OFFICIAL 2010 CFA LVL 3 RESULTS THREAD

Will someone compile the pass rate of analyst forum?

GMofDen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pass! On mobile so can’t post scores yet. Glad to hear that you’re over the final hurdle too matey! It’s been a long slog, but it should be worth the effort! I’ll be booking a surf trip shortly to celebrate in style; Portugal beckons! K

Dear ccarriee, Your June 2010 Level III CFA exam results are below. 46% of June 2010 Level III candidates passed the exam. If you have questions or comments, please contact us. Level III: PASS The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - * - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 - * - 4 Economics 14 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 - - * 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 - * - 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 - - * 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 - * - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 * - -

I think I barely made it this time as my 2nd attempt. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Level III: PASS The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - - * 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 * - - 4 Economics 14 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 - - * 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * -

Was basically drawing dead after AM session. Already registered for 2011. Bring it on! Level 3: Fail The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - * - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 * - - 4 Economics 14 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - * - 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 * - - 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 - * - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 * - - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - Performance band of your overall score among all candidates who failed the exam: 7

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Level 3: Fail The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - * - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 * - - 4 Economics 14 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 * - - 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - * - - Equity Investments 36 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 * - - - Fixed Income Investments 36 - * - - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 * - -

lol i got luck. i thot i got a disaster am, but it turned out my am score is way better than i expected. i guess it hit everybody and the graders decode my handwriting perfectly. Yo Boris, Your June 2010 Level III CFA exam results are below. 46% of June 2010 Level III candidates passed the exam. If you have questions or comments, please contact us. Level III: PASS The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - * - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 - * - 4 Economics 14 - - * 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 - - * 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *

I think it deserves a dedicated thread Min Max avg 40/60/80 AM 37% 67% 52% 57% PM 77% 97% 87% 87% Overall 57% 82% 69% 72% DZ2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Points Minimum Maximum Min Max > AM 180 104 152 57.8% 84.4% > PM 180 129 156 71.7% 86.7% > 360 233 308 64.7% 85.6% > > > Can anyone else post a similar matrix so we can > figure out a tighter range for the MPS? > > From the above, we know the MPS is between 233 and > 308 (between 65% and 86%) … with more samples > like the above we can probably narrow the range > substantially.

Boris_7 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lol i got luck. i thot i got a disaster am, but it > turned out my am score is way better than i > expected. i guess it hit everybody and the graders > decode my handwriting perfectly. I felt the same way - got killed in AM. So, during the break I prepared mentally to get every point in PM. Yet, most of my L3 friends said they felt good about AM … may be became too relaxed coming into PM … and as a result luck was on on their side that day :frowning:

Dear , Your June 2010 Level III CFA exam results are below. 46% of June 2010 Level III candidates passed the exam. If you have questions or comments, please contact us. Level III: PASS The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - - Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - * - Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 - - * Economics 14 * - - Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 - * - Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 - - * Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 - * - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% -Alternative Investments 18 - - * -Equity Investments 36 - - * -Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - -Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * -Portfolio Management 18 - - * -Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - -Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * -

I still can’t believe I passed and finnaly get rid of this exam. Dear Charlene Your June 2010 Level III CFA exam results are below. 46% of June 2010 Level III candidates passed the exam. If you have questions or comments, please contact us. Level 3: Pass The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - - * 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 - - * 4 Economics 14 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 - * - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 - - * 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 * - - 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 - - * Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 * - -

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as promised here it is… Band 8 fail as I had expected given I barley studied this year…dropped 2 bands but was surprised to see besides the questions I did not finish on AM I did relatively well but got OWNED by PM … I had a hunch that would happen cause I guessed between 2 possible answers on half of the questions. Will decide on whether to write this year again or take a year off…

so i had a few minutes to kill, and figured i’d tabulate some info. first off (in case you’re curious), my score: Level III: FAIL The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 - * - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 * - - 4 Economics 14 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - * - 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 - * - 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 * - - 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 - * - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - - * - Equity Investments 36 - * - - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - * - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - - * - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - We have divided the full group of failed candidates into ten approximately equal score bands. Your score band below shows how your overall score on the exam compares with all other failed candidates. For example, if your reported score band is 1, you scored in approximately the bottom 10% of failed candidates. If your reported score band is 2, your score was within the next band width ranging from approximately the bottom 11% to 20% of failed candidates. If your score band is reported as 10, you scored in the top 10% of all failed candidates. Your score band: 7 …with that said, the large discrepancy between my am and pm scores led me to dig a little deeper. after going through the 10 pages of this thread (i might do other threads, but this satisfied me for now), i threw the scores of every FAIL (22 + me) and every “i can’t believe i passed” PASS (only 23 total as i got a bit tired of capturing info on the passes after the first few pages) into excel and used 40/60/80 as the default scores. the results might surprise you. i didn’t find any value in summing the info, so here’s a list sorted by score using my 40/60/80 system (the band for FAILs is to the right with n/s being not specified): 1 Pass 67.67% 2 Fail 66.11% 10 3 Pass 65.44% 4 Pass 65.39% 5 Pass 65.28% 6 Pass 65.11% 7 Pass 65.11% 8 Pass 64.89% 9 Pass 64.83% 10 Pass 64.50% 11 Pass 64.50% 12 Pass 64.17% 13 Pass 63.78% 14 Pass 63.39% 15 Fail 63.22% 10 16 Pass 62.94% 17 Pass 62.78% 18 Pass 62.72% 19 Fail 62.50% 8 20 Pass 62.00% 21 Pass 62.00% 22 Pass 61.94% 23 Fail 61.72% 7 24 Pass 61.06% 25 Pass 60.56% 26 Fail 60.11% 8 27 Pass 59.78% 28 Fail 59.78% 9 29 Fail 59.72% 10 30 Fail 59.61% 9 31 Fail 59.56% 7 32 Fail 58.78% 9 33 Fail 58.56% 7 34 Fail 58.39% n/s 35 Fail 58.28% 9 36 Fail 57.56% 5 37 Pass 57.17% 38 Fail 56.22% 7 39 Fail 56.00% 10 40 Fail 55.61% 6 41 Fail 55.28% n/s 42 Fail 55.17% 5 43 Fail 55.11% 5 44 Fail 54.89% 7 45 Fail 53.06% 3 46 Fail 49.06% n/s …if you’re curious, the 66.11% got a… 1Portfolio Management - Individual35–* 2Portfolio Management - Institutional25–* 3Portfolio Management - Institutional24*-- 4Economics14*-- 5Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation15-*- 6Fixed Income Investments18*-- 7Portfolio Management - Risk Management20*-- 8Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance17-*- 9Portfolio Management – Performance Eval.12-*- -Alternative Investments18–* -Equity Investments36–* -Ethical & Professional Standards36–* -Fixed Income Investments36–* -Portfolio Management18*-- -Portfolio Management - Individual18-*- -Portfolio Management - Risk Management18–* sucks.

N.VanCandidate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > as promised here it is… > Band 8 fail as I had expected given I barley > studied this year…dropped 2 bands but was > surprised to see besides the questions I did not > finish on AM I did relatively well but got OWNED > by PM … I had a hunch that would happen cause I > guessed between 2 possible answers on half of the > questions. > Will decide on whether to write this year again or > take a year off… “Barley studying” is typically not recommended.

monger187 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > N.VanCandidate Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > as promised here it is… > > Band 8 fail as I had expected given I barley > > studied this year…dropped 2 bands but was > > surprised to see besides the questions I did > not > > finish on AM I did relatively well but got > OWNED > > by PM … I had a hunch that would happen cause > I > > guessed between 2 possible answers on half of > the > > questions. > > Will decide on whether to write this year again > or > > take a year off… > > > “Barley studying” is typically not recommended. haha no kidding…I was not planning on not studying but changed jobs and was planning a trip of a life time so CFA studies took a back seat…I wrote the exam only because I had paid for it otherwise I would have skipped it…I actually came closer than I thought given the amount of studying…

Thought I did better on a.m… Don’t know if they could read my writting or what on some of the questions.But not even sure if I was close to passing the p.m. either.Don’t know if I have the energy to take it again.Any suggestions? Level 3: Fail The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - - * 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 * - - 4 Economics 14 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 * - - 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 - * - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - * - - Equity Investments 36 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 * - - We have divided the full group of failed candidates into ten approximately equal score bands. Your score band below shows how your overall score on the exam compares with all other failed candidates. For example, if your reported score band is 1, you scored in approximately the bottom 10% of failed candidates. If your reported score band is 2, your score was within the next band width ranging from approximately the bottom 11% to 20% of failed candidates. If your score band is reported as 10, you scored in the top 10% of all failed candidates. Performance band of your overall score among all candidates who failed the exam: 4

Your June 2010 Level III CFA exam results are below. 46% of June 2010 Level III candidates passed the exam. If you have questions or comments, please contact us. Level III: FAIL The table below illustrates your subject matter strengths and weaknesses. The three columns on the right are marked with asterisks to indicate your performance on each question or topic area. Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% 1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - - 2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 * - - 3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 * - - 4 Economics 14 * - - 5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - * 6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - - 7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 * - - 8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 - - * 9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 * - - Item Set Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70% - Alternative Investments 18 - * - - Equity Investments 36 - - * - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - * - - Fixed Income Investments 36 - - * - Portfolio Management 18 - * - - Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - - - Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * - Your score band: 8

bumping this for this year’s candidates looking for how much to aim for. Seems like you can pass with a lower % than L1/2, around 65%, but as usual the only sure way to pass is to have >70% in every section, everything else is a gamble. Thanks mjeske for your analysis. Hope you nail it this year!