Kaplan SchweserReviews of schweser.com

I think, compared to the Level 1 Kaplan classes, Level 2 didn't give me an overall good experience. Some instructors were not explicit and adequate enough in explaining a topic. There were a few times when I didn't quite understand the explanations, concepts, and solutions. It could be due to the fact that the curriculum has become more difficult, but I didn't think I was that prepared taking the L2 exam. In all honesty, the L1 materials have more than enough prepared me for the exam, but I didn't feel the same way when I was going through the Kapan L2 materials. Let's hope for the best as I'm waiting for the L2 results!

I was very upset with the fact that the 2022 review materials (print and online) were made available so late, in mid-March. My exam was in May and I signed up for the course in January. I had to wait 6-8 weeks for the updated material. As a result, I wasn’t able to complete my studying and I don’t think I passed my exam.

The material was definitely helpful and I would use it again to prepare for the exam. But the books and the online tool were published way too late and cost me valuable time and caused stress at the end of the preparing period. Additionaly the books hat many ink stains which does not make them less useful but at this price I don't expect that.

The CFA level 3 books were pretty clear. However, the 4 mock exams could be improved. Many of them had overlapping questions. Most of these types of questions were not even relevant for the exam. Having 4 mock exams should make it easier to address a broader range of potential questions

I purchased the kaplan schweser when studying for the CAIA Level I exam. In my experience then, the materials came quickly and gave me enough time to prepare for the exam. In addition, the classes were live as well as the review workshops. Those two factors were key to my success in Level I exam. For the level II, however, my experience was quite different. First, the printed materials came quite late, leaving me little over 2 months to prepare for the exam. That was not the best but I was able to study from the pdfs although in my case that is much more inefficient. What I really think was a downgrade from level I was the classes and workshops. For level II were on demand, having Greg Filbeck pretty much reading the slides. That didn't add any value in my opinion to the notes and was definitely a huge downgrade from live lessons and workshops, and given that the price paid is the same, the kaplan schweser notes don't seem to be a good value anymore. All the rest was great, as usual, the study planner is really useful, as well as the qbank (although several questions were wrong). Had the classes and workshops been live, it would have been a 5 stars experience.

Vdo sessions were too long, prefers more graphics and interaction between user and the platform.

I think that not all question covered by Kaplan Schweser(or covered not deep enaph), because at two past exam i have trouble with questions(tested, not constructed response) at exam. Some question(themas) I don’t see before, despite fact that i cover all material given by Kaplan and have high % in each themas and (overall high % in average) in tested question. I really disappointed with this fact.

I thought I did really well understanding the kaplan material. I did well in most end of chapter tests but when it got to the mocks my grades dropped a lot. Then I’m the actual exam I thought it was very different from kaplan.