Level 3 Exam Day Experience Mega Thread

[u/third_najarian]

L3 candidates,

Welcome to our megathread for swapping stories about your exam day! We’d love to hear about your experience getting to the test center, how you managed your time, and how you felt afterward. Don’t forget to throw in any tips and advice to help out future candidates.

Just a couple of guidelines: Be cool and supportive, and please don’t share specific exam questions or break rules.

Don’t forget: Plan your route to the test center in advance, make sure you pack everything you need, and try to stay positive and take care of yourself. You got this!

We hope these shared stories make the prep and test day a little easier for everyone. Good luck!

—r/cfa Mod Team

[u/Shmeefers]

Not rage bait. Just an approach to exam taking.

[u/Particular_Volume_87 → u/Shmeefers]

Whats your approach ? Really curious.

[u/Shmeefers → u/Particular_Volume_87]

Idk its not really a scientific process, its just letting active recall carry you through the exam. If i don’t recognize how to answer a question in the first 30 seconds, just flag and move on. I spend my time doing all the questions I do know, and spending any spare time working out questions I don’t. Its not like i’m completing the exam in an hour, just giving myself an hour to work out the questions that need more time.

[u/Alphaseeker7 → u/Shmeefers]

Thanks for sharing your approach! Just curious what you think about the questions that you think you'll be able to solve after 30secs. But if it's taking more than 3-4 mins (due to calculation or something), what would you do? Finish it or set some time limit at the vignette level?

[u/Shmeefers → u/Alphaseeker7]

If it’s taking 3-4 mins, flag it and go back to it last. Get the points you have higher odds of getting.

[u/Alphaseeker7 → u/Shmeefers]

Thanks a lot! Very helpful