Were there only 10 questions in the morning?
Like some others, I was pressed for time in the morning session. It made me nervous enough to not even check if there was only 10 questions, or more. I finished 10 and didn’t flip the page further...
View ArticleThe Ultimate CFA Nightmare
I have sat for 5 CFA exams (just took level 3) and made the ultimate rookie mistake. I brought an unapproved calculator and did not even think about the calculator rule as I was practicing for the...
View ArticleRaw Score vs "adjusted"
For level 2 I had a good score. I was +70 on everyting except two 5% topic areas were 51-70. I didn’t feel that I did great right after the exam and felt more or less like I do now, moderately...
View ArticleCFA Level 3 Study Notes
Hi all .Hope everyone passed the exams this time. I started to review the readings in level 3 and finding difficult to understand the material.Can somebody email me the level 3 study notes. It would be...
View ArticleWelcome Back!
Congratulations on surviving the CFA exam. Please do not discuss specific questions or attempt to re-create the exam. Tweet WidgetGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonFacebook Like
View ArticleExam markings.
1)In AM section of the exam,there were few questions where you had to give say 2 reasons in support of your view.The answers were to be given on the next page where we had two blank sections for each...
View ArticleBand 10 Fail?! What does it feel like?
Anyone can describe how the felt when then wrote the test? Confident, and then failed?..Tweet WidgetGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonFacebook Like
View ArticleHow do you think the pass rate breaks out?
with the pass rate in the last few years around 50%.. (to keep things simple) I think its something like 33% or 25% of first timers pass and 75% pass on subsequent attempts..also the passing rate must...
View Articlewhat's your next level?
Totally screwed up AM with skipping 3 whole question parts because of failing time management. Some days of panic with other things related to money, family etc.. have gone away. The fact that I...
View ArticleHow many people at your test center?
Curious about others’ exam experience. I took mine at the “Los Angeles” center which is really in Orange County at the Anaheim Convention Center. I think 2,500 in the main room and another couple...
View ArticleAnybody know why they prohibited us from leaving early?
I understand the desire to curb cheating, but the Institute’s rules are starting to feel draconian. I’d feel slightly better about having to sit still for an hour at the end of the test if I understood...
View ArticleGrinold-Kroner
Hi all. I really hope someone can help.This question relates to Grinold-Kroner.I have the following to solve and I am failing to see how but the lecturers tell me all the info required to solve it is...
View ArticleExam prep - what went well and what went not so well
For me practising mocks on various sites like analystninja.com really really helped. I saw a couple familar questions from past papers which was a big confidence booster! My time management was a...
View ArticleCFA References - Who is best?
Hi,Question about CFA references. I recently changed jobs (~7 months ago), so I was in Job 1 for 41 months and job 2 for 7 months. My current boss isn’t a CFA charterholder, so my question is this:...
View ArticleError Message Monster of 2015
Anyone else remember all the error message fiasco that occurred last year in the lead up to L3 results being released? Everyone was worried about whether they had the ‘long’ or ‘short’ message and...
View ArticleGrading Curve
So I had never known this but heard from multiple people on test day that you only really need to get low 60% range to pass— IS THIS TRUE?I had always operated on the assumption that you needed a 70 to...
View ArticleResult day August 9th 2016
Second Tuesday of August can anyone confirm?Tweet WidgetGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonFacebook Like
View ArticleSplit the Questions & Answer Pages for Morning Section into 2 Separate...
Saw a related comment earlier today in another post… Absolutely spot on regarding how stupid it is to have the questions and answer pages all in ONE booklet!!! How ******* hard would it be to have two...
View ArticleLeft 30% blank in AM, any chance to pass?
I left 30% blank in AM, any chance to pass?Tweet WidgetGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonFacebook Like
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