Failed. The error message was short by the way. Got the mail at 9:06 AM eastern time.
Failed Band 8. I’m done with it. This thing has robbed me of my 20’s.
Passed! 2nd time is a charm!
You scored higher than 35% of all Level III results in our database
- Your 40/60/80 score is: 62.9%
- Your minimum score is: 51.9%
- Your maximum score is: 75.8%
Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 * - - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - * - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 * - - 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - * -
Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
Passed!!!
Long Error Message!!! for the win!!!
Passed!!!
Everything above 70, even ETHICS.
I was insanely confident after exams but this forum made me paranoid about “TRICKS”.
Thank you all for everything, especially the guy that made those 500 bullet points notes thread (I Hope you pass with great marks).
Passed. Ugly matrix, but so relieved after Band 10 last year. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 * - - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 - * - 4 Alternative Investments 20 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - - * Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - * -
Passed but worse than expected
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - * - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 - * - 4 Alternative Investments 20 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 * - - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - * -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 * - - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
Passed!!!
Passed Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 * - - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 * - - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - - * 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 * - - 10 Economics 14 - * - 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 * - - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - * -
my 300hours 40/60/80 analysis for pass:
- Your 40/60/80 score is: 71.5%
- Your minimum score is: 64.7%
- Your maximum score is: 87.5%
Long or shot message significance???
And here’s my matrix. Very ugly AM, but thankfully killed it in the PM.
1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 * - - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 * - - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - * - 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 * - -
- Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 * - - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *
Even ethics >70% despite all those trick questions.
Well, tonight I’m opening a tab at the pub, and beers are on me. Third time’s the charm indeed.
Passed.
Killed the PM and got killed in the AM. I knew I did well in the afternoon but surprised I bombed the AM so badly. Oh well, I passed and that’s what counts.
2nd attempt and it feels amazing to be done with this. Some stiff drinks will be in order today. Cheers!
And if you didn’t make it, keep your chin up, I was Band 7 last year so I know how it feels.
Passed, thanks to the PM portion!
PASSED!!! – 3/3 (btw, Team Short Message 
). Did better in AM than PM – DEFINITELY was not expecting that, but a lot of sections I knew I failed I failed and a lot of sections I thought I passed I didn’t do well. I guess I was just more beat up than I thought from AM going into PM. Plus the week before I didn’t even touch multiple choice and just did essays (I guess this saved me).
Oh well, not very pretty but in the words of Greenman from last year – “a pass is a pass is a pass”… is a pass
My story:
Dec 2011: Deferred L1 (just started new job)
Jun 2012: Passed L1 first try
Jun 2013: Deferred L2 (was switching jobs)
Jun 2014: Passed L2 first try
Jun 2015: Passed L3 first try – DONE AND DONE!!
Sorry if my results look messy, I’m doing this on my iPhone (I’m off work this week haha)
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 * - - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 - - * 4 Alternative Investments 20 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - - * 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 * - - 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - - *
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - * - - Equity Investments 18 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - * -
Passed!!!booomm!!!
PASSED!!!
I’ve mainly been a lurker on this message board, but thanks for all of your assistance. Thank God for the afternoon session!
Essay
Q#
Topic
Max Pts
<=50%
51%-70%
>70%
1
Portfolio Management - Institutional
14
*
2
Portfolio Management - Institutional
17
*
3
Fixed Income Investments
19
*
4
Alternative Investments
20
*
5
Portfolio Management - Performance Eval.
15
*
6
Portfolio Management - Risk Management
14
*
7
Portfolio Management - Individual
18
*
8
Portfolio Management - Individual
16
*
9
Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation
15
*
10
Economics
14
*
11
Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral
18
*
Item Set
Q#
Topic
Max Pts
<=50%
51%-70%
>70%
Economics
18
*
Equity Investments
18
*
Ethical & Professional Standards
36
*
Fixed Income Investments
18
*
Portfolio Management
18
*
Portfolio Management - Individual
18
*
Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance
18
*
Portfolio Management - Risk Management
36
*
above 70 in all = amazing
nice job man
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 - - * 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - * - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 - - * 4 Alternative Investments 20 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - * - 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 - - *
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 * - - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - -
*
PASSED!! Much better than expected!
PASSED !
2x L1
2x L2
3x L3
Thanks God am done !
1 Portfolio Management - Institutional 14 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 17 - * - 3 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - - 4 Alternative Investments 20 - * - 5 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 14 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Individual 16 - - * 9 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - * - 10 Economics 14 - - * 11 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 18 * - -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Economics 18 - - * - Equity Investments 18 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 36 - - *