Study plan to retake level 1?

Well when i read this post felt like my own story except the prep time i took.. i also failed in band 10 (ouch hurts bad 🙁 ) with pretty much same grades as dan but got < 50 in two .. i actually could not study at all before so took 2 weeks off and just studied from 21st to 31st may.. giving 2 days for each book.. used only schweser pro question banks and LOS.. and i studied almost 13 hours a day summing to some 130 hours in total and some 80 % of total curriculam.. but damn missed it by just few !! Now i am also confused if to go for it in Dec or June as work pressure is alot and which strategy to go for.. Thanks for the 5 options.. i think 4th is best option for the topics which are our stronghold, feel comfortable with and scored high.. and i would follow 2 for topics i barely managed, took me down in real exam or couldnt cover completely when i was preparing which are eco and portfolio mgmt.. Still not sure if i want to go through same painful process but hell yea.. gotta nail this demon >🙂

@Dan well seeing as you were band 10 you were already really close, so 2 months of reviewing could be rushed but would probably be enough in my opinion. As for the study plan I would go with option 4. (I wrote out my suggestion and then realized is was almost identical to one of your options)For me when i read through the schweser books, I took notes as I read eventually filling 2 100 page notebooks. So after I read the books I just referenced my own notes. IDK if you have noted you took the first time around. If i were you I would read through all my notes to get a good refresher of all the topics, and to ensure that I don’t lose ground on any of the topics I did good in. (your case 70%+ alt, equity, quant) [If you didn’t take notes then there are all the chapter summaries which are pretty good you could read, as well as reading through the secret sauce. Then i would focus on reviewing Financial reporting as that is a huge weight percent of the test and also ethics as that is a huge weight percent too. Then work on some practice tests to get used to the 6 hour stamina drain of the test and to ensure you remember your formulas and such. Good luck!

@Dan – study plan #2 definitely. Given that the materials are familiar it shouldnt take you as long. I agree with @zee – 2 months of studying is a little close, given that I’d dedicate the last month for this game plan. So that means you should do your note reviews and EOC questions in August, have a nice break, come back and review somemore. Only start the practice papers in November.

you’re welcome @Dan. Don’t give up OK? It’s soul-crushing I know especially when you’re so close – but you’ll ace the ones in the next 3 exams and you’ll be on par with your friend still.

@Dan I would definitely do the December test for all the reasons @Zee said -same curriculum, less time to forget. Maybe, depending on what your actual vacation is, you can make flashcards to review in down time or work on various formula sheets etc.

And yea Dr_Pain is right.. both FSA and Ethics should be mugged up totally.. helps in clearing overall MPS i think..

2 months is pretty close, but then you’re retaking so things should still be fresh in your mind. I’d try and start before the vacation – even with the 2-week break it’s better than starting after the vacation…

If you’re serious about passing Level 1 I’d definitely do Dec. Not only would you possibly save time and catch June 2014 for Level 2, but Dec is still the same syllabus and you have less time to forget everything you’ve learnt from June!