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This post becomes popular right around CFA exam results day. I did not enjoy writing the CFA exam, I enjoyed my MBA program less. Some people just refuse to believe I’m telling the truth.

Here is photographic proof, or at least I hope it is, that I passed the exam:

At first I wasn’t even sure I did significantly better on the 2012 CFA Level 1 exam than on previous attempts, but I did get well over 70% on several sections, even if I did get below 50% on too many sections for my liking. I felt like shit the entire exam. I strategically focused on sections that worried me or that were worth more points and I think that is reflected in my results as I really had to rush through some sections.

Not all CFA Level 1 questions are created equal.

I guess I should update my resume and my LinkedIn profile as I’m still very much unemployed. I’ve applied to 100s of jobs, looked at 1000s of job postings, I’m just not wanted. I don’t think a virtual job fair is the answer. I don’t have the answer, everything I do ultimately feels like a waste of time or at least woefully inadequate.

If any CFA Level 1 candidates are still reading this far, I should mention I made study materials available that took me hundreds of hours to create. As helping other people, especially fellow students, is after all my great sin.

• Excel spreadsheet with a 120+ carefully chosen practice problems
• Excel spreadsheet that generates common CFA practice problems
• 400+ Cue Cards carefully typed out into WordPress

More on CFA Exam Results

• Business Insider 
• CFA Candidates LinkedIn Group
• FinQuiz
• Bloomberg
• Dealbreaker.com
• BPP Blog
• Dealbreaker again…
• AnaylystForums June 2012 Level 1 results thread I’m not sure there is a high correlation between time spent posting in forums and actually passing the exam.

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2. CFA Level 1 Problem Set
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4. Stella CFA Preparation Class

This entry was originaly posted on July 24th, 2012, it was last edited on January 22nd, 2013 and is filed under: CFA, Depression, Excel, MBA, Sauder and tagged: 2012, anxiety attacks, cue cards, exam results, Level 1, practice problems, study materials.