CFAI AM actual exams - 2010 vs 2011.

CFA Level III
#1

With all due respect, I just wanted to confirm from your smar folks that did you feel the CFAI past AM exam of 2011 was way easier than the CFAI past AM exam of 2010?

I was doing both these exams for the last couple of days and was struggling badly with 2010, every question had it’s own shenanigan! While the 2011 questions were all about - List 2 benefits, 2 advantages, 2 disadvanates, etc thoery questions.

Not being judgemental, just want to check if there is a hole in my preparation that I found 2010 way too difficult than the 2011 or is it the general consensus here. No hard feelings to anyone who did not make it in the 2011 exam, I know in the heat of the moment, even a simple math like 2+2 gets diffuclt and overwhelming.

Also I am pretty sure the 2011 PM section would have been a tough nut to compensate for the leeway in 2011 AM

But wanted your true opinions on 2010 vs 2011.

Regards L3Crucifier (R.I.P. 06/02)

#2

I haven’t taken the 2011 exam yet but I have taken the 2010 exam. I got a 78% but I had seen the individual IPS question and the question about options strategies before. I thought the exam was fair. I think that the Schweser AM exams are less straight forward than the CFA exams.

#3

I had the same. exact. feeling.

I started by doing 2011 AM, and totally killed it, my morale soared, I felt like a L3 god. It was so freaking easy

Then I did 2010, it was much harder, and I thought it was much more in line with the difficulty I expected.

#4

How about Mock 2010 compared to Mock 2011 and 2012. Mock 2010 is harder than both!

Same goes to Morning 2010 … harder than 2011 :)… I have to agree.

#5

For me the 2008 morning exam was hell on earth, all the other ones were fairly straight forward but for one or two questions.

#6

Opposite. Scored mid 70s in 2010, mid 50s in 2011.

#7

it looks like different people have different experience based on their weak/strong areas. As a retaker , I can say 2011 looks easier in hind sight , but was damned hard for most people that I talked to , excuse my sudanese