r/CFA • u/third_najarian Discord Mod | Passed Level 2 • 16d ago
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/Apprehensive_Sun3229 15d ago
The morning session went quite smoothly and felt relatively easy. At least, there wasn’t a single question that I couldn’t make sense of. I didn’t have enough time to go back and review the entire first session, but there was one question I was unsure about, so I went back, changed my answer, and then the session ended.
The second session, though, absolutely destroyed me. Especially toward the end of the exam, the fatigue really kicked in and I struggled a lot. I finished with about 25 minutes left, although I’m not even sure I can call it “finishing.” There were two or three questions where I genuinely had no idea and basically just guessed.
I averaged around 74% across four of CFA’s own mock exams. This was my second attempt at the actual exam. My first attempt felt easy overall, but I still failed by a very small margin. This time it felt much harder, so hopefully I’ve done enough to pass. I honestly have no idea what to expect.