let us know what they say regarding the retab!
First time poster who wants to give back to the community after receiving a PASS on the L3. This was my pass matrix. Probably a Band 11 matrix, but Ill take it!
AM 3/5/2
PM 1/1/7
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Alternative Investments 19 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 22 - * - 3 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - - * 4 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 15 - * - 6 Portfolio Management - Individual 22 - * - 7 Economics 14 - * - 8 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 20 * - - 9 Fixed Income Investments 21 - * - 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 17 * - -
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 - Asset Allocation 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *
Passed
AM 4/3/3
PM 2/3/4
Ethics > 70
Passed! Still hasn’t sunk in that it’s over and the early e-mail almost gave me a heart attack!
AM 0/4/6
PM
1/0/8
Passed! Put more hours into level 3 than either 1 or level 2, as well as the most $$$ (did the LevelUp bootcamp).
AM 0/2/8
PM 2/3/4
Here is great example between the pass and the fail line!
Passed!! Last year Failed Band 10
2017: 4/2/4 2/1/7
2016: 4/4/2 3/2/5 BAND 10
Surprised how bad my matrix is. Studied like crazy, and put in serious hours for LIII, the most out of all of them. I sailed through LI and LII.
Crazy part is Alternatives is my best topic, I work in it and am a CAIA, never got below 70 - somehow this year AI killed me… that first question… Oh well, passed!
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Alternative Investments 19 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 22 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 15 - - * 4 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Indiv/Behavioral 15 - - * 6 Portfolio Management - Individual 22 - - * 7 Economics 14 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 20 - * - 9 Fixed Income Investments 21 - * - 10 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 17 * - -
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 - Asset Allocation 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Performance Eval. 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * -
Congratulations, JLai!
Congratulations, Phantom!
Congratulations, T_dot!
Congratulations, khaykin89!
Congratulations, shark!
Failed Band 5 (AM: 7/2/1 and PM: 1/6/2)
Did what I believe was the right path - read twice the curriculum, did all past AM exams (since the beginning) and mocks, felt pretty confident after the test. I knew the material, but I think my execution was poor. Anxious to see the right answers when they release.
Failed band 7
Had a severe concussion 9 days out from a freak workout accident but found a way to make it through the exam without convulsing or throwing up (wasnt able to study beyond 5.24.17 but thought i could duplicate the one mock i took and pass operating at 40-50%). Clearly this was not the case. Ended up missing 1 month of work post exam and I probably wont be back to 100% until mid September to begin the process of avenging the loss.
I tell this story more for the people who may pass up a grand opportunity in the workplace to best position themselves to pass the final leg of this exam. I was one of those guys late last year who preferred to stay in a 50 hour per week gig over 5 days than the all in I.Banking job. Im currently in the post interview phase for an all in spot in Debt Capital Markets and i certainly wont make the same decision i made in 2016 if provided an offer again.
Moral of the story - you cant plan life, make decisions independent of the CFA and find a way to pass regardless of your obligations.
First time failing a test in my career so i look forward to celebrating a sweet victory come summer of 2018 with all the others who will have to sit for this bear one more time.
Passed!
I remember struggling with the decision to sign up for L2 after passing L1. I wasn’t sure it was the right thing to do, but had encouragement from someone senior to me at the firm, and, frankly, a number of AF folks.
I’m thankful to be done with it after a 3-year journey and to be on the other side. I wasn’t super-active on this forum but the few interactions I had were impactful. 
This is weakest passing matrix ive ever seen… likely 63%… maybe the MPS??
Congratulations, lh2162!
I presume you passed.
If so, congratulations, Gamma!
Thank you S2000. you’re a good guy! I appreciate your kindness. God bless you
My pleasure, Gamma.
He already does.
Thank you