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Deer in Headlights

Well another CIMA blogger titled her recent post "Only 72 days until my first Operational Level exam!". This is just one of the many reminders that the examination dates are closing in on me, and increasingly I'm starting to feel like a deer in headlights. You see, I started worrying about the exams early enough, I just haven't started any real preparation. I was busy: 1. Worrying about when the CIMA site will be updated with information that is still 'to be published' shortly before I decided to try other sources for study material 2. Finally getting the texts and fretting about the number of kilos I have to digest 3. Deciding on which exams to go in for - one level with 3 papers at a time seems less likely 4. Understanding the program requirements e.g. learning outcomes and verbs 5. Reading through the introductory sections and memorizing course contents before taking the plunge (basically just procrastinating) 6. Drawing up a schedule that...