CFA® Situation

I am graduating in May and have accepted a S&T FT offer at a BB. I am planning on traveling around Europe between graduation and the start of my analyst stint. However, I could get sponsored by a professor to take Level 1 of the CFA® 
in June (I would only have to pay for study materials and put in the study hours).

My question:

Should I seize the carp? Or forgo the opportunity?

 

Enjoy the time off man, you have the rest of your life to get that CFA if you want it.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

I would say forgo. It's also probably going to be a pain to study for classes and level 1 at the same time, especially since finals will coincide when you should be finishing up the CFA material and doing practice exams.

 

Take the chance to travel. You won't have the opportunity again after launching your career, so let the exams and Chartered Financial Banalyst wait for awhile. Conquer Europe and see if it doesn't convince you it was the right idea.

I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

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