How realistic are Schweser questions in terms of length? ask, realistic, generated, question

king_kong

Hi, so I’m using the Schweser study materials and after each study session I answer about 40 questions generated by Schweser Q Bank.
My question is: How realistic are the Schweser questions in terms of length?
I ask this because quite a lot of the questions can NOT be answered in 12 minutes. Some of the schweser questions require a LOT of calculations and some of them frequently take me 4 or 5 minutes to answer!
Has anyone else noticed this? Am I simply working too slowly, or are Q bank questions tougher than the test?
Thanks.

Daniel1985

Some are spot on realistic and some are overly complicated compared to the real exam. They are designed to be that way to help you learn the material so don’t get upset.
Wait until you see the mock exams, your head will spin on some of the questions. Even if some take 45 mins, that’s fine as long as you’re blowing thru some of the easier one’s in 10 seconds or less as you should be on some of them. If you’re taking 12 mins on each question no matter what level of difficulty come exam time, there’s a problem.

CFA4Techie

Wow James, that secret sauce of your is fantastic!
I feel better now because some of the good ideas that you have mentioned I already do! And some of the mistakes I’m making I am now able to correct well in advance.
I started studying in December and I’m already about up to SS12, so I’m feeling quietly confident of my progress, but I’m under no illusions of the herculean effort required to get to June.
I’m going to make sure I download your guide and review it every once in a while.
Thanks!

Iginla2010

CoxCFA  Yeah, even I take more time on Schweser questions as they are more quantitative. But idea is not to get bogged down with timing and get an understanding of concepts around the question.
James  I too went through your stuff, its really helpful. Definitely, picked up few things for my schedule. I’m too going to check it out once in while and will touchbase with you soon for some queries.

mkytz15

I’m sure they do update since curriculum is published well in advance.
Also the ‘09 Qbank I’m looking at has 3 multiple choices and things like those but haven’t checked LOS by LOS.

SWASH

You will have plenty of time on the actual exam. The schweser questions do take more time, are generally not as clearly written and definetly more quantitative than the CFAI questions.
That being said, they are still a great review tool.