I PASSED the CFA Level I Examination!!

Well, there is a silver lining to all the hard word I put in over the last. Despite being rejected from Harvard last week, I found out this morning that I passed the CFA Level I examination.

Validation.

Success.

And even though I'm not going to do Level II this spring (new job, too much going on), it still gives me hope in an otherwise bleak world. I can do it. I can do anything! (well...you know what I mean. haha)

A new year...

And my Yale app is done. I found something intriguing though as I worked on my essays. Only one essay reviewer was highly critical - and though at the time I was disgusted that she could be so harsh, her comments were likely what helped me the most.

For any of you who read this, you want people who will be honest and frankly, brutal. Admissions officers will give you the same kind of read (you and a gazillion other people). So take every comment with a grain of salt, look at it as an opportunity to improve, and make the changes.

That being said, I JUST submitted my Yale app and I am officially done with b-school apps (for this year anyway...lol). And of course since my life isn't hectic enough, two big changes. #1, I am starting to study for Level II of the CFA tomorrow night (even though I haven't received the results from Level I), and I start a new job in a couple weeks! Very exciting times. I just hope I survive.