since i was studying cfa full-time, i can spend 7 to 8 hours each day to read books, doing questions from the books or attending courses at kasturi college, so just treating the studying process like duty in working. so just assume everyday we studied 7 hours, so total 1,000 hours divided by 7 hours, roughly we need to spend around 150 days in studying.

when i started level I, i did it in self-study n not attending any courses. though i registered to sit for level I dec exam at feb 2008, i only seriously started to study the materials in august after resigned from the job, so i was then left another 150 days to study from aug to dec. everyday i spent 9 to 10 hours (even in weekend i was reading) to read the books from scratch, word by word, line by line. as im a slow learner, even wif degree background in finance, the 6 books still cost me almost 120 to 130 days to complete. i remembered after finish reading the materials, i only had 2 remaining weeks to do the mock/sample questions from CFA website b4 the exam.

though i passed level I wif only 2 sections <70%, i realised tat i might not b capable to handle level II myself, n some more i could only register for level II June exam at late Jan 2009 becuz the level I result was only announced at late Jan. so i decided to take course. as the time arrangement of the course in kasturi college was indeed quite squeeze since we had only short time frame from feb to june. the class normally being arranged at weekend, sat n sun, from 10am to 5pm. sometimes the class might b arranged at weekday from 6pm to 9pm.

when i studied level II n III, i didn't read the 6 books word by word, cuz i realised after going to attend the course, i dun hav the time to do such a mass reading as wat i did in level I. some more i had taken note the important points from the course, i just pick to read those topics tat related to the LOS. of course doing those questions from the books is a must must. please take note tat reading important topics according to LOS doesnt mean we skip/pick chapters n speculate which part wont b tested, otherwise i just cant understand y we spend so much effort to sit for the exam n end up we skip to learn alot of the knowledge?

btw, i was able to read through the 6 cfa books for level II and III at least 2 rounds as i more well absorbed the books' knowledge after attending the class. i remembered the Level III books become tore apart after i was reading the books so many round. yah i did do more revision on those part tat i cant understand.

just my personal opinion ya~ BA11 better~~ but as long as it's a financial calculator which is fine enough~~ ^^..

Is there by any chance anyone here taking december 2011 CFA exam? 

u study at kasturi or ur own?