Exam Feedback November 2018 Part 2 Exam Feedback

[frmwriter]

I submitted my work experience on January 3rd, 2019 and still have not received THE email. Meanwhile, I wrote twice to GARP to inquire about the review process (2nd time this morning) and this was part of the answer I received today: " ... due to the large number of experience submissions it is not out of the realm of possibility that an experience review can take 1-2 months to complete".
So it takes GARP 6 weeks to release the Exam results but up to 2 months to review the professional experience ... It's disappointing. CFA Institute was able to review my experience in less than 3 weeks back in 2013.

6 weeks is pretty reasonable already considering it is scantron

 

[Flashback]

It is disappointing indeed. And funny to read that the number of CVs surprised them. As mentioned above, it was easy to estimate the number of CVs already in Oct

Yep. They should backtest its process against operating unexpected losses. Business Disruption and System Failures category. The funny thing is the loss is ours, not theirs.

 

[Kiara]

Approved for me. Submitted on 3rd, late in the evening, CET
Hopefully, this week will be our approval week

 

[kevolution]

Yep. They should backtest its process against operating unexpected losses. Business Disruption and System Failures category. The funny thing is the loss is ours, not theirs.

Well technically it could be because if you need the certification for recruiting purposes, you wouldn't have it.

 

[Flashback]

^ Technically and fundamentally , wasting my time in any situation can only be counted as an explicit expense, nothing else.

 

[KingKendrick]

Day 40 still nothing...

 

[nizarel]

Day 40 still nothing...

At this pace, soon we'll start counting in months rather than days... so frustrating ! It almost takes away the momentum and excitement of passing the exam....

 

[Flashback]

Haha... I wonder if is more realistic expecting that aliens visit me than receiving that e-mail. Sci-Fi.

 

[Mirza2000]

The lyrics from Paul McCartney's "Hope of Deliverance" song summarize in an adequate fashion how I feel now:
"... When it will be right, I don't know
What it will be like, I don't know
We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
Hope of deliverance
Hope of deliverance
Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us ..."

 

[truongngo]

Just got certified Be patient everyone! It should come soon.

 

[frmwriter]

Just got certified Be patient everyone! It should come soon.

are you in asia?

 

[truongngo]

are you in asia?

Nope. I'm in Europe.

 

[matt6558]

Hi all, it seems still a lot of people have been waiting to be certified, has anybody from Asia been certified yet? (I am from South Korea waiting to be certified and it's been almost 6 weeks since my submission of work experience)

 

[Annette007]

It is so depressing tomorrow it will be 6 weeks after I have submitted my work experience and still no response. In corporate life employees need to get more efficient in order to survive. Clearly GARP does not have any corporate standards. Let's hope approvals get in soon.

 

[Flashback]

J Be patient everyone! It should come soon.

Yep. Now, is easy to say that. if you build it, they will come

 

[truongngo]

Yep. Now, is easy to say that. if you build it, they will come

Hehe. In my case, I just kept it out of my mind, so I didn’t have the feeling of desperate waiting

 

[Flashback]

I like it. Once it's over, I'll start getting bored...

 

[Mirza2000]

GARP has a long way to go to catch up CFA Institute in many ways (quality of books, questionable rules around the examination, etc). This last episode of "en attendant Godot" only re-enforces my opinion. I'm starting to question my decision of pursuing the FRM designation as opposed to the PRM. I just hope I did the right choice.
Anyway, I'm sure that by the time I retire, somebody at GARP will have had the time to open my LinkedIn profile and confirm my certification

 

[Flashback]

Approved finally. And now I'm going to light a candle to make a redemption. And I'm gonna turn on "Bela Lugosi's dead .... undead, undead, undead" on my vinyl gramophone. Wish you good luck to the rest!

 

[David Harper CFA FRM]

@Flashback i've appreciated your humorous attitude throughout ...