Marc or Mark?

[LadyMacbethStrategy]

@Codtrawler87

@LadyMacbethStrategy

Guys, to those of you who tried MM for L3, what is your opinion in hid question bank? Did you feel it was good? - I wasn’t so impressed with his QB for L2 but it wasn’t bad too.

The QB for L3 was garbage. The same question could appear in consecutive quizzes with like one word being changed from question to question.

Yep, same thing for L2! The same question over and over again.

[LadyMacbethStrategy]

@Pyng

@LadyMacbethStrategy

@Pyng

I only used MM for all levels, can’t speak for Marc. MM L3 mocks saved my ass for exam. Mark’s walkthrough AM sessions were useful and helpful for me during the preparation. I was using the MM grading service as the grader was S2000, the combination of both Mark and S2000 was the best of the best for me.

The “AM walkthrough” is basically apart of his videos package? I wonder if s2000 will be grader still, but I think that s2000 provides separate grading services.

The AM walkthrough is a part of his videos package. And yes S2000 provides seperate grading service. By the way, wish you the very best for next year L3.

Thank you for the kind wishes and all the information

[jameshunterjones]

@LadyMacbethStrategy

@jameshunterjones

Used MM for L3. Watched the videos as my first pass through the material, then the cfai materials for the second. Did 10 official mocks, plus the MM 4 mocks, and had one graded. Whatever trainer you go for, incorporate it into YOUR own plan and don’t let it lead you to think that the onus isn’t on you to study.

Who graded your mock for you? Was it Mark? Were his mocks for L3 good? The L2 mistakes in the mocks pissed me off so bad when the exam was very close.

It was s2000, who is a regular on this site. The mocks were basically a combination of the previous official mocks but tested the material well, so I was satisfied. The only issue I had after the exam is that I felt like they put less emphasis on areas that had been well tested previously, hence u had over prepared them. My ultimate advice is to use the cfai as your main source and go through the examples embedded in the text, not just the blue boxes

[jounin83]

@LadyMacbethStrategy

Thank you so much for the great advice on resources! I will keep a note of these as I progress with my studies.

Never think to much mock exam from 3rd party bad for you after you done with relevant past CFAI old exam 2006-2019, BB, EOC, CFAI Qbank.

I cannot thank you more from 2nd mock exam AM grading service from Daren Miler (https://www.fintalex.com) --> i am his 100 first subcriber so i got buy 1 get 2 for his grading mock , there is one very similiar question on real exam.

And also 1 question from Boston mock exam also very similiar

https://www.cfasociety.org/washingtondc/Pages/CFA%20Boston%20Mock%20CFA%20Exam.aspx

who knows maybe if i never attempt that mock exams above i cannot answer on real exam !

bear in mind i only prepare the exam with 2.5 months while also doing my Master Degree (class every friday night & saturday morning 8.00 AM until 16.00 PM)

[Ms1]

I used Marc and Level Up and if you want to pass the first time, I suggest you start early, focus on the curriculum and don’t take shortcuts. Marc’s materials were key for me to focus on the curriculum and as I’ve said many times, there’s no magic bullet beyond hard work focused in the right way. I would start in October slowly (not full speed like in the spring). I watched Marc’s videos before work and on my commute starting last fall. You need to go to the boot camp to get his old essay exam and IPS book - both are very helpful.

I can’t speak to Mark’s materials, though they sound very short cut, other than the mocks, which I’ve read were very good.

I probably could have passed using another provider and starting later. But, I was intent on passing the first time and between work and other responsibilities, I knew starting early and working hard would get me there, so that’s what I did.

Good luck!

[Tivo86]

The mocks were written by an external party.

MM had to rewrite some questions because they were bad.

[profun]

@LadyMacbethStrategy

@profun

definitely MM - first time I checked ou Levelup website the other Marc asked you to start learning from October - that’s ridiculous.

Mark’s walkthrough and mocks are great - I only did his mock exams and thats it.

Why is it ridiculous? You mean too early or too late? I think most people start in October. But I plan to start in September

Yeah I said it’s ridiculous since most people who start that early would most likely to pass without help since that’s way pass the 300 hours requirement; I started in mid March and used MM, thought his videos are great and that’s all you need. Level up is over priced with an inflated name.

[ALBAREGINA]

I watched Mark Meldrum videos and also Marc Levebre and went to his bootcamp and used Schweser and still failed. I passed level I and level II on the first try. So frankly I have no clue. Just saying that all these providers are not the holy grail. Take all of this with a grain of salt. If I do decide to retake this aweful thing… I will probably go with IFT videos since he helped me pass Level II on the first try and just read the CFAI material only. It is so dry and I got by without reading it for Level I and II but guess got unlucky this time around.

[Ms1]

If you decide to take the exam again (and I hope you do), Marc’s videos, slide book and other focus book work though the curriculum, so I’d think that would help you get though without reading every word. I’ve read elsewhere that IFT is pretty good for focusing on the curriculum as well. Others have said MM’s videos short-cutted the details of the curriculum and maybe that had something to do with failing. Good luck to you!

[scottg229]

Odd place to put this, particularly since I passed this year, but I’m still a little sour/annoyed with the boston mock exam bc I didn’t check the corrections and one of the Qs had an error that I replicated on the exam… incorrectly. Just be sure to check the error correction pages for all providers bc it could have been costly.

Also I used levelup, worth the money in my opinion.

[S2000magician]

How about Marque?

[HerbsDelite]

@LadyMacbethStrategy

I am very confused as to whether I should register with MM or level up. Considering that money is not an issue for me, which one would be of better quality?

I used MM and he was fairly good. The notes were bad, but I am planning to study from the curriculum anyway (for the first time). His mocks for L2 were full of mistakes, but people are saying that his mocks for L3 were good.

On the other hand, people praise Marc a lot and say that for L3 he is absolutely the best! But I wont be able to attend any bootcamp due to location, so I will just get the videos if I do register with him.

Does both of them teach how to solve the AM session questions in their videos?

Which part of the world you are from ?

[S2000magician]

@HerbsDelite

@LadyMacbethStrategy

I am very confused as to whether I should register with MM or level up. Considering that money is not an issue for me, which one would be of better quality?

I used MM and he was fairly good. The notes were bad, but I am planning to study from the curriculum anyway (for the first time). His mocks for L2 were full of mistakes, but people are saying that his mocks for L3 were good.

On the other hand, people praise Marc a lot and say that for L3 he is absolutely the best! But I wont be able to attend any bootcamp due to location, so I will just get the videos if I do register with him.

Does both of them teach how to solve the AM session questions in their videos?

Which part of the world you are from ?

The land, I suspect.

[akshitf5]

Does mark Meldrum sell his mocks separately?

[jounin83]

@akshitf5

Does mark Meldrum sell his mocks separately?

yes, for 2018 i bought his video only --> failed

for 2019 i solely bought his mock exam (written by S2000) after read 125mph post.

but i don’t stop at there only, i also bought 3 mock exam from fitch learning ($50) and 8 mock exams from bloomberg.

[LadyMacbethStrategy]

@S2000magician

How about Marque?

If there is one, I would try it I sent you a private message asking some questions, would appreciate it if you could get back to me, or I could put the questions here? They are not related to CFA content, but rather about the grading and mocks.

Thanks

[LadyMacbethStrategy]

@HerbsDelite

@LadyMacbethStrategy

I am very confused as to whether I should register with MM or level up. Considering that money is not an issue for me, which one would be of better quality?

I used MM and he was fairly good. The notes were bad, but I am planning to study from the curriculum anyway (for the first time). His mocks for L2 were full of mistakes, but people are saying that his mocks for L3 were good.

On the other hand, people praise Marc a lot and say that for L3 he is absolutely the best! But I wont be able to attend any bootcamp due to location, so I will just get the videos if I do register with him.

Does both of them teach how to solve the AM session questions in their videos?

Which part of the world you are from ?

UAE, Dubai… Marc used to do some bootcamps there, but he doesn’t anymore. Plus, honestly, I am not the type of person who learns veyr fast and around others. I am not social and I like to take my time, so the bootcamps are probably a bad idea for me anyway regardless of the location.

[LadyMacbethStrategy]

@jounin83

@akshitf5

Does mark Meldrum sell his mocks separately?

yes, for 2018 i bought his video only --> failed

for 2019 i solely bought his mock exam (written by S2000) after read 125mph post.

but i don’t stop at there only, i also bought 3 mock exam from fitch learning ($50) and 8 mock exams from bloomberg.

Can you give us a feedback on the mocks? So that I would consider them in my L3 preparation

Thanks

[LadyMacbethStrategy]

@S2000magician

@HerbsDelite

@LadyMacbethStrategy

I am very confused as to whether I should register with MM or level up. Considering that money is not an issue for me, which one would be of better quality?

I used MM and he was fairly good. The notes were bad, but I am planning to study from the curriculum anyway (for the first time). His mocks for L2 were full of mistakes, but people are saying that his mocks for L3 were good.

On the other hand, people praise Marc a lot and say that for L3 he is absolutely the best! But I wont be able to attend any bootcamp due to location, so I will just get the videos if I do register with him.

Does both of them teach how to solve the AM session questions in their videos?

Which part of the world you are from ?

The land, I suspect.

You got it right, I wonder how did you know!

[snfuenza]

@ALBAREGINA

I watched Mark Meldrum videos and also Marc Levebre and went to his bootcamp and used Schweser and still failed. I passed level I and level II on the first try. So frankly I have no clue. Just saying that all these providers are not the holy grail. Take all of this with a grain of salt. If I do decide to retake this aweful thing… I will probably go with IFT videos since he helped me pass Level II on the first try and just read the CFAI material only. It is so dry and I got by without reading it for Level I and II but guess got unlucky this time around.

I think the problem was not the prep provider. Maybe you didn’t get to understand how to answer the AM session. How were your scores? How many hours did you put in? How were your mocks before the exam?