I found AM to be of similar difficulty to the mocks and PM to be definitely harder.
Was sure of probably 130-140 out of the 240 questions. Assuming I get 1/3 of the rest right, that should put me slightly above 70%. I pray to God I get at least 33% of them right though.
I thought Ethics was hard. Despite preparing for it really well (or so had I thought…) I found myself 50/50 on a few too many questions. Not sure what I could’ve done different there. do you guys know when we can expect the results?
I found that the same way. AM and PM sessions were about the same level of difficulties. However, I do feel that AM session was a little bit easier than the PM session. I also feel that the exam was easier than the Mocks. Hope I will pass.
It was less hard than mocks .BUT I did a looot of mistakes and I am sure I will fail because of those errors …I will take it again in December. I was so sad because of having done such errors
I think I won’t wait for the results to start studying because results will only be at the end of August and the exam 1st december. So, only 3 months left …sept/oct/november. …
I was so disappointed in myself. I went about preparing for this exam the incorrect way. I felt the exam was fair but I focussed heavily on exam papers and not much on the content. I realized you need a good understanding of all the content. FRA was fair - derivatives and Fixed income was tough.
subsequently I had to guess a big part of the paper.
I am reviewing my strategy for the DEC sitting as I messed up this exam. from a ‘covering the content’ perspective - what is your thoughts on the KAPLAN study guide for a comprehensive overview of all the concepts and theory?
I felt the exam was fair. IMO it was not purposely designed to screw candidates.
I felt I did well throughout but at some point, my perception was skewed. I lost track of how many I was absolutely sure about, how many I was 50-50 and I also had to guess a couple due to a time constraint.
I am having a hard time assessing my performance but certainly, I did not feel frustrated nor defeated at any point during the exam.
Morning session was much easier compared to the official mock exams, afternoon session was a bit harder I think (had to read some questions twice in order to get to the right answer).
Coming from someone who had an average score of 80% on practise tests and mock exams, I expect a hard pass.
My experience too but I’ve seen a lot of people say the PM was harder and that was not my experience. The AM crushed my soul. The PM, I was done with 30 mins to spare.
The exam was definitely not as tough as the mock exams, and I found the AM paper easier compared to the PM paper. All the same, I believe its a pass for me.