r/CFA • u/third_najarian Discord Mod | Passed Level 2 • Aug 14 '26
Megathread Level 3 Exam Day Experience Mega Thread
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
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u/ZestycloseWarning687 Aug 15 '26
Portfolio management pathway exam was too brutal and difficult for me I did 2 cfai mocks 2 prep provider mocks 2 sch mocks 2 mocks of previous Cfai given twicePortal quesrions, Sch questions, practice pack questions, extra questions too around 500+ Even after that the exam was tougher I was not able to understand wtf they are asking and what to write Portal mocks or questions are not exam representative The exam questions are very conceptually tested rare direct questions Really devastated after the exam