How did the CFA go for you today?
(Almost Human, 6,117
Points)
on 6/3/12 at 11:00pm
To the estimated 40% who took the test Saturday and will get a passing score: congrats! To the ~60% who won't... better luck next time (or is there anyone out there giving up?).
For all who took it, what are your thoughts? Any surprises / tips you can pass on to future test takers?
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LII taker here. First half
LII taker here. First half 5050, was pretty brutal, just really strange stuff. Second half 5151, wasn't that bad a lot of easy calcs and gimme answers. Hopefully I did well enough on the second half to counteract the first one.
I felt like the AM portion
I felt like the AM portion could have gone either way, but I think I did well on PM. Nothing surprising.
Level 2. Studied ~500 hrs in total...
Going out for dinner with the girlfriend. Thank god I have my summer now.
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CFA Level 1 AM- So-So, Mainly
CFA Level 1
AM- So-So, Mainly on the positive side.
PM- Sucked huge balls. There was to much math on there. I blanked on alot of formulas.
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L3 here I always heard L2 was
L3 here
I always heard L2 was the hard one. BS. L3 is definitely harder, but I believe I pushed past 70% and should secure a pass. After suffering through this, I'm much more biased in hiring people in the program.
when do we get the results?
when do we get the results?
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40%? Last December, it was
40%? Last December, it was 38% for lv1 :D I am going to be in the 60% very soon :(
Random observation At my
Random observation
At my testing center (a large city area) it was about 60-70% occupied from the start. I have been doing the CFA dance for (ahem ahem) some time now and this was the emptiness I have seen it.
I asked one of the proctors and she said a lot of people did not show up. She even said there was one summer test where over half the names did not show up.
This testing center was also much smaller than the last center.
What I didn't get was that
What I didn't get was that there was a lot of people who showed up for the morning session but never showed up for the afternoon? Why not just finish?
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Level 1 candidate: AM: I
Level 1 candidate:
AM: I thought it was difficult. Had to skip a bunch of questions and go back to them. Have no idea how I did.
PM: Went much better but I hope it was enough to counteract my AM session.
Level 1 taker. Didn't study
Level 1 taker. Didn't study much, and feel like my scores are kinda a coin flip at this point. Definitely was harder than I thought, Since I am free to express "negative opinions" of the CFA Institute, I will say they are tricky bastards in respect to the problems on the test.
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madmoney15: CFA Level 1 AM-
CFA Level 1
AM- So-So, Mainly on the positive side.
PM- Sucked huge balls. There was to much math on there. I blanked on alot of formulas.
MF'ing DITTTO
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Oh, on tips for future
Oh, on tips for future takers: practice problems and practice exams, especially, are key. I took 7 practice exams, but my instructor at NYSSA recommends 8 to 12. I think the vignette style, and digging through the information, takes more getting used to than most would think. It also prepares you for the "tricks" that force you to do a problem you haven't quite seen before. It's about knowing the material to the point that you are flexible with what you can work with.
You should be done with the books and a first go at all the end of chapter problems by April 15th. After that should be all practice problems with one exam a weekend for level 2. The books are just to review parts you aren't getting on practice exams at that point.
But we'll see if I should be giving any advice in a couple months. I think I passed, but I doubt it was by a huge margin...
CFA Level 1 Everyone does the
CFA Level 1
Everyone does the same CFA EXAM right? I thought it was much easier than the mocks provided by the CFA and Schweser. I actually was surprised how the ethics question were really short and not the same type of long "scenario" questions presented on the Schwesers.
AM: I Finished early but guessed on a couple of questions
PM: Harder than the AM exam but i thought it was ok compared to the mocks.
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It was good practice for
Level 2, second attempt. Half
I agree with the majority on
Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful..
The worst part of this exam,
onedumbmonkey: VitaminX: CF
Funkfreed: The worst part of
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L2: AM Not good I think I may
L2 AM: Did really well. PM:
AndyLouis: Funkfreed: The
buybuybuy: L2 AM: Did really
Took the L1 earlier today. I
FutureBanker09: buybuybuy:
Level 2 candidate here. Like
AndyLouis: Funkfreed: The
relinquis... Killing the GMAT this December; Over/Under set at: 725 GMATs.
buybuybuy: FutureBanker09:
Took L3 yesterday: it seemed
Took L2 yesterday. The most
"All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work."
Not many L3'ers here, mostly
L3 here...made some careless
and yes, Lvl 1 is a joke vs 2
Level 3 morning session was
FutureBanker09: buybuybuy:
Took L3 yesterday - AM
haha! The 10+ pencil guys are
relinquis... Killing the GMAT this December; Over/Under set at: 725 GMATs.
Took Level I
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CFA I I thought the afternoon
I barely had time to rest.
jmayhem: Took Level I
Relinquis: I noticed that
whatwhatwhat: I was too
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Sat for Level 2. Thought it
My name is Nicky, but you can call me Dre.
Most people don't dress to
VitaminX: CFA Level
whatwhatwhat: Relinquis: I
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