The two session scores are totally different different

jawz

I answered in the lined pages and the templates, but am and pm scores are on the opposite extreme.

failed with Band: 9

Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
1 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 * - -
2 Portfolio Management - Individual 23 * - -
3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 26 - * -
4 Economics 23 - * -
5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 20 * - -
6 Fixed Income Investments 19 * - -
7 Equity Investments 22 * - -
8 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 16 * - -
9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 16 - * -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
- Alternative Investments 18 - - *
- Economics 18 - - *
- Equity Investments 18 - - *
- Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - *
- Fixed Income Investments 36 - * -
- Portfolio Management - Execution 18 - - *
- Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - *
- Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - * -

transferpricing

Wow. Brush up on your IPS methodology and you're home free.

Iginla2011

Honestly, I am shocked by both sessions.
For AM, I didn't think I would score that bad.
For PM, I didn't think I would score that good.

former

any comments? i wanna know how to nail it next time!

failed with Band: 9

Essay Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
1 Portfolio Management - Individual 15 * - -
2 Portfolio Management - Individual 23 * - -
3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 26 - * -
4 Economics 23 - - *
5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 20 * - -
6 Fixed Income Investments 19 - * -
7 Equity Investments 22 * - -
8 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 16 - * -
9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 16 * - -

Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
- Alternative Investments 18 - * -
- Economics 18 * - -
- Equity Investments 18 - - *
- Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - *
- Fixed Income Investments 36 - * -
- Portfolio Management - Execution 18 - - *
- Portfolio Management - Individual 18 - - *
Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 - - *

busterbluth

Focus on the actual past CFAI AM exams. There should be ones from as old as 2006 floating around. Be able to do all of those problems without looking at the curriculum. Honestly test yourself when your doing these problems by not looking at the answer until you're completely done with the question. Then compare your own answer to the guideline answer and see what you need to work on.

My suggestion when they release the 2011 AM portion of the exam is to retake it after you've studied some more. Then compare your answers to the guideline answers and see where you fail.

ruchita

It doesn't make sense at all, but these were my results last year:

Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
1 Portfolio Management - Individual 35 * - -
2 Portfolio Management - Institutional 25 - - *
3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 * - -
4 Economics 14 * - -
5 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 15 - - *
6 Fixed Income Investments 18 * - -
7 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 20 * - -
8 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 17 - * -
9 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 12 * - -
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
- Alternative Investments 18 - - *
- Equity Investments 36 - - *
- Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - - *
- Fixed Income Investments 36 - - *
- Portfolio Management 18 - - *
- Portfolio Management - Individual 18 * - -
- Portfolio Management - Risk Management 18 * - -

And I failed in Band 10 this year with completely different failing/passing sessions. Doesn't make sense at all.