I tried the 2009 essay exam and got ripped apart scoring below 50%
Do u guys also found it tough
I found it easier than 2010. 
I don’t try to score myself. aslo I decided not to practice too much anymore. The time is short now and reviewing is too important to get all the stuff at one point.
2009 is not hard…but some tricks there.
You haven’t seen 2013 yet. A trick in each Q. It was horrible!
Agree…2012 and 2013 are the toughest.
2009 result thread, fyi. http://www.analystforum.com/forums/cfa-forums/cfa-level-iii-forum/91044990
Below extract from the link. It’s close but unfortunately fail but if this happen in 2012 and 2013, i’m sure 99% will get the pass… Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 26 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Individual 9 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 - * - 4 Portfolio Management - Institutional 11 - - * 5 Economics 19 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 10 * - - 7 Equity Investments 17 - - * 8 Alternative Investments 15 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 16 * - - 10 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 15 - - * 11 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 18 - - *
I tried this one last night and didn’t find it that hard…got around 66% which is higher than what i scored on 2012/2013. This is excluding Question 4 that i skipped because it’s not in the material anymore.
I feel that doing 2012 & 2013 prepared me more for this one. Made some stupid mistakes on this one. 2012 was the one that I bombed hard (below 50%)
2012 was the hardest for me, scornig only 60%
2010 has definitely been the hardest for me, both this year and last year.
I sat for the 2013 and 2014 exams. I thought 2013 was pretty tough and didn’t think 2014 was that bad. Band 10 in 2013 and Band 9 in 2014. Luck definitely plays a big role in the AM.