Doubts and Fears nothing, expected, category, experience

Walex

So, unfortunately my Level 2 experience was nothing like Level 1 in December - where I walked out certain I passed, and willing to put money on it... I got over 70 in every category, and thought it was a mixed blessing, as it could lead to overconfidence on Level 2. It did.

I didn't have the same drive to succeed this year, and pretty much expected to pass. I still put the time in, but without the same level of drive, couldn't expect the same results. Did over 1000 QBank questions, which actually helped me, but felt I was lost on Derivatives, Portfolio Management, and most complex aspects of Economics. I reviewed the material for those sections in the days leading up to the exam.

Going into the exam, I felt OK, because I passed the mocks - but with more variability in performance than I would have liked.

Got about 80% on 1.5 Schweser mocks, and the following on the CFAI mocks:
2011 AM: 72%
2011 PM: 85%
2010 AM: 70% (AAAAAAAAAAGH!)
2010 PM: 80%

Couldn't get to sleep until after 2:30AM the night (morning?) before the exam, despite just lying in bed. Thankfully I didn't feel tired or anything during the exam, because the adrenaline was pumping.

Felt like AM was too easy, meaning I wasn't identifying the trick questions, and of course had to make a number of wild guesses, maybe 6, and too many situations where I could narrow it down to 2 choices, but no definitive answers. I felt OK about it, partly because the alternative would only doom me.

Felt like I owned the PM session, as the sections I felt strongest on made their appearance. I took 4 wild guesses, and fewer than 10 educated guesses.

After the exam, I started doubting myself as to whether I caught enough tricks in the AM session, or whether I let myself fall for the misleading answers. I even started doubting whether I remember to answer the last vignette in the PM session. I am waking up each morning with my mind full of negative thoughts. I can only take solace in my opinion that passing the CFAI mocks (under a lot of stress, probably more stress than exam day), and being a decent test taker in general, should get me through.

I really shouldn't be worrying about exams between test day and results day, but I just can't stop. I've begun doing all the things I've been looking forward to doing since my October - June CFA 1 & 2 rally, but when I get into bed, and when I wake up, I'm just torn up by the same thoughts.

What are you guys doing to just stay chill and calm now that we're out, and can actually enjoy the sunshine?! OR, are you in the same messed up state of mind that I am?

ayodayo

My performance across mocks by topic area... any reassuring words or am I just screwed? Ethics being weak this time around didn't help, especially because I focused on a couple areas that I expected to be tested but weren't on the exam.


Ethics 67%
Quant 75%
Econ 50%
FSA 81%
Finance 63%
Equity 83%
Bonds 75%
Alt 83%
Derivatives 88%
Portfolio 83%

tobeornottobe

If you think you did your best, gave a good account of your abilities on the exam and feel you got most of the questions right, you should just relax over the summer. You may not pass, but you should be happy with your performance.

huangxiaoxie

Yeah, sounds like you prob passed. Chill.

kkn006

passme Wrote:
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> IAmNeil Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So, unfortunately my Level 2 experience was
> > nothing like Level 1 in December - where I
> walked
> > out certain I passed, and willing to put money
> on
> > it... I got over 70 in every category, and
> thought
> > it was a mixed blessing, as it could lead to
> > overconfidence on Level 2. It did.
> >
> > I didn't have the same drive to succeed this
> year,
> > and pretty much expected to pass. I still put
> the
> > time in, but without the same level of drive,
> > couldn't expect the same results. Did over
> 1000
> > QBank questions, which actually helped me, but
> > felt I was lost on Derivatives, Portfolio
> > Management, and most complex aspects of
> Economics.
> > I reviewed the material for those sections in
> the
> > days leading up to the exam.
> >
> > Going into the exam, I felt OK, because I
> passed
> > the mocks - but with more variability in
> > performance than I would have liked.
> >
> > Got about 80% on 1.5 Schweser mocks, and the
> > following on the CFAI mocks:
> > 2011 AM: 72%
> > 2011 PM: 85%
> > 2010 AM: 70% (AAAAAAAAAAGH!)
> > 2010 PM: 80%
> >
> > Couldn't get to sleep until after 2:30AM the
> night
> > (morning?) before the exam, despite just lying
> in
> > bed. Thankfully I didn't feel tired or
> anything
> > during the exam, because the adrenaline was
> > pumping.
> >
> > Felt like AM was too easy, meaning I wasn't
> > identifying the trick questions, and of course
> had
> > to make a number of wild guesses, maybe 6, and
> too
> > many situations where I could narrow it down to
> 2
> > choices, but no definitive answers. I felt OK
> > about it, partly because the alternative would
> > only doom me.
> >
> > Felt like I owned the PM session, as the
> sections
> > I felt strongest on made their appearance. I
> took
> > 4 wild guesses, and fewer than 10 educated
> > guesses.
> >
> > After the exam, I started doubting myself as to
> > whether I caught enough tricks in the AM
> session,
> > or whether I let myself fall for the misleading
> > answers. I even started doubting whether I
> > remember to answer the last vignette in the PM
> > session. I am waking up each morning with my
> mind
> > full of negative thoughts. I can only take
> solace
> > in my opinion that passing the CFAI mocks (under
> a
> > lot of stress, probably more stress than exam
> > day), and being a decent test taker in general,
> > should get me through.
> >
> > I really shouldn't be worrying about exams
> between
> > test day and results day, but I just can't stop.
>
> > I've begun doing all the things I've been
> looking
> > forward to doing since my October - June CFA 1 &
> 2
> > rally, but when I get into bed, and when I wake
> > up, I'm just torn up by the same thoughts.
> >
> > What are you guys doing to just stay chill and
> > calm now that we're out, and can actually enjoy
> > the sunshine?! OR, are you in the same messed
> up
> > state of mind that I am?
>
> work 11 hours a day then hang out with a
> beautiful chick for the evening....
>
> thats what i been doing to get my mind off cfa...
>
> passme.....please


Isn't it 36 wrong? 84/120 = 70%?

RepoToronto

i hate ppl whining about their 70%+ scores!

onelife1

I have a fear of commitment. Also, badgers. Those mofos are vicious.

BelalM

Ohai, your fear of badgers is well-founded... it has been proven that honey badger don't give a @#$%&.

jacksparrow

i have a $@$ job that i just started, and theres absoultely nothing to do for 8 hours except daydream about how the CFA level 2 exam was and thoughts like "WTH how could I have done that, im crazy", someone just shoot me now and put me out of my misery.

xilinx_altera

outlier_1201 Wrote:
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> i hate ppl whining about their 70%+ scores!


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