This topic is probably passe, but I'm just curious what peoples thoughts are on what will constitute a minimum passing score. The way I read the rules and history, an overall 70% is guaranteed to pass, and probably anything under 60 will fail. Does this board think that the cutoff is closer to one or the other? I understand that each round is test and group specific, but I also imagine that it doesn't deviate much from this range. I was comfortably scoring over 70 on most Level 1 topics in December, but I imagine I'll be a borderline case the week after next, I can't seem to get the elusive 5 or 6 correct on more than a couple vignettes. I don't necessarily understand the banding system fully but I imagine the top couple bands will only miss by maybe 5 questions.作者: brainsX 时间: 2011-7-13 13:03
Nobody really knows; it would be pure speculation to say. CFAI has never announced the MPS or released individual scores.
Common wisdom suggests that slightly less than 70 is enough and I suspect that's reasonable.作者: CPATrader 时间: 2011-7-13 13:03
aim for 80% ... cause even if 70% is the magic number, everything is subject to sample error ... !!
the way the exams are graded it ensures that candidates have absolutely no idea how they did, what they did wrong, and what they could do to improve. a 3 * rating system and a pass/fail mean absolutely nothing...
i vote to not even think of minimum passing scores cause it just puts additional stress on your head with no real benefit ... might as well spend that time practicing !!作者: madaochenggong 时间: 2011-7-13 13:03
Good points, although I couldnt be spending more time practicing. I would have used tiredofstudying as my screenname but you already took it. I will just have to turn all of my 4/6s into 5/6s in the next 13 days. I wish there were at least a couple sections I could crush every question correct but I don't have any at this juncture作者: eoin 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
I believe someone has narrowed it down to 68-70%, based on the 3* band samples.作者: spreads 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
Nobody who scored higher than 70% ever failed. Most people think the MPS for Level I and II usually lies between 65-70%.作者: giants2010 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
No one knows, and it varies from year to year. I heard some people figuring that Band 10 was nestled pretty close to 70, so I'd assume 68-69 would be MPS. This is frankly a waste of time to think about though.作者: wxs1986 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
No1 knows for sure but I THINK it won't go more than 70% ... something between 65-70 sounds reasonable to me作者: mp3bu 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
i just answered this in anther thread....its an overall 70% (or MPS) or better. You could fail all the small sections and ace the rest (theoretically) and pass. Some say there is an ethics adjustment, so if you are borderline and do well on ethcis, they will pass you. But in general, an overall score above the MPS is a pass.作者: Analyze_This 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
Spanishesk Wrote:
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> i just answered this in anther thread....its an
> overall 70% (or MPS) or better. You could fail all
> the small sections and ace the rest
> (theoretically) and pass. Some say there is an
> ethics adjustment, so if you are borderline and do
> well on ethcis, they will pass you. But in
> general, an overall score above the MPS is a pass.
thanks again - sorry for the inconvenience作者: genuinecfa 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
no worries. Im hoping MPS will be around 67. In my schweser class, they mentioned 65% a few times when planning how to maximize your studying. Doesnt mean thats what it will be, but somehwat encouraging作者: ayaz_mahmud369 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
I've heard Schweser say that before^^^. I would imagine that the MPS might have hit 65 in some of the hardest years. Just think 70 and you're golden.作者: SpyAli 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
Just remember that Schweser has absolutely no basis for that number. 65% sounds perfectly rational and reasonable, but they have no insider information -- not even mosaic theory applies here.作者: WarrenB1 时间: 2011-7-13 13:04
