Hi, YouTube friends, welcome back to my channel
Today's video is about CFA exam day tips
for example, what to bring and expect
I hope my video will help you get ready for the exam
My number one tip is be sure to bring the correct exam tools
for example, pencils, erasers and etc
For the Level III exam, you can use ink pens
or pencils
One thing I want to mention is, CFA will not provide additional scratch papers
but you can scratch on the exam book,
there will be enough space for you
So you don't need to bring scratch papers
and don't bring anything that is unrelated to the exam to the test center
My number two tip is to bring your own lunch
First of all you will avoid food poisoning
you don't want to have stomach ache during the after session
Second, if you are unfamiliar with the test center
You will only have about an hour break and it is very inconvenient to find food during that short period of time
I suggest you eating lunch in your car and get ready for the afternoon session
at the same time, you can look through some note cards or formula sheets
After morning session
you will know which formulas that you forget
and you can use your lunch break to go over those formulas because you might run into them again in the afternoon session
One thing I want to mention is don't bring turkey sandwich
because according to my experience, eating turkey will make you sleepy
My number three tip is to bring a watch, but not a smart watch
I took the test in the US and there is no clock in the test center
They will not inform you the exact time during the exam
Especially for the level III exam, it is challenging to finish all the questions in the time allotted
So bring a watch will help you manage your time wisely
My number four tip is to wear comfortable clothes
and bring a light jacket
I took the test in the US and the AC is very very strong
when I took the level I exam, the test center was really hot
and I went back to the same test center to take the level II exam, the room was really really cold
because the test center is a big space
there are lots of test takers and it is hard to adjust the temperature to suit everybody's preference
so I highly recommend you guys wearing comfortable clothes
because you will be at the test center around 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon
and bring a light jacet
in case it is too cold in the room
and don't let the temperature affect your performance
My last tip is to manage your time efficiently
don't waste too much time on one question
it is very normal to run into tough questions
and some questions you don't know, others might not know them either
so don't be panic
and don't waste unnecessary time
because if you want to perform well in the exam, you need to at least finish all the questions
if you leave blanks
you don't even have the chance to score
This is not good for your overall performance
That's it for today's video
if you are working full time
I recommend you to take some days off before the exam
and hit it hard
I was working when I studied for the exam
i took 3 days off
and I found it is very helpful for my study
Good luck everybody and hope y'all could pass the exam
If you have any other exam related questions
feel free to leave me a comment down below
Thanks for watching, bye!