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Is CT8 the hardest of the CT Subjects?

Dha said:
Hi ActStudent. There's no one part of the course you can leave out. But chapter 6 in particular (in CT4 that is) doesn't explain stuff very well and can make some things seem an awful lot harder than they are. It's been a while since I sat CT4, so I don't remember the details. But I'd definitely advise when you're reading through it to get a really good grasp of the basic stuff (most of the stuff up to chapter 6 is quite doable), and if there's stuff you really don't understand, just skip over it and come back to it later. With CT8, most of the Wiliemodel and chapters 13/14 can be safely ommitted, as can a lot of the rubbish they have on Ito processes.
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Thanks for your answer.
Is it true that CT4 notes are in general easy to understand, but the exams are of low quality? So it makes sense to take say 3 exams next sitting (as there's about 6 months from now to next April)?
The reason I ask is that I get the impression that no matter how hard you study, some low quality questions will be able to fail you. So why not just take as many as possible and let luck decide?
 
I sat my exam last April, and it was a fairly doable paper. I think September's paper was harder, but still not as 'out there' as previous papers. So maybe the Institute have copped on and started asking more realistic questions that actually relate to the syllabus. It's too early to tell.
I definitely think CT4 is the longest of the CT subjects though, so if you're taking 3 (like I did) be prepared to do a LOT of study.
 
Which 3 did you do? Did you pass all of them? How much study did you do each night and in the weekend?
 
I did 2, 4 and 6 and passed all 3. I spent a very disproportionate time on CT4 though. I studied a lot, most evenings and most weekends, especially after Christmas. A lot of people I know sit and pass 3, so it's not that uncommon. Some people I've worked have taken 4-one guy I know passed 5 last April.
PM me if you've any questions/
 
Dha said:
Some people I've worked have taken 4-one guy I know passed 5 last April.
PM me if you've any questions/
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do these people have friends? family? hobbies? i do worry...
 
CT8 is most definitely the hardest. My ranking of the subjects (by difficulty) is as follows:

CT8
CT4
CT6
CT5
CT3
CT1
CT2
CT7
 
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