How much harder is CFA mock vs real thing? harder, difficult, different, previously, equivalent

Foufou

So i just did the entire CFAI mock today and scored terribly: 61% am 53% pm
I scored in the low to mid 60s on both Elan mocks which I felt were a lot easier.
For the second timers how much different/easier is the real thing or is the difficult equivalent?

Also ethics section wtf?
I was crushing ethics questions in Elan, BSAS, and Kaplan but the questions I saw today dont bare any resemblance to what I'be previously seen.

Anyone in the same boat here?

Siddimaula

pasar

dcfox83

so you scored in the 70s and still didnt pass?!?!?

ogoluwa

I passed L1 last June. Just trying to give my perspective from last year.

Schwesers - mid 80s - low 90s every once in a while
CFAI mock - somewhere in the 70s
BSAS - 80s

actual - >70 all topics

Londonrocks

both mock tests were at least 5-10 points lower for me. it is as if Schweser had no clue what to test us on.

scr879

june2009-

was that your first or second try at level 1?