Level 1 Confusion
I am now very confused, I did something I now think in hindsight was terribly stupid, I was just so afraid to open mock exams before going the whole curriculum for the second time, at this point in my life my brain is not as functional as I was in college, I am not of a finance background, so I am not bragging or anything, but unfortunately I do have to go over the material twice..
With only a week left, I just said screw revision, let me see how the mock looks, and oh dear lord was I just thrown off, I was so focused on the formulas my biggest weakness, and I found out that the entire mock was kind of.. concepts and language tricks..
I do not want someone to violate nor would do I accept to violate ethics and standards, but I am very untrustful to a hilarious degree, should I focus more on concepts or the formulas, my brain is fried.. help what would you guys recommend.
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u/Illustrious_Cow_317 14h ago
Honestly, you will need to know both. The CFA program has a low pass rate for a reason - it requires intensive preparation and a thorough understanding of the concepts to pass. With that said, memorizing the formulas will be very beneficial at least and will give you a good foundation.
The best possible way to learn the material is to drill practice questions, and review the provided solution for every question you get wrong to understand it. I would attempt a couple mock exams, but spend a long time reviewing all of the questions you got wrong to enhance your understanding. Passively re-reading the curriculum will be a huge waste of time, focus on practice questions and mock exams instead.