OK, I’ll be first to admit that starting this thread is a bit juvenile, but I’m gonna to post it anyways…
Come June, most of you will be entering the exam halls to sit for Level III in hopes that this whole ordeal will be over for good. No more worrying about sacrificed Saturdays + Sundays, lost Springtimes, stressed relationships or wasted Memorial Day Weekends, etc. And for about half of you, “the dream” will come true.
But the harsh reality is that the remaining half of you won’t – and that’s a good thing on several different levels. Not only does it keep the prestige of the charter alive, but it will also *make the entire journey that much more fulfilling* when you get to read that e-mail in August that begins with “Congratulations!”.
However, this message goes out to a special group of LIII candidates – those who I hope *never* become CFA Charterholders. (Maybe I’m a little sick and twisted in my own way, but I’d be very surprised if I was the only person who felt this way.) Of course each person will have a different reason for feeling so, but for me it would devalue the worth of the Charter if these individuals earned it as well. For whatever reason, maybe you have a dark wish for another LIII AFer that you’d like to share?…
Anyways, MissCleo and Vicky_uncool… you’ve both been cursed.