CFA® Exam Meme Challenge: Memefying Every Friends Episode in Season 1

Here are the meme-fied seasons so far:
Season 1 ∙ Season 2 ∙ Season 3
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For CFA exam study breaks, I either watched an episode of Friends, or, er, created dank memes. ​

​So when I was deciding what to contribute to 300 Hours, the choice was obvious: combine my two unholy pastimes and see what happens.

Behold, the Friends CFA Exam Meme Challenge: memefy every episode of Friends, ever.

No challenge is complete without rules. Here are the ones I’ve agreed to:

1. All memes must relate to the CFA Program or CFA exams.
2. At least one meme per episode. More is fine.
3. Double episodes are considered two separate episodes.
4. Accurate dialogue must be used. No swapping out words for convenience.

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I’ll target the more memorable scenes where possible – this turned out to be harder than I thought it would be. Also, if you have any meme suggestions, let me know via the comments – I’ll mock them up and add them in here.

Here’s Season 1 of Friends in CFA exam memes!

The start of Friends also has a meme befitting the start of every candidates’ CFA journey.

Ah…nothing like the sinking pit of despair when you’ve seen how low your first mock exam score is.

I never really did fully understand Markowitz’s Efficient Frontier. Someone kind enough to send me an ELI5?

“Modest gifts and entertainment are acceptable, but special care must be taken by members and candidates to resist subtle and not-so-subtle pressures to act in conflict with the interests of their clients.”

​Where is the modest-immodest line drawn?!

The pain of the wait is real.

I really, really wanted to make this line work.

OK, so I’m one of those that bring a lot of pencils to the CFA exam. I don’t want to waste time sharpening them during the exam, and they all came in one big pack!

No matter how hard I try, some CFA questions aren’t meant to be understood. Or answered correctly. That’s what I think.

I hope I’m not tempting fate with this. *knocks on wood*

Getting motivation to start studying really is the hardest part…

Still unrealistic to a degree though – what dates?!

Paolo may lick hands and is generally a scumbag, but does that put him in violation of Standard I(D) Misconduct? He did come on to Phoebe though, so…

No penalties for wrong answers in the CFA exam – pick one!

I still have my CFA Level 1 curriculum to refer to, but what do charterholders do once they’ve passed all the exams?

Even when told exactly how to do it, I sometimes still can’t do it.

They may not be love, but snacking while studying feels good.

No more words are needed.

We’ve all heard stories of crazy candidates…

…that, irritatingly, somehow end up passing anyway.

You’ve probably caught on by now – I’m not very good at calculation questions.

Procrastination may be the thief of time, but is also the mother of creativity. When it comes to excuses, that is.

Failing your CFA exams, then having to tell the same people that have been repeating “I’m sure you’ll pass” to you throughout. Lovely.

Superior returns guaranteed.

When all you did was some shifty bum-shuffling during the exam.

Remember to break up the study sessions with short breaks, people.

Show up for CFA exam day even if you know you’ll fail – it’s a free option and you might learn something.

Bring your own lunch to avoid queues. Here are more tips to help you prepare for a trouble-free CFA exam day.

You are allowed in if you’re up to 30 minutes late, but why do that to yourself?

Well, there’s always the next exam.

Here are the meme-fied seasons so far:
Season 1 ∙ Season 2 ∙ Season 3

I’m aiming to complete one season every two weeks or so. Our subscribers will be notified every time a new season lands!

Do you think I’ll complete my challenge? Want another show memeified? Let me know!