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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 10 Jan 2007, 13:12
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Applied Security Analysis Program - University of Wisconsin - Madison
I'm surprised that this program doesn't get more love/attention on this forum. It seems to be one of the most highly regarded in the industry.
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 10 Jan 2007, 14:06
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Didn't really realize it... but sounds cool... I want to go into security analysis... thats kinda interesting. Currently working on CFA L2. Just figured apply to Chicago and places like that considering where I work most mutual fund managers are from Harvard, Chicago, Wharton, and those sort of schools.
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 10 Jan 2007, 14:54
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Then stop hanging around there boards and go study your White/Sondi et al!!!!
Financial Statement stuff can get nasty on L2

While the security analysis program at Wisconsin may be top notch (intrinsically), methinks you are still better off looking for jobs on the buy-side/hedge funds/whatever with a degree from any school in the top ten.

Especially if you already have or have completed part of your CFA.
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 10 Jan 2007, 15:15
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Course with the Boston Securities Analyst Society... starting FSA next week for 6 sessions... of course reading my butt off too. I actually thought quant this time wasnt bad... just regression analysis.
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 10 Jan 2007, 19:28
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I don't even know what half that stuff means. But I did want to chime in and say GO BADGERS!

Madison is a great town.
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 10 Jan 2007, 20:59
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Get through 2 and you'll be fine. I hate to be a cocky bastard, but Level 3 was a joke. So was level 1. Parts of L2 are really easy, too, but there is just so much VOLUME on the financial statement stuff.

My advice:
Hit financial statements, derivatives, and fixed income HARD in Jan and Feb. Then focus on Equity. You want to be re-reading everything in May and spending extra time on the financial statements and derivatives.

Peace and Good Luck
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 10 Jan 2007, 23:44
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Mark4124,
ha ha, have fun studying for that ****. I still have nightmares about L2 pension accounting. contrary to jd04's experience, I thought all three of those tests were brutal. My advice is to do finish all of your reading and end of the chapter questions by the end of April and then do as many practice exams as possible as you review.

Best of luck-
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 11 Jan 2007, 09:55
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I went into Level 1 as a history major with no background other than my brokerage job and series 7 stuff. That made it tough. Everything is coming back from L1 big time and thus far I feel ahead of the curve on L2 reading and haven't felt that any of the material was really difficult for me. I'm quite confident that I will pass. Thats not being a cocky, I think it is "easy" as I know I have a ton of work ahead of me... I just know that I can do it.
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No Love for the ASAP program at UW-Madison? 11 Jan 2007, 14:27
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I'll show love for my alma mater, even though I dont know anything about that program.

#3 in the country!!!