Would getting a 65% on the Level 1 most likely get you the pass?

CFA Level I
#1

Just curious, what mark would most likely get you the pass on the Level 1 examination.

#2

CFAI don’t publish minimum pass levels, so nobody can tell you with certainty. It depends on how difficult the exam is.

It is commonly thought that 70% will be enough.

#3

Paul’s got it right…

#4

MPS is decided by the CFAI Board. like Paul said the norm is to believe that 70% will be enough for anyone to pass.

#5

It’s not written in stone anywhere: but 70% is a PASS

#6

If the MPS at set at 65 or less then u will definitely pass…or if your marks are few percent behind then there will be ethics adjustment…Read it in CFA Exam FAQ

#7

MPS is probably around 65-70%

#8

I don’t know what the feedback was in previous years, but loads of people seem to have found it easy. If hypothetically they applied an MPS of 70 and that meant 50% of the candidates passed, wouldn’t they adjust the MPS higher? Worried…

#9

I don’t know what the feedback was in previous years, but loads of people seem to have found it easy. If hypothetically they applied an MPS of 70 and that meant 50% of the candidates passed, wouldn’t they adjust the MPS higher? Worried…

#10

MPS will never be increased. One thing is to have found it easier and one thing is to have gotten a 100% for example. The people in this forum are biased because mostly the people here actually study and work the asses off. Remember there are a whole lot more candidates that dont put in the sufficient hours.

#11

Even in this forum,people who found it easy double posted just like you did, so that needs to be adjusted downwards thereby keeping MPS at legacy level

#12

I would probably agree with you. While, no one knows the exact MPS, quite a few I know have passed but were confident that they did not score 70% on the exam. So, yeah, 70% is the safe benchmark but the MPS may be a bit lower than 70%. IMO, of course.

#13

most likely not

#14

What’dya mean “ethics adjustment”

#15

The chances of you passing are 50%.

#16

If you’re borderline fail but passed ethics they’re going to pass you. This, of course, will come at the expense of the borderline pass candidate who failed it.