@kevinfernando
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Hi Sophie and Zee,
I’m glad I chanced upon this website! I have an undergrad degree in mech engineering and will be pursuing my MS Finance come August. I’ve been networking pretty heavily in hopes of getting into corporate/investment banking. After connecting with the director of corporate relationship’s at my school, he advised to keep Valuations at a Big4 open because we have a lot of traction in those companies. Now, he’s also told me that a CFA might not be ideal but it’s something that is “looked upon positively”. He said the school’s managed to place quite a few of it’s students in EY and the like and all of them have CFA level 1. I’m all in for IB but truth is I’ll be coming from a non-target school as an international student and want to keep my options open. I’ve decided to start studying for the CFA. I have a few questions for you if you have the time:
a. I’m like you Sophie and cannot stomach a lot of text and given the short amount of time I have, I really want to get the meat of the material. Is the 2nd option at Kaplan’s ideal, i.e. Schweser notes + Practice questions?
b. I’ll be looking to take the exam in December 2014. Is there a difference between doing well at the CFA and just passing? Do recruiters/employers care?I’m looking forward to hearing from you and reading more on the website!
Keep up the good work.
Up1Sophie,
I’m trying to get a head start on this. I’ve even managed to get the Scheweser notes. I do have one issue though. I am unable to find a place where I can purchase the TI BA II Plus calculator 🙁 ! You’d think the recommended CFA calculator would be held in stationary shops and other outlets here in Australia. I am also leaving the country in about 10 days and should be in the US by then so it’s a huge deal but I was wondering if you had any recommendations on how to approach the Schewser notes with no calculator for a couple of weeks or so. Do I just read through the notes and summarise the ideas like you recommended on another post?
Loving your work btw! A network contact of mine (the director of corporate relationships at my uni) said that he’s placed a few candidates in Valuation roles at EY and Deloitte, firms we have a lot of traction with. Even though my main focus will be IBD at an Ibank, I’m trying to keep my options open just in case, being international and everything. So I’m very glad I came across these site and your posts! Trying to find an effective way to cover as much of the material as I can before August and then take it slow and steady because I’ll be dealing with actual MS Finance work + networking and then keep the last month for papers like you recommended. Any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Kev
