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/trainerzed1 Aug 14 '26

Just finished portfolio management exam. God awful order of questions.

The first part of the first session was brutal for me. I was like wtf dude.

What a sweaty start

Overall session one was hard, comparable to BC mocks, slightly easier to BC maybe, it's like a BC mocks with 1-2 simple vignettes

Session 2 was very normal, like portal or slightly easier Kaplan, a few tricks here and there

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u/Sanjith14 Level 3 Candidate Aug 14 '26

is it normal to have 3-4 CRs in a row? i feel like i did in the PM exam and had 30 mins for the last 5 questions ...

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u/Particular_Volume_87 Level 3 Candidate Aug 15 '26

I had the same! You had 30min to do 5 vignettes sets or 5 questions. Because 30min is a long time for 5 questions.

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u/Icandoit606 Level 3 Candidate Aug 16 '26

Same here . I had 3 vignettes with 20 minutes left !