This is the classic skills vs. guile situation. Seems like you put in enough time to pass, but didn’t have the composure to take the knowledge out of your head and put it onto the scantron. I never second guess myself on exams like these: usually your first instinct is the correct one. Secondly, this is not life or death, so don’t act like it on exam day. Go into the exam knowing you studied enough to pass and execute. Skip a question if it doesn’t make sense to you. The goal isn’t perfection, just passing, so don’t let a few questions rattle you on exam day.
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Hello everyone,
thanks for the well thought out recommendations. I just returned from my vacation and have literally just registered for the Dec exams. My strategy is read Econ, FRA, Quant and Ethics from the curriculum (because I want to Ace them all) and the review the rest with as many Qbank questions as possible. I also intend incorporating some nerving calm exercises (meditation and yoga) into my prep because I just realized I am much more composed after I meditate. For those who are interested in a break down of my results, it was as follows:
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 8 - * - - Corporate Finance 20 - * - - Derivatives 12 - - * - Economics 24 * - - - Equity Investments 24 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Financial Reporting & Analysis 48 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 28 - * - - Portfolio Management 12 - - * - Quantitative Methods 28 * -
So my hope is to push FRA, Ethics, Quant and Econ to above 70%.
Good luck to us all.
Many thanks once more for your generous contributions.
Jt.