EOC Questions

CFA Level II
#1

For retakers, did you do all of them or just the MC questions?

#2

This retaker has seen the light and I will be doing all EOC questions (not just the vignette/mutiple choice questions). The EOC questions are very straightforward and not overly complicated (honestly). It is hard for me to describe but I give credit to CFAI institute for how they presented these EOC questions. There is sort of a repetitive build up process in doing these questions that I find very helpful and in my opinion are much more like the exam questions. I apologize if I sound redundant on this topic…but the agony of defeat still burns deep in ME and if I can save one young Padawan from my mistakes… then it is all worth the effort.

#3

So how many times will you be doing the EOC queries this time? Is one pass good enough?

#4

…as many time as needed. I usually check off those that I have mastered so I am not duplicating my effort. I also find myself making lots of footnotes this way too. I spend my weekdays and nights reading and weekends crunching the EOC questions for all the topics I covered and not just the prior week. I did find some chapters had more EOC questions than others but on average, I think most EOC take me 1-2 hours to go through (and I do not necessarily have to get them all right the first time). I do use the QBank on my lunch hour so I am not a complete hater of the Qbank (yet).

#5

I’m still skeptical of doing all the EOC problems since some ask you to write out essays and such. Not sure the juice is worth the squeeze.

#6

So far, I covered all the EOC questions for Equity, PM and Derivatitives and I have not crossed one essay question. You will have questions that will ask you to describe, explain or analyze something but the answer can usually summed up in a few words (not a paragraph). Also I think it is good practice reading the questions and trying to identify what is being asked because these type questions are more like the exam.

#7

I am rolling the dice and only completing vignette style EOC CFAI questions… while completing all Stalla PassMaster multiple choice and item set questions. My ace in the hole (at least I hope), similar to level I, will be to complete the Stalla readings, lectures, and problems by mid April and spend the last few weeks of April and all of May completing/reviewing practice exams.