Retabulation - Should I Consider It?

CFA Level III
#1

I got my result and it was on the bother line (mostly between 67-68%).

<50% in Ethics (10th Percentile)

<50% Fixed Income (slightly above the 10% percentile)

<50% Equity (Most likely 5th percentile): I didnt have time to attempt it in the AM session, only attempted it in the PM session

<=70% Derivatives & Alternative

>70% Economics & Asset Allocation (below 90th percentile)

>70% GIPS & Portfolio Monitoring (100th percentile)

<70% Behavioural Finance, Individual & Institutional (around 65th percentile)

There is no way I’ll score below 50% in Ethics not to talk of 10th percentile

Also, I cant imagine myself scoring below 50% in Fixed Income (slightly above the 10% percentile

The score for Ethics and Fixed Income are not up, I think the CFAI goofed in this case.

I need your honest advice before submitted my request for retabulation.

Thank you

#2

Post image of your score sheet, then we’ll know hiw close u are. Essay has a chance of better score, if your handwriting is messed up and grader human error , maybe u wrote something that wasn’t seen by a grader. Itemset score wont change.

#3

How will I attach the result here?

#4

I am in a similar situation and struggling here. More than 70 percentile for the PM session. AM r the lowest 10 percent. Marks all seem similar to a friend who passed except FI extremely low. Not sure if worth trying. Did anyone actually be able to score better in the AM after Retabulation?

#5

I too am shocked at my AM score. Was expecting far more than what I got. Will consider a retab

#6

Is anyone aware of a retabulation request swinging a result? My results are nearly identical to the original poster, with exception to Ethics which I faired better (>50%). I always thought this was simply a huge cash grab by CFAI… funny how things change when you’re on the other side of the bubble.

#7

Please keep in mind that your AM section will not get re-graded: “The retabulation process only confirms that your scores are recorded and totaled correctly.”

https://www.cfainstitute.org/programs/cfa/exam/retabulation

#8

To add on, My instructor at Kaplan said every answer gets cross checked by another marker.

I was gonna get a retab last year. Read a bunch of posts, sat on that thought a few days, then decided to donate $100 to a charity to get closure and moved on.

#9

retab just counts the points. dont waste your cash

#10

I am 100% certain I cant score below 50% in Ethics and Fixed Income, especially Ethics which was even in the 10th percentile.

The above is the rationale behind my thinking of retabulation

#11

go for it then…

#12

if you think its worth it, go for it

or it will keep haunting you for a long time

#13

do the retab.

$100 is peanuts in the grand scheme of things.

#14

I have never failed ethics before and I teach it at CFA Level 1 and 2 classes, my students don’t fail ethics classes, not to now talk of me. I am just disturbed right now.

#15

Retabulation is just a way for companies to earn money. Dont’ waste your bucks.

#16

To the OP: I’m from the same country as you, and I will advise that you just approach this result with an open mind. Truth is that there is a possibility that you fell for traps and this year’s fixed income and ethics were hard, even though I got way above 90th percentile on ethics. I studied really hard for fixed income, and still had <50% on it. That fixed income was really hard, so when you say you were so sure of it, it tells me you did not really grasp the difficulty of the questions. I failed L3 last despite having felt I prepared but the truth was that I was not at the required level. I thought I aced AM and behavioral but it seems I aced PM as I just had about 55% on AM.

#17

I won’t recommend. I went that route last year. Only if you wanted some closure but don’t expect much out of it

#18

Tell you what… why don’t you give me half the money you were going to pay for a retab, I’ll kick you in the nuts, and we’ll call it a day!

#VegasVacation

#19

Waste of time and money. Start preparing for next year like Chinese do.

#20

Oga, here’s what to do: Enter a reminder in your calendar to submit the retabulation request two weeks from now.

Chances are by that time, the disappointment will have subsided somewhat, and you’ll be able to make a more rational decision.

The retabulation fee is a donation to CFAI.