all. Last year I determined to commit into level 3 study again and that was a hell tormenting 6-month process with no social life, struggles with my “old brain” and even loss of confidence.
Glad my hard work paid off but I have to say the level 3 test was really challenging in my opinion. For those did not pass, please chin up and think about if CFA is a must for your life; if you decide to retake, please be prepared for all kinds of tricks and traps that’s all I can say.
Wish all of us the best no matter what you choose!
Materials:
- Level-Up “One & Done series” and the Bootcamp from Marc LeFebvre. My exam experience has validated ~95% what Marc has emphasized/suggested/reminded/warned. Highly recommend.
- Curriculums (Blue boxes, some exhibitions, and EOCs)
- NO mock exams taken/practiced (this is just my case, I personally didn’t find them helpful), and DID NOT use the Eco-learning system either.
Plus: This is my first time on AF (I studied all on my own, no buddy…simply painful…) and glad to see such a supportive and collaborative community here.
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Passed; very grateful!
Want to share a word of encouragement to those who did not pass. I failed at my first attempt of L3 coming out of lockdown and was crushed. I let myself wallow for a day or two and then got back after it right away. I bought a small dry erase board and wrote the words “You are at WAR” and hung it on the wall by my computer so that I would see it every day, along with a photo of myself from a military deployment. I saw it every day and it reminded me to prioritize the exam. I actually “declared war” on Level 3 and wrote up a list of reasons that I needed to beat this thing and move on with my life. It was a great reminder of how I needed to approach the exam. Additionally, I switched prep providers…left Schweser and went to deep3prep.com. Grumeet was VERY helpful…couldn’t recommend him any more strongly! He only works with re-takers on L3 and his approach is very tailored. Whether you switch providers or not, treat the exam like a thing that requires you to sell out to defeat it and you’ll get that passing score. Whatever you do, don’t give up!
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Congratulations, L’arbre!
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