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发表于 2013-4-28 07:02
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i studied with schweser and here is my take:
-Self-tests in Schweser at the end of each topic have harder questions in them than the EOC’s. But this makes them all the more valuable, as I feel that these self-tests are comparable to the Schweser practice tests in terms of difficulty.
-CFAI EOC’s are harder than the concept checkers but not as consistently challenging as the Schweser practice tests.
-The CFAI mock is harder than all of the Schweser practice tests, though i can get with the argument for the exact opposite viewpoint.
-The real exam is easier than the CFAI mock and any of the Schweser practice tests.
This is my hierarchy, and while others may disagree, im not stating it as fact.
While going through the readings, I would dread the Schweser self-tests and, actually, never scored over 50% (except on rare occasions). These really discouraged me but i quickly pushed them to the back of my mind and proceeded to trudge through the rest of the readings. The practice tests (Schweser and CFAI mock), were harder than the real exam, IMO. This is for the simple reason that, on the real exam, you either know it or you don’t. There are some distractors here and there in the questions (I found the greatest distractors were in the answers), but, for the most part, the questions are extremely straightforward and simple to understand (its your ability to remember the material that’s challenging). In the practice tests, though (especially in Schweser) there are more distractors and longwinded questions. At times I would find myself wondering what exactly we’re expected to find, and could make arguments for more than one answer.
I’ll leave you with this advice: don’t let the self-tests get you down, and DO NOT be afraid to jump right into practice tests (this almost held me back two months out from the exam, but i bit the bullet and was pleasantly surprised).
An aside: In all practice tests (including CFAI mock) i found myself finishing morning/afternoon sections in 150-175 minutes. At the real deal, I finished the morning in |
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