LOL at the name change of this thread. But seriously, who thought the exam was easy?
If I’ve learned anything from the ample Schweser and CFAI Mock exams is nothing (well most) things aren’t as they seem. Many of the times, before grading I thought I would score mid 80s when in reality i scored between 60s and mid 70s.
I wont be suprised if, despite my confidence I scored low 60s and even 50s in the official exam. 
Everybody just needs to chill out and stop trying to show off.
Well…if the exam was easy, the MPS will be set high
AF is only great because we have a clear line of communication between L1, L2, L3 Candidates and Charterholders, people who’ve passed the levels and can pass on tips and advice.
Having been that candidate in L1, sweating and praying to the gods of MPS and Ethics, you realise it just aint’ worth your time, and you either passed or you didn’t. You can blame family, work, illness, life, whatever, but at the end of the day it’s what you know and how you can demonstrate that knowledge in Dec or June. I see way too many people (famously, ‘monk’) bitching about CFA marking guidelines and passing rates around here. Its down to you and if you can learn enough to give yourself a safe passing margin, isn’t that better than putting in minimal effort and sweating the results? Probabilities are still in the L1 cirriculum, no? I’m sympathetic to people who feel like they need to pass… but Rome was not built in a day and CFA miracles are few and far between.
My prep is going swimmingly. Thanks for your concern.
5 out of 6 on average should do the trick.
Its beginning to feel alot like christmas
I kind of wish I could take my earlier post back, it didn’t day what I had really meant to say.
If you will offer me a chance to try again…
The CFA program and the CFA level 1 examination are very tough. As has been discussed by many candidates on this forum who have both passed and failed that on another day the results could have switched based on luck or the content of the test or any other factor.
All that I was trying to say is that based on all of the tests that could have been crafted the one we ended up with seemed fair, didn’t have a lot of tricks and I don’t think we could have reasonably expected to receive an easier one.
I put in my 300 hours like everyone else and am confident that I will meet the MPS and will hope but not expect to be >70 on most sections, However, I don’t know what will happen and don’t know exactly how I did. As the days tick down over the next months my confidence will wane just as everyone else’s will.
I sincerely apologize for appearing arrogant and belittling anyone else, their opinions of the test or their performance. Congratulations to everyone who was brave enough to attempt this exam and committed enough to give some large part of their lives up over the past few years. I think on that front we should all have a great week and enjoy what we have accomplished without worrying about what might happen in late January.
I have appreciated this site as a resource and would prefer to be a contributing member of it instead of someone who is discouraging and would belittle the contributions and feelings of others.
My apologies.
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I am thinking of doing the same … though it would be difficult to resist … but i will try my best
This forum just deteriorated post the actual exams
blatant advertising … abhishek1992
spamming … aladin
Unsolicited sagely advices … mk17
and some really unfruitful postings
AF needs some very strict moderating
I understand … being a public forum … Points 3 & 4 are unavoidable
Unfortunately i see a “Board Member” replying to a recent thread but doing nothing about points 1 & 2 above
I am sure these are controllable through some strict moderating
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I agree with this actually. I don’t know what the ins and outs are regarding how this forum is moderated, but I do feel that I have been a member of other forums online that were much better organised when it comes to managing the amount of crap that gets posted (and those were forums with A LOT more activity than this one).
I think this is something that the mods need to consider looking into. I know on some forums long time trusted members are given positions as moderators to help manage these sort of things. Maybe that is something the people incharge of Analyst Forum should consider. And if they already done this then maybe they should give more longstanding and trustworthy members moderator status.
Apart from this though I think this is a fantastic forum. It has been a great place for me to come and learn from others and ask questions. I don’t think I would have felt as well prepared for the CFA level 1 exam if I hadn’t had Analyst Forum to help motivate and give me general pointers.
Alladin you are a spam junkie! But you crack me up haha!
I was waiting for vickey cool to respond:
“I think I got 99% of it right, do you think I passed”?
Let me say that this board is probably the top 25% percent of graded answers. Were biased because we actually care and studied; the majority of the people that took the test don’t go to forums to discuss questions/strategies.
We just have to faced the fact that most of us are way above average in terms of preparing, and it shows by how little (the most) of us were tricked.
LOL
Dunno whats wrog with people here. Everybody is allowed to give their view how they found the exam. I found the exam easy its as simple as that. I am not showing off and breaking others confidence.
If your confidence ois broken by a few posts then what can i say …
Hahaha.
Let’s just wait and see how we all do when the results come out. Somehow, I bet we all passed and then it doesn’t matter if you found it easy or hard. We’ll all be in the same boat again for L2.
i hope all of us pass
me too!
How many hours did you spending studying for the exam approximately vicky_cool400?
You covered a hell of a lot of material/tests from what i’ve seen in your previous posts.
Now that we’re all finished the exam, I still think we’d benefit from a lighter thread. I actually regret starting this one. We’re all too tense right now & could use a laugh 
My changing the name of the thread was just me being silly – I hope you don’t think it was directed at you or vickycool
I think what the previous post was getting at was everytime a new thread popped up, it seemed like you had a comment like “I just scored xxx on mock exam year xxxx, do you think I will pass?” It was getting annoying to a point. But I understand you were very passionate about your studying and how well you fared on the exam. I don’t think every thread needed to know your scores, maybe just one thread would have sufficed. I am quite sure you passed with your level of commitment. Wish you the best on Level 2.
You are right goingsomethings. It was an intense experience and I myself have felt weird since writing the exam.
I still weird. I often end up opening my Level 1 books and going through some relevant topics and seeing how I did. I’m guessing it’s going to get worse with the results getting closer
The euphoria of having finished the exam is starting to wear off. I will not dare open any Level I material till after I get my results. No way! Even between morning and afternoon I didn’t try to verify morning answers. I felt good about the morning anyway. I do feel good about both Ethics portions.