Not to mention it seems that the exams just get harder every year, so if its going to be a necessity its better to get through it now! 
Alchemist1320 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- In India…people have only come to know about it in last 5-6 years…Im sure… number of applicants are doubling every year…now in India any person doing an MBA ( from top 20 in India) in finance is doing it as a must do thing… also Mumbai–7,586 doesnt give the correct picture as this centre was announced only last month…and an equal number is appearing from nearby locations such as Colombo, Singapore, Kathmandu, Thailand etc Im also surprised at nyccfa2010’s inference that Indians might have some issues with english…true for whole India…but surely not true for people who appear for such exams…in India somewhat 5 % people have similar language (read english) skills as any body else in the world… I am not trying to cut anybody’s point…just clearing some misconceptions…so plz no offences Me pursuing MBA in “International Business” from top 20 in india 
and i know english…lol
IIFT?
KJSomaiya
nyccfa2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nep-hi Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > nyccfa2010 Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > philip.platt Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > I really like this statistic > > > > > > > > > Is it because more Asians are taking it, > > meaning > > > us Americans have a natural advantage > speaking > > the > > > English language, because we all now how the > > CFA > > > loves to be so clear in the way they ask > > > questions. > > > > Don’t fool yourself. Most Asians from Asia > taking > > the exam may speak English as a second > language, > > except India, but they have been using and > reading > > English text books all through school. Not to > > mention personal commitment and focus counts for > a > > whole lot more. If a large majority of > > international candidates miss a specific > question, > > CFAI will have to look at the poor wording and > may > > have to throw it out for their error. Lets > have > > respect for everybody, this forum has an > > international following. > > No disrespect mean’t, so take a chill pill > home-slice. Trying to dcypher philps comment. But > facts are facts, and I shall leave it at that, > young one: Pass rates combined for all 3 test > > United States: 44 percent of the 23,221 total exam > candidates > Canada: 42 percent of the 6,302 total exam > candidates > Europe: 47 percent of the 11,732 total exam > candidates > Asia and Pacific Asia: 39 percent of the 25,914 > total exam candidates > Central and South America: 37 percent of the 1,251 > total exam candidates > Africa/Middle East: 28 percent of the 3,477 total > exam candidates Did you consider that these numbers are for ALL THREE Levels combined? You are sitting for Level 2 in multiple choice. L3 is the only one with an essay format. Take L1 & L3 out and recalculate the numbers to see if you have a home court advantage for this session. Not sure what “home-slice” means but I’ll take the compliment on me being young. My English must be rusty. Must revisit my ghetto-slang book of incoherent speech…
__ Jun-08 __ Percent L1 __ 44063 __ 0.478524343 L2 __ 33449 __ 0.363256264 L3 __ 14569 __ 0.158219394 Total __ 92081 __ 1 probably around 36% are L2 candidates in each center
mcpass Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Europe powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr +2 I am asian, living in Europe.
sam.cfa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KJSomaiya Sam, How is the CFA society in Mumbai ? Did you visit there anytime? 7000+ in Mumbai is really scary… Based in US, I thought it would be an advantage to get a charter and look for jobs there… I was surprised to see so many out there… Dammm… I think i need to head to Kenya, do some volunteering. Climb some mountains in Egypt…to get into top 10 b-shools… lol 
wot else, business schools hate me since I am Indian comp sc grad…& high GMAT does not impress them either… So much competition man !!
Alchemist1320 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Im also surprised at nyccfa2010’s inference that > Indians might have some issues with > english… not necessarily with the comprehension, but certainly with the accent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw6RgIf6epQ hahahah southasians, where you at no disrespect intended
I’m in the South, Atlanta GA and I’m Asian, do I count? Or have I been disowned already?
To be in the society you need 48 months of experience…i have like 8 months only… U mean ur struggling for admission even with a high GMAT score?..thts so sad! That figure scared me as well…but then…we cant hide from competition…adapt to it. Porter says: To beat the competition…Do different things…or the same things DIFFERENTLY
per capita…NOBODY beats Montreal… sorry and its pathetic,…every idiot has a charter here…its sad…cant wait to leave
Nep-hi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nyccfa2010 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Nep-hi Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > nyccfa2010 Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > philip.platt Wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > I really like this statistic > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it because more Asians are taking it, > > > meaning > > > > us Americans have a natural advantage > > speaking > > > the > > > > English language, because we all now how > the > > > CFA > > > > loves to be so clear in the way they ask > > > > questions. > > > > > > Don’t fool yourself. Most Asians from Asia > > taking > > > the exam may speak English as a second > > language, > > > except India, but they have been using and > > reading > > > English text books all through school. Not > to > > > mention personal commitment and focus counts > for > > a > > > whole lot more. If a large majority of > > > international candidates miss a specific > > question, > > > CFAI will have to look at the poor wording > and > > may > > > have to throw it out for their error. Lets > > have > > > respect for everybody, this forum has an > > > international following. > > > > No disrespect mean’t, so take a chill pill > > home-slice. Trying to dcypher philps comment. > But > > facts are facts, and I shall leave it at that, > > young one: Pass rates combined for all 3 test > > > > United States: 44 percent of the 23,221 total > exam > > candidates > > Canada: 42 percent of the 6,302 total exam > > candidates > > Europe: 47 percent of the 11,732 total exam > > candidates > > Asia and Pacific Asia: 39 percent of the 25,914 > > total exam candidates > > Central and South America: 37 percent of the > 1,251 > > total exam candidates > > Africa/Middle East: 28 percent of the 3,477 > total > > exam candidates > > Did you consider that these numbers are for ALL > THREE Levels combined? You are sitting for Level > 2 in multiple choice. L3 is the only one with an > essay format. Take L1 & L3 out and recalculate > the numbers to see if you have a home court > advantage for this session. > > Not sure what “home-slice” means but I’ll take the > compliment on me being young. My English must be > rusty. Must revisit my ghetto-slang book of > incoherent speech… Yes, and your personality is as exciting as a blank wall.
Guess no one really cares about us people from Africa. haha