High Practice Scores but Feeling Unprepaired through, weekend, practice, afternoon

Chuckrox8

Got a 75% on an afternoon practice test this weekend. I don't think I've gotten a 75% on any practice test, ever. Why do I still feel like I'm grossly underprepaired?

Morning sessions are around how I usually do on practice tests - more like 60%. I try to grade those as hard as I can. Every day I come across a topic I don't know though and it freaks me out!

2 weeks left and there's still so much to do. I've been going about 5 hours a day + work and I don't know if I'll make it through everything I want to before test day - not that I ever do, but this time I feel I'm really pusshing it!

thommo77

I find that the average band for most posters is from the high 60's to mid 70's. Some guys are able to break that, but the overall average is about 72%. I figure that if you are getting that you are doing fine. The posters, I believe, are more dedicated than most writers (some who have only opened their books a few months ago). If the posters are your benchmark, and you are getting marks that are in that range, I believe that your chances of passing are pretty good.

cityboy

I gotta second that, I did terrible on every practice exam for levels 1&2 and still did great on the real thing. I got a 56 on the Schweser mock last weekend, and yeah it's scaring the crap out of me, but I gotta think I still have a chance.

Chuckrox

a buddy of mine scored in the 50's the last two days before level 3 last year and ended up getting just about over 70 in every section.

Windjam

onelasttime Wrote:
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> Be very careful with practice exam test scores.
> They will vary wildly for level 3.
>
> Last year, I got over 80% in CFAI Mock and sample
> (even the hard one), then scored in mid 60s in a
> Schweser sample..... and I am still here.
>
> Practice Exams should be used as a learning tool.
> The more the better.... that's it.

Very good point,...What we are doing now is pretty much like running simulation to tune our internal models.

Our target "return" is very clear:

* get 70%+ right and done, or
* get 65%

dyga

Paraguay Wrote:
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> onelasttime Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Be very careful with practice exam test scores.
>
> > They will vary wildly for level 3.
> >
> > Last year, I got over 80% in CFAI Mock and
> sample
> > (even the hard one), then scored in mid 60s in
> a
> > Schweser sample..... and I am still here.
> >
> > Practice Exams should be used as a learning
> tool.
> > The more the better.... that's it.
>
> What did you get on this year's mock exam?
>
> I call shens on getting 95% on mock as well.

This year's CFAI mock has so many repetitive questions from last year that it is not a true mock. I got pretty decent score (over 80%).



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Monday, May 23, 2011 at 02:23PM by onelasttime.

oneboy

pimpineasy Wrote:
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> i got 160% but i added up 2 yrs woth of mock exams


I wish I had 2 years.

Analti_Calte

i got 160% but i added up 2 yrs woth of mock exams

IAmNeil

onelasttime Wrote:
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> Be very careful with practice exam test scores.
> They will vary wildly for level 3.
>
> Last year, I got over 80% in CFAI Mock and sample
> (even the hard one), then scored in mid 60s in a
> Schweser sample..... and I am still here.
>
> Practice Exams should be used as a learning tool.
> The more the better.... that's it.

What did you get on this year's mock exam?

I call shens on getting 95% on mock as well.

liangfeng

Paraguay Wrote:
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> SkipE99 Wrote:
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> > compare your scores to Paraguays and then tell
> me
> > your comfortable
>
>
> Well, I don't even feel like I will pass. So...


If Paraguay doesn't pass, there is no point in anyone else going for that exam dude! Let's all just sit at home and get ready for 2012.

That statement is not in consonance with an earlier post:

"Posted by: Paraguay (IP Logged)
Date: May 23, 2011 11:31AM

Always remember analyst forum is not representative of the rest of the takers of this test. Look at the pass result thread from last year. Of the people that are actively posting pass rate is >90%.

I am sure you are doing great."