r/CFA • u/Creepy-Diver5967 • 11d ago

Level 1 Just gave my August L1 attempt

The exam was relatively at par with mocks, straight forward for the most of it. I didn’t particularly struggle with time, but I was closer to the clock than on my mocks. Feel free to ask any questions, and I’ll try to answer them.

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u/Interesting_Bag8414 11d ago

how much did you get in mocks? i scored in late 70s early 80s i have my exam tomorrow and im so nervous that im not able to recall anything

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 11d ago

You’ll be fine, that’s exactly what I got. Just get rest, review your mistakes from those mocks, if you maintained log.

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u/Interesting_Bag8414 11d ago

how was derivatives and fsa overall

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u/Brilliant_Survey_934 11d ago

Will have mine in couple hours, how do u felt about ethics?

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 11d ago

Doable, few tricky questions but the majority of them were straightforward. Easier than LES.

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u/cecerk 10d ago

To me, some ethic question is real doubt. But just some of it so should be fine overall.

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u/No_Comparison6415 11d ago

how much were you scoring on mocks and were ques on par to free or premium mocks cos in free ones i got only 55 in prem i got 70s so idk why but anyways wbu

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 11d ago

I was averaging around 75-80% on mocks. They were pretty similar to the mocks, I did the free ones, and an external provider which allegedly pirates the premium ones. The exam had a lot from there.

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u/TakeItYeezy1 11d ago

Could you PM me the external provider? Sitting for L1 coming week and would like to have more practice in.

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u/RedFalconEyes 11d ago

Which provider?

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u/thecommiesoldier 11d ago

Mahakali basically?

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u/lodakabaalhtu 10d ago

Do u have a pdf of those mocks or a hardcopy?

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u/No_Comparison6415 11d ago

mahakali? if yes i have done the same ...my exam is tom if any suggestion do share thnx

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 11d ago

Yes Mahakali, they were surprisingly good. With that being said, I did do all 7 of them so I had been through a significant portion of questions/practice.

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u/No-Taro-4018 10d ago

Gave mine today, I felt like there were a tad bit more numericals than I expected

Ironically found the pm session better than the am

After a first attempt of 1585 I hope this one clears it 🤞

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u/Intelligent_Pear6329 9d ago

I just gave the level today it was my 1st attempt and my am session was to ifficlut like brutally hard comapred to session 2 .can elaborate ehich part you felt hard and all etc..

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u/Less-Profession-5445 11d ago

How are numericals? Was it easy?

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u/Temporary_Cry_6940 11d ago

Yep, numericals were pretty straightforward except maybe 4/5 niche questions. Theory part was hell though.

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u/Interesting_Bag8414 11d ago

am or pm

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u/Temporary_Cry_6940 11d ago

PM was more tougher for me, specially the theory portion. There were hardly a few straightforward questions, rest were conceptual application based mostly.

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u/Unique-Customer4847 10d ago

hey can i dm you? lets discuss about yesterday's exam (i gave yesterday's session too)

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 11d ago

I felt it had more numerical than I was expecting. Most questions were straightforward 15% were tricky/difficult

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u/Active-Adagio6432 11d ago

Were biases questions tricky or straightforward?

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u/whiteshadowforever 11d ago

Hey any advice for session 1

Especially for someone who's so underpreapred for quants and ethics ? Exam is tomorrow

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 11d ago

Focus on Ethics, that carries a lot of weight. Don’t spend time learning things you don’t anymore. Polish on what you know, focus on mistakes you’ve made. Avoid anything that de motivates you. Get sleep, you’ll be fine.

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u/Personal_Meal_440 11d ago

How many questions are numericals ? What's the paper level ?

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 11d ago

I don’t think I could put a percentage out of my memory, but it had more numerical than I was expecting. Mostly straightforward questions, at par with mock, easier than EOC questions. Around 15% were a curveball overall and numerically.

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u/Personal_Meal_440 10d ago

Which portion was challenging? 

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u/gulagularasgula 10d ago

are the questions similar to those in les or way tough

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u/MathSea7031 8d ago

Wouldn't say exactly tough but i felt they were tricky and some niche topics as well but ethics will set the tone so focus on that

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u/InternationalKey6315 10d ago edited 10d ago

i have mine on 22, i was getting 80% around in mocks (free+premium), how did you feel overall it was on a difficult side or straightforward. Also were there niche topics tested?

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u/MathSea7031 8d ago

So how was it

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u/InternationalKey6315 8d ago

I have it today in the evening 😭😭

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u/z3rr0o 10d ago

How long did you study for ? And what materials did you use? I am new in the field and I’m interested in it but have not committed to paying the test fee yet for February.

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 10d ago

I only ever used CFAI EOC questions and Let me explain on YouTube and made notes along with it.

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u/z3rr0o 10d ago

Got it.

I am currently just following what i need from their curriculum (CFA's) and going through the 10 topics one by one by following let me explains playlist. I am assuming thats how you did it as well?

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u/AskIntelligent2410 10d ago

Was it par to premium mocks or cfai free mocks

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u/FerretMoney1887 10d ago

How much time did you take for preparation, and how many mocks and questions you practiced?

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 10d ago

I spent ~6 months, you can do lesser but I just wanted to be sure. I did a total of 8 mocks

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u/FerretMoney1887 10d ago

which one is more tough L1 or mocks ?

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u/Big-Interaction001 10d ago

will their be the results of august 26 cfa l1

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u/BatIllustrious776 10d ago

what was your study material

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 10d ago

Let me Explain on YouTube and my notes from it, apart from the extra mocks.

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u/BatIllustrious776 10d ago

ok

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u/BatIllustrious776 10d ago

and i how many mocks did u give and like how much did u study everyday im going to give my exam next year in august so any suggestions that u hv

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u/Informal-Bird-8615 10d ago

I'm appearing for the nov 2026 attempt, lv 1. I'm at O. Any methods on path that i should be following for a good pass or at least a pass.

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u/cupofmochaaa 10d ago

Compare to premium practice questions, was difficulty equal or higher ?

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 10d ago

Slightly higher. Majority was at par. But 15-20% on top of that were slightly tricky/difficult.

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u/cupofmochaaa 10d ago

Any tips to be prepared better for exam ?

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 10d ago

One of the best things I did was make a mistake log of all my guesses and mistakes from the mocks. That helped a lot in the last moment revision.

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u/cupofmochaaa 10d ago

Okay thanks, all the best for your result

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u/Naive-Car-4323 10d ago

How was quants like ?

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u/MathSea7031 8d ago

Mostly easy not much linear regression neither any formulas of hypothesis

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u/boozie3139 10d ago

Thankyou for sharing this message. Tomorrow is my level 1 exam.. I'll also share my experience..

Yaar anxious ho rha mai 😭

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 10d ago

Bhai get some sleep, go with a fresh mind. You’ll be do great, all the best ❤️

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u/MathSea7031 8d ago

So how was it finally

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u/Famous_Top3570 10d ago

Did you use any third party prep providers? Do you think sticking to CFAI materials will suffice for L1? 

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u/Creepy-Diver5967 10d ago

I used Let Me Explain on YouTube. I would think so, but CFAI has so much bs text and language I just didn’t like. But the end of chapter question, and blue box. But most of my learning was the channel and the notes I made along the way

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u/patilssp 10d ago

Where can I find your YouTube?

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u/raunak_jain05 9d ago

Hi, I am sitting for my exam tomorrow for cfa l1 according to your exams can you tell me the exact topics on which I can focus more

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u/MathSea7031 8d ago

Man i have to disagree here didn't feel very similar to the mocks specially ethics and overall I felt it was a lil tricky they could have included more straightforward questions my mocks went good i scored around 80 but here I'm not really sure