My Strategy for Level 2, give me guidance!

I agree with @fabian and @WesMantooth‌. It seems doable. Any particular reason not to start right now?

Hey @Zayd‌, I haven’t gone through your calcs in detail, but it seems to imply 18 weeks for 18 study session, around (I’m conservative) 1 hour each Mon-Fri, 5 hours each Sat & Sun – that gives you 15 hour per study session? That doesn’t tell me much as study session can vary in length.

Looking at it another way, 3,100 pages with 270 hours (15 hr x 18 weeks) implies 11.5 page per hour. I think on average 10 pages per hour (including doing EOC questions) is about right, so the timing is a little tight, and doesn’t have any buffer for emergencies in a way, although you’ve budgeted 6 weeks (more than the std 4 weeks) for doing practice questions/last minute revisions. Overall it seems about right, with a tight buffer.

Indeed L2 is the beast of them all, however it’s due to the sheer amount of material and things you need to remember/recall. So your plan is achievable with CFA curriculum reading, but bear in mind that you need to be disciplined and stick to your schedule, meaning if you’re behind schedule that week you need to catch up, or skip that few pages, mark them as unread and move on to keep pace. Good luck!

Sounds like a viable study plan. I did a similar study plan from Feb-Jun this year for L2 and it worked out, except I did the opposite with regards to study materials used. I read all Schweser and only used CFAI for EOC questions. Your comment about the CFA material giving your a better understanding is definitely debatable, but that is your choice to make.
Only you can know how long it will take you to get through the material, reading and comprehension speed is very individual. Starting in December is totally reasonable to get through the material, even the CFA texts. The key will be to make sure you are monitoring your progress early on to ensure that you are keeping pace with where you need to be. Be aware that some sections can take longer than others depending on your familiarity in the subject.
Breadth is the beast to overcome in L2 so its good that you have a plan, just be prepared to adjust if required! Good luck!

@Zayd‌ sounds broadly solid to me. I tend to estimate things by CFA books, and 18 weeks gives you 3-4 weeks over book, which should be fine. Only thing I’d say is that you could push the number of hours for weekends up a tiny bit 🙂