bpdulog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just completed Book 1 Exam 3 with the following > results: > > AM: 73 > PM: 58 > > PM section had a lot of material not covered in > Stalla. This is making me nervous. I’ve always > thought Stalla had prepared me enough to perform > well on the exam, but I was slammed in multiple > item sets. Mind sharing which item sets/topics stood out the most? I’m a Stalla only user for the most part and I’m not sure if I’ll get to 3PM as I have the CFAi mock set for this Saturday.
dhwit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bpdulog Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just completed Book 1 Exam 3 with the following > > results: > > > > AM: 73 > > PM: 58 > > > > PM section had a lot of material not covered in > > Stalla. This is making me nervous. I’ve > always > > thought Stalla had prepared me enough to > perform > > well on the exam, but I was slammed in multiple > > item sets. > > Mind sharing which item sets/topics stood out the > most? I’m a Stalla only user for the most part > and I’m not sure if I’ll get to 3PM as I have the > CFAi mock set for this Saturday. FI, Equity and Alternative Investments.
I’m becoming increasingly convinced that you guys are the smartest people in the world.
kevf219 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’m becoming increasingly convinced that you guys > are the smartest people in the world. Cmon Kev, its 80%+ on practice tests or BUST 
A couple things: 1. Self reporting bias: People who kick ass are more likely to report 2. Inconsistent sample of reporting test takers: Retakers and newbies, retakers will skew the results if you are a newbie
I’m a retaker, like most here. And yes, only the people that are scoring 70%+ will report. That said, I just got a 70% on Volume 2 Exam 2 AM. Getting tougher, but still averaging a 74-75%. Happy thus far.
Allow me to buck the self-reporting trend. From last weekend… Schweser Book 1, exam 2: AM: 62% PM: 68% Felt much better with the PM section, but 68% still isn’t where I need to be. I have been hammering out questions for the past three days in my weakest areas and feel relieved - things that I couldn’t for the life of me remember when in front of the mock came rushing back to me after I worked a few problems. Case in point: I almost put my fist through the wall trying to remember how to adjust discount rate for the %age chance of failure in a private equity investment when in front of the mock. 3 or 4 Qbank problems later, I’ve got it and suddenly the rest of the private equity reading is coming back into focus as well… Keep the reporting coming, I’m curious to hear how the rest of y’all are doing.
pfcfaataf Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well I am not optimistic at all, there are still > holes that I fill in and new holes appear next > day. I dont know (in person) anybody who passed > LII for the first time (a friend of mine told me: > “I have 4 levels of CFA, I did LII twice”). > > At the beginning fo my preparation I told myself > that I have two years to pass LII. If I dont pass > this year, at least I can be happy that I am in > the middle of LII already. > > there are too many retakers that know and probably > knew last year the curriculum very well and they > failed last year anyway. > > on top of that, the standard deviation of my > results is too high compared to my preparation for > LI 
> > good luck While it’s not impossible that you fail, if you do, you should contact Nassim Taleb and tell him about the Black Swan that hit you in the face. Impressive results.
just did the AM part of online mock: 77 % (46/60) very skewed performance Ethics 0/6 (zero correct) QM 4/6 PM 4/6 the rest is ok PM tomorrow
How many answers, on average, do you guys/girls think you GUESS on the Schweser practice exams because I tend to guess a LOT, usually eliminate 1 glaringly obvious incorrect answer and then it’s 50/50 between the other 2 that’s left. Just curious…
Im almost done with book2… Since book 1 been getting a pretty consistent 70 to 75%… and … I’m pretty frustrated. Especially on the ones I get wrong, I know the concept and I know how to do it… but I’m getting trapped or messed up on little things (or maybe they are the big things) like… finding the growth rate or using the right discount rate. Or like in book 2, 3am… the way they calculated book value for the RI… I was like… o_O !!! I’m a retaker as well… and things were the problems I had on the test …argh!!!
Book 1 Exam 2 AM: 63 PM: 73 I got a 1/6 on the first (FI) question. I’m still guessing on quite a few questions, but I don’t see that changing too much. I’m starting to come to the conclusion that if I come to a question that I’m <75% sure of the answer, I should just follow this three step process: 1) Knock off the obviously wrong answer 2) Figure out which of the two remaining answers I can reason to be correct 3) Choose the other one
JUDGE ME!!! should I feel confident, scared? Always scared, but you understand. Whats the deal? exam 1am - 65% exam 1pm - 68% exam 2am - 70% exam2pm - 85% exam3am - 73% exam3pm - 76% exam4am - 80% exam4pm - 78% CFA mock am - 70% CFA mock pm - 82% BSSA mock am - 72% BSSA mock pm - 78%
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june2009 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JUDGE ME!!! should I feel confident, scared? > Always scared, but you understand. Whats the > deal? > > exam 1am - 65% > exam 1pm - 68% > > exam 2am - 70% > exam2pm - 85% > > exam3am - 73% > exam3pm - 76% > > exam4am - 80% > exam4pm - 78% > > CFA mock am - 70% > CFA mock pm - 82% > > BSSA mock am - 72% > BSSA mock pm - 78% I am a retaker (2009 Band 9 fail with a <50 on FRA and 50-70 Equity) I have taken the Schwesser 1,2,3 exams and the free CFA mock. You should feel resonably confident if… IF those scores include healthy FRA and Equity scores. Take it from me you have to do well on FRA and Equity to pass. My Schweser average exams 1-3 was about the same as yours and had the same average as you for the CFA mock. In the last nine days I plan on a lot of flash card reviewing and some lighter review of my exams to remind myself where/how I made stupid mistakes. I hope to be able to bump up my ability by 5%-7.5% (6-9 questions).
holden1176 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > june2009 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > JUDGE ME!!! should I feel confident, scared? > > Always scared, but you understand. Whats the > > deal? > > > > exam 1am - 65% > > exam 1pm - 68% > > > > exam 2am - 70% > > exam2pm - 85% > > > > exam3am - 73% > > exam3pm - 76% > > > > exam4am - 80% > > exam4pm - 78% > > > > CFA mock am - 70% > > CFA mock pm - 82% > > > > BSSA mock am - 72% > > BSSA mock pm - 78% > > > I am a retaker (2009 Band 9 fail with a <50 on FRA > and 50-70 Equity) I have taken the Schwesser 1,2,3 > exams and the free CFA mock. You should feel > resonably confident if… IF those scores include > healthy FRA and Equity scores. Take it from me you > have to do well on FRA and Equity to pass. > > My Schweser average exams 1-3 was about the same > as yours and had the same average as you for the > CFA mock. In the last nine days I plan on a lot of > flash card reviewing and some lighter review of my > exams to remind myself where/how I made stupid > mistakes. I hope to be able to bump up my ability > by 5%-7.5% (6-9 questions). Are you saying your average exams 1-3 were the same as june2009’s when you failed last year, or now?
My bad. Last year my average on Schwesser book 1 exams 1-3 was 60%. This year 74%. Last years CFAI Mock was 62.5% this year 76%.
^^^ very helpful. thanks
Scored an 81.67% on Book 2 Practice Exam 2 PM section.
On its better days, this whole forum reminds me of every road race I have ever run or spectated in. You know when the spectators or runners who have already finished cheer you on? “MILE 12 GUYS THIS IS IT, KICK KICK KICK KICK KIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK FINISH STRONG, LET’S GO RUNNERS! WHOOOOOO! [sounds of cowbell]” Keep the scores coming! I’m here finally starting to nail down a lot of ANOVA crap and hoping I may be able to scrape an 80% or two on a mock before test day, which’d make a huge difference in my confidence.
Just got pwned on the first CFA sample exam. I fucking hate Schweser at this point. Scores: Exam 1 AM: 55/60 - 91.67% Exam 1 PM: 48/60 - 80.00% Exam 2 AM: 46/60 - 76.67% Exam 2 PM: 49/60 - 81.67% Exam 3 AM: Exam 3 PM: CFA Sample 1: 58% CFA Sample 2: CFA Mock AM: CFA Mock PM: Schweser Mock: