Never going to get to write the L3 exam...

I'm starting to feel like I'll never be able to write this exam.

2019: Passed L2 in 2019 with flying colours when it was still paper-based exams and when these exams felt like such an important part of my life (because they were only available once a year and so many people around me were doing them). I was so burnt out from studying for L2 that I decided to wait a year to start L3.

2020-2022: Friends who were scheduled for L3 were shifted around so many times that one of my friends ended up studying for 2.5 years. I was happy I wasn't in the situation, so I waited until 2022 to register for a 2023 L3 exam.

2023: Emergency deferral (bereavement)

2024: I was planning my wedding, so I decided to wait another year (I was like, welp, might as well wait for the new pathways to come out since I liked the sound of private markets and looked forward to the python modules)

Current: I registered for the Aug 2025 exam but found out a week later that I'm pregnant and due a couple of weeks before the exam window.

On the plus side, since my first emergency deferral lapsed and I was able to re-register, I get another emergency deferral for pregnancy lol.

On the downside, it's now been 5 years since I did my level 2, and I'm starting to think L3 and I are not meant to be.

I still remember when I was studying for my L1 and L2, when everyone I was studying with, plus colleagues, made these exams sound like the No.1 priority, but as you can see, L3 just was not a priority for me. I am feeling guilty but trying to stay humorous about this situation.

I also now totally get why everyone said "get them done as soon as you can", because life really just does get int he way :)