CFA LEVEL -1 , should i go for it or not? 19 y/o query.

the other side to your argument: i met a guy who finished level 2 by the time he graduated and was able to secure a great job at a professional services firm……still had to wait four years for work experience though.

The biggest factor is how bad do you want it?  If you want it bad enough, you’ll find a way.  It can be intimidating, it was for me.  Still is, not sure how I made it though some parts.  What I found and heard from others is having a background in finance isn’t that big of help or a hindrance in the lack thereof.  If you put in the time with adequate amounts of focus and technique, you’ll likely pass.  That’s why this website is called 300 hours.  It doesn’t show who the smartest people in the room are.  It shows who spent the most time preparing.  As rsparks mention, you also need work experience, so you’ll have to figure out how to meet that if you’re not in the finance industry.