Am I Ready? What Do You Think? sick, problems, studying, point

cmacedo

At this point, I'm soooooooo sick of studying and doing problems. That being said, so you think I am ready?

11/12: Q-Bank Test (2 x 120, 76%, 73%)
11/13: Q-Bank Test (2 x 120, 78%, 63%)
11/14: Q-Bank Test (2 x 120, 79%, 73%)
11/15: Schweser Volume 1, Exam 1 (64% AM, 75% PM)
11/16: Q-Bank Test (2 x 120, 78%, 77%)
11/17: Schweser Volume 1, Exam 2 (78% AM, 78% PM)
11/18: Q-Bank Test - Only Medium & Hard Questions (2 x 120, 86%, 80%)
11/19: Schweser Volume 1, Exam 3 (75% AM, 71% PM)
11/20: Q-Bank Test - Only Medium & Hard Questions (2 x 120, 81%, 83%)
11/21: CFA Sample Exam (73%)
11/22: Schweser Volume 2, Exam 1 (76% AM, 75% PM)
11/23: Q-Bank Test - Only Medium & Hard Questions (2 x 120, 92%, 85%)
11/24: Schweser Volume 2, Exam 2 (79% AM, 69% PM)
11/25: Q-Bank Test - Only Medium & Hard Questions (2 x 120, 77%, 86%)
11/28: Schweser Volume 2, Exam 3 (80% AM, 79% PM)
11/29: CFA Mock Exam - AM (81%)
11/30: CFA Mock Exam - PM (70%) - At this point I got sick of all these questions and rushed through the last 30 or so problems.

JRossSter

Hey man, that's exactly my situation.

Except for the "doing this just for my resume" part. I sincerely want to become a charterholder one day...

NYCAnalyst86 Wrote:
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> I don't think they will. The higher pass rates can
> be attributed to the reduction of 4 choices per
> question to 3.
>
> Think about this, say you know a little more than
> half (55%) of the questions, and then completely
> guess at random for the rest. Chances are, you
> will pass.
>
> 55% + (45% * (1/3)) = 70%
>
> Also, you have to look at the people that don't
> really take this seriously. For example, a senior
> in college just doing this for the resume, but
> he's also juggling a full course-load and a part
> time job as well.

spartanag07

The high pass rate can also be attributed to the number of finance professionals out of a job who want to boost their resumes...

dmar

I don't think they will. The higher pass rates can be attributed to the reduction of 4 choices per question to 3.

Think about this, say you know a little more than half (55%) of the questions, and then completely guess at random for the rest. Chances are, you will pass.

55% + (45% * (1/3)) = 70%

Also, you have to look at the people that don't really take this seriously. For example, a senior in college just doing this for the resume, but he's also juggling a full course-load and a part time job as well.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Friday, December 4, 2009 at 01:49PM by NYCAnalyst86.

Penny-wenny

NYCAnalyst86 Wrote:
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> nuppal Wrote:
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> > Do you have a job?
> >
> > You're golden.
>
>
> LOL, yes I have a job, but I took the 12th to the
> 29th off for vacation.

Ahh i am taking the 2-4 off...

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dcfox83

Bumping this one more time for more opinions

farrukhsadiq

I've come to think that Qbank is overrated by many here on AF. I still think it is a very valuable tool, but a lot of people on here seem to think it is THE key to learning the material.

shootingstar

nuppal Wrote:
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> Do you have a job?
>
> You're golden.


LOL, yes I have a job, but I took the 12th to the 29th off for vacation.

ajpheif16

Nobody knows everything and you can always pick up an extra point of two by checking a new area of study. Two things I've gained over the last day or do:

1. Roy's safety-first formula
2. Renewable and non-renewable resources have different elasticities of supply. It's counter-intuitive, but definitely worth knowing.

- Robert

Siddimaula

You are in a great position. Just keep cranking to the max this week and re-read Ethics again.