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How to manage your time while preparing for Level 1?

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    • Avatar of AnkitaAnkita
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        • CFA Level 2
        07 Dec 2017 at 9:50 pm
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        I am done with Quant, FRA and Economics, but I am still left with a good chunk to read. I feel like I am taking a lot of time doing my first read. Also I am forgetting stuff. What is the ideal time to finish a book? And just how do I retain stuff? PS: I am not cramming up; just trying to understand concepts, which is probably why it is taking me so much time…

      • Avatar of sidharthsidharth
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          08 Dec 2017 at 10:21 am
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          PS I am working 12 hours a day.

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            08 Dec 2017 at 10:21 am
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            Hi ankita same situation wit me, how I manage my time is that I have put all my study material in PDF in my tablet, that way I try to read or give a quick revision whenever I have 5 mins or in train at restaurant in bed or anywhere

          • Avatar of TimBCanadaTimBCanada
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              10 Dec 2017 at 8:36 am
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              You’re done the toughest section (FRA); you can project forward your time knowing that with Quant, FRA and Econ you’re done 42% (http://www.cfainstitute.org/programs/cfaprogram/exams/Pages/exam_topic_area_weights.aspx) so far. Try to leave 3-4 weeks for review and decide if you need to speed up or not. Know that you’ll likely need to increase your avg study time/day as you go forward to accommodate reviewing past topics so that you aren’t forgetting everything.

            • Avatar of TimBCanadaTimBCanada
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                10 Dec 2017 at 8:49 am
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                sidharth said:
                PS I am working 12 hours a day.

                I think we’ve figured out why you have that as your display picture haha

              • Avatar of AnkitaAnkita
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                  14 Dec 2017 at 7:16 pm
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                  Thanks everyone for your inputs, really appreciate it. I think it also helps to do a lot of questions – I am doing the Schweser Pro Q bank after each chapter, helps me understand concepts better. Unfortunately I did not make any major notes except for scribbling important stuff on the text book itself, until I read your note Pranav. My focus is to finish my first read of the curriculum asap, but like Tim and Sidharth mentioned, I must start accommodating time to review past topics. Thanks once again everyone 🙂

                • Avatar of PranavPranav
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                    10 Dec 2017 at 8:29 am
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                    @Ankita‌ you would want to go back to the material you studied regularly…might i suggest you take a look at this post?

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