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What sections discouraged you the most?

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    • Avatar of Maroon5Maroon5
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        And how did you overcome it at the end? My eyes are glazing over Quant in L1 at the moment, trying to stay awake… pinching myself isn’t helping much!

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        FRA was the toughest for me for Level 1. It’s kind of the same for level 2 as well…

      • Avatar of Maroon5Maroon5
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          Any specifics in FRA @fabian?

        • Avatar of tachemantacheman
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            I just don’t like accounting in any shape or form. I prefer the macro and micro sections in Level I so far…

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            Have faith @sidmenon, more revision and practice in that area should help. Else post a new question in the discussion thread here to ask the pros in the community. Sometimes it’s better explained by human than reading text book 🙂

          • Avatar of ReenaReena
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              FRA in Level 2, its a death zone… especially pension accounting bleurgh

            • Avatar of hairyfairyhairyfairy
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                @reena same for me. I just get killed by the questions that end with ‘so does their pension liability go up or down’?

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                  I think Economics has always been my weakness. And i really don’t know if it’ll change to much of an extent. Enough to pass at least, i hope.

                • Avatar of Maroon5Maroon5
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                    @fabian – I know what you mean. Unfortunately practice seems to be the way to go!

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                      @Tacheman you’ve got some intense accounting in Level 2 though…

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                        Oh, yes. I’ll definitely post all my doubts here! 😀

                      • Avatar of policedogpolicedog
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                          I just don’t like derivatives.

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                          @maroon5 mostly the calculation questions. They take waaaaay too long for me and halfway through the question I just know I made a wrong turn somewhere and I’m never going to get any of the 3 choices, let alone the actual right answer.

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                            I’m just glad I’m not an actuary at this stage… looking at the brighter side of things!

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