Got 60% the morning and 62% in the afternoon…
I think i’m too far guys…
Anything can happen on exam day. You aren’t that far off. Keep at it.
If it’s any consolation, I think a lot of us are scoring like you or worse on this MOCK.
Finally… finished my first mock exam (schw. book1 exam1). Got a 74% overall. I envy those that are getting 60’s in derivatives and portfolio management.
healthy score dailygrind. You must be feeling pretty good with yourself.
Now take the CFAI 2013 if you want a good kick in the face to wake you up and keep you pushing through next week.
Has anyone tried the CFAI’s sample questions? Not their mock exam, but the 10 vignette practice sessions you have to pay for?
* edit: pay additional dollars for
Taking CFAI 2013 mock on monday.
I am not feeling good at all. I scored extremely well in equity and fra, but pretty much got fisted in almost every topic.
I would shift the 2013 mock to Saturday. Its tough, and worth going though early. I took it this weekend and it helped me visualize some of the questions that could come up, given what I know now. Its a great tool to use early so you can focus in during the last week knowing how they might formulate the questions. Either way, good luck and let us know how it goes.
Thanks… Thats a good point. But i’ve only done 1 mock, so its probably not a good idea to get into the 2013cfai mock until i’ve got a few bouts under my belt. Hopefully it happens before monday though.
Did you go through all of the other mocks prior to the 2013 cfa mock?
Yeah, I went through 4 Schwesers before. Honestly, it probably did help me improve on the 2013 score. But please do yourself a favor and take it as soon as possible. Its the best practice, and after like 2 mocks I think you might as well take it regardless of how you scored on them.
Giving 2013 cfa mock today .Will post my screwed up score soon,
Vicky, how’d you do?
Disclaimer- I am a re-taker.
I am also very poor at standardized tests. Last year I tried to make the December - June gap between level I and level II and level II killed me. The schesser practice exams, in my opinion, tried to over compensate with word games while the CFAI mock exams slapped me with the truth. I remember taking the 2011 CFAI mock vs the 2012 and the 2011 is brutal. I am not talking about taking this test piece-meal or 1/2 at a time. Do it all the way through, with a one hour break, anxiety from the clock ticking. That’s the way to take the exam. These inflated scores on here seem to not line up. If you could hit in the “70’s” the pass rate wouldn’t be so low and more people would be able to get their charter. Answering questions on hour 5 after your brain has been scrambled like yoke Isnt the same as taking it fresh. This test is a combination of analytical, memorization, and a marathon. Iv studied all year, 2nd time studying the material and this test is hard. Not afraid to say it…just gotta pick yourself up and keep on trying
I agree with this wholeheartedly, though I’m not drawing on past L2 experience. Thanks for your post. I take all my tests timed with 30-60 minute break between AM and PM. I use the practice tests as much for practice answering questions as for developing an appropriate “cadence” (so to speak) for me to follow on test day. I think doing so is very valuable - I’ve not run out of time yet but the closest I’ve come is on the 2013 CFAI Mock PM portion.
Okay’
Completed the morning session of CFA 2013 mock. Got 41/60 or 68%…
Afternoon session all say is much tougher 
Will do it after 2 hrs now and update the score
Nice job vicky! See, not as bad as you thought your score would be. I scored 70% on the AM and 65% on the PM, definitely agree it was tougher
Not bad Vicky!
just gave the cfa official mock…got 43/60 in am session
I fell in band 9 last year after trying to do level 1 in dec and 2 in June. I remember sitting in the exam last year and saying to myself this is doable its not that hard. I thought I could breeze through it like I did level 1. I just needed another 2 weeks to hammer out key FRA concepts as I scored below 50% in that topic. I feel I would of passed if I focused my efforts towards the end on this topic. When it comes down to it you need to be confident enough to answer every FRA and Equity question. Don’t try to know every detail in every topic it doesn’t work.
Thanks for the advice! Equity, FRA and Ethics have been dominating my review over the past several weeks.