Just got out of Level I - some reassurance for those sitting soon
I just got out of my first L1 attempt, and I’m feeling good and relieved.
The exam was about the same difficulty as the mocks, maybe even a bit more straightforward. There were very few “wtf is this?” type of questions.
I won’t tell anyone what they should do, but what worked for me was not wasting too much time trying to figure those questions out. I flagged them, finished the rest of the exam, then came back to them at the end. It was much easier to look at those few questions knowing exactly how much time I had left. You either figure them out or you don’t, and that’s fine when around 95% of the exam feels pretty straightforward.
So, in a nutshell, for those who haven’t sat yet: these last few days are probably when the stress hits hardest and all the confidence you built over the past six months suddenly disappears. That’s normal. Go in the next day, trust the work you’ve put in, and smash the hell out of the exam.
Be confident in yourself and your preparation. Good luck!!