Is it just me or is Schwesers Prac Exams Vol. 2 a lot toughe remember, practice, material

sgupta0827

I’ve been doing the Vol. 1 practice exams and I’ve generally been getting scores in the 7080% range. I started off with the Vol. 2 book today, figuring it would be more of the same, but it seems a LOT tougher then Vol. 1. Specifically, a much heavier emphasis on calculations, and a lot more obscure details then in Vol. 1.
I mean, there is a question in Vol. 2 about “doublebarreled bonds”, which I don’t remember ever seeing in the text material. I had to look it up on google!
I’ve heard that the real exam is less computational and actually easier then the Schweser practice exams…is that true?

jim8z3

Hi Brafique, rumour has it you are correct. Although I have not taken a volume 1 or 2 Schweser, the consensus seems to be volume 2 is more difficult than volume 1 is more difficult than the actual exam. I have taken two CFAI sample exams (scored 67% on the first & 80% on the second two weeks later,so a bit of a mixed bag)
One thing I would say to you is that 7080 are nice scores to be getting with five weeks left until game day. Keep it up and best of luck.
BTW I am taking the morning and afternoon papers on the first Schweser volume 1 exam tomorrow, so I’ll post my score on this thread…. not feeling too confident yet!

zephyranalyst

Real exam in Dec was a cakewalk compared to the practice exams. The practice exams are designed to be tougher and if used correctly will help you learn the material at the same time. Don’t focus on scores so much, if you can answer the question correctly and also know why the wrong answers are wrong, that’s much more important.