Failed Dec exam – Is this strategy adequate to ace CFAI this June?

1) Doing Ethics at the end is great! Pure memorization. 2) FRA before economics. The amount of material is almost the same but worth half so you dont want to eat into your FRA study time in case you dont finish econ on time. 3) Fixed income and Equity tend to be a little daunting depending on your educational background. Together they make up 20% and have almost the same, if not less, material than econ. 4) Starting with Quant isnt a bad idea considering the fact that you need to familiarize yourself with the calculator. If I'm being completely honest: 1) You've been studying wrong and that probably explains why you only managed to pass one section, and that too the least demanding one (Please dont take this the wrong way! Identifying your mistakes is the most important step in rectifying the issue) 2) On the bright side you've read the material and are sort of familiar with it which means when you go back to studying youll be able to draw connections a lot faster --- USE THIS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE! 3) If retaining the plethora of information is difficult (my biggest weakness) I suggest you make/get flashcards for each LOS. Going over them every couple of days will help with retention and in 6 months you'll be able to answer every LOS off the top of your head. 4) PRACTICE EOC questions and Q bank questions after every reading. I usually study a reading (and makes notes) then go over them for a day then just drill all the questions for that reading without looking at any notes to the best of my ability. 5) Its not short term studying which means rather than spending 16 hours over 2 days studying you should spread it out daily. Helps build your confidence with the material as well. 6) Mocks are the most important. Make sure you drill those the month before.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: Do not doubt yourself. Second guessing yourself because you failed the first time 'round is not efficient and will hinder your learning. You failed level 1, big whoop. Its over and done with, just focus all your energy on passing it in June. Finally, its about understand the material and understanding how it all ties in together. I find studying with the aim to simply pass is useless. Do it because you want to learn and don't forget to look at the bigger picture. GOOD LUCK! :)

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