High Practice Scores but Feeling Unprepaired through, weekend, practice, afternoon

Chuckrox8

Got a 75% on an afternoon practice test this weekend. I don't think I've gotten a 75% on any practice test, ever. Why do I still feel like I'm grossly underprepaired?

Morning sessions are around how I usually do on practice tests - more like 60%. I try to grade those as hard as I can. Every day I come across a topic I don't know though and it freaks me out!

2 weeks left and there's still so much to do. I've been going about 5 hours a day + work and I don't know if I'll make it through everything I want to before test day - not that I ever do, but this time I feel I'm really pusshing it!

lcai

Always remember analyst forum is not representative of the rest of the takers of this test. Look at the pass result thread from last year. Of the people that are actively posting pass rate is >90%.

I am sure you are doing great.

mcmc

SkipE99 Wrote:
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> compare your scores to Paraguays and then tell me
> your comfortable


Well, I don't even feel like I will pass. So...

Iginla2011

pfcfaataf Wrote:
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> I think it is good to feel underprepared now
>
> on the exam day, some overconfidence will not
> hurt...

Agreed, build the confidence over time...

liangfeng

Paraguay Wrote:
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> SkipE99 Wrote:
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> > compare your scores to Paraguays and then tell
> me
> > your comfortable
>
>
> Well, I don't even feel like I will pass. So...


If Paraguay doesn't pass, there is no point in anyone else going for that exam dude! Let's all just sit at home and get ready for 2012.

That statement is not in consonance with an earlier post:

"Posted by: Paraguay (IP Logged)
Date: May 23, 2011 11:31AM

Always remember analyst forum is not representative of the rest of the takers of this test. Look at the pass result thread from last year. Of the people that are actively posting pass rate is >90%.

I am sure you are doing great."

infinitybenzo

Be very careful with practice exam test scores. They will vary wildly for level 3.

Last year, I got over 80% in CFAI Mock and sample (even the hard one), then scored in mid 60s in a Schweser sample..... and I am still here.

Practice Exams should be used as a learning tool. The more the better.... that's it.

pennyless

75% is not high score I get 95% in mock and still feel a little nervous you should know the time pressure in real test
don't be overconfident or in representativeness ,people always overly optimistic in past winners
but what is real important is the ex ante....people are good at telling what happened in the past but bad at what is going to happen

IAmNeil

onelasttime Wrote:
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> Be very careful with practice exam test scores.
> They will vary wildly for level 3.
>
> Last year, I got over 80% in CFAI Mock and sample
> (even the hard one), then scored in mid 60s in a
> Schweser sample..... and I am still here.
>
> Practice Exams should be used as a learning tool.
> The more the better.... that's it.

What did you get on this year's mock exam?

I call shens on getting 95% on mock as well.

Analti_Calte

i got 160% but i added up 2 yrs woth of mock exams

oneboy

pimpineasy Wrote:
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> i got 160% but i added up 2 yrs woth of mock exams


I wish I had 2 years.