Difficulty of The Actual CFA exam difficulty, because, feeling, similar, people

Nishant1

Please people give advice on the difficulty of the actual CFA exam
Compared to CFA Mocks, Schweser Practice Exam and CFAI EOC(case lets)
Personal feeling CFA Level 2 can’t be as tough as CFAI EOC because EOCs are lengthy
CFA Level 1
The level of CFA level 1 was of similar difficulty compared to CFAI mock ‘

Please people give some advice on this ………

bodhisattva

I never did CFAI EOCs. For me, the actual exam seemed slightly easier than the CFAI and Schweser mocks. Perhaps because I was continually becoming better prepared in the last month.

wizofoz

^Finally, someone who admits to passing w/o doing the EOCs.  Did you cover the material using Schweser or CFAI text?  How many times?  It would be REALLY helpful if you share exactly what your “last month” strategy was for L2 - i.e. did you just focus on mocks/qbank/re-reading/etc.  Thanks!

dandman

I talked to many they never opened the CFAI books and still passed. Schweser is enough. I am sure no one can recollect everything after reading schweser because for L2 also schweser is vast

WarrenB1

Yup I personally know someone who never opened CFAI text . passed  all 3 levels using only schweser and another who has passed 2 levels and is appearing for level 3 this june. He too never touched CFAI books for any subject for any level. Reading  entire CFAI text is a challenge for most.both in terms of time taken and the sheer volume of material you have to wade through.

jcole21

I’ve never opened CFAI texts. Only Schweser texts and QBanks. Final month I did many QBanks - like 2000 or something. Final 2 weeks I did strictly Schweser Mocks and CFAI mocks from current and previous years. I think I had maybe 12 full length mocks in total. Of course review all your questions carefully.

DoubleDip

CFAI test makers are lazy, they set the questions based on schweser notes thats why the scheser only ppl are passing

wilslm

really appreciate the input from those who have passed. just confirms what I have felt….put the pencil to work over and over again.

Sunshine4ever

I’ve never used Schwesser (I just used the CFAI texts) but found it you cover about 1 LOS every 2 days or so and do the questions it’s really straightforward.  It’s reading like 30 pages a day, sometimes less.

PieMan

I thought that the Level 1 mock and Schweser mocks were much tougher than the actual exam.  I’m hoping for the same thing here at Level 2 because I’m getting nuked (55% on the Volume 2 practice book, 75% on Volume 1, 70% on CFAI mock).  By the way, I didn’t pass a single mock at Level 1 and did very well.
With one month left, you’re down to simple repetition.  But I disagree that you should avoid the EOC’s, as the test is drawn from the stuff in the books.  I would drill those hard, circle the ones you missed and do them again.
Throw in Q bank and Schweser EOC–but those both are way too easy to rely upon for exam day.  I think you’ll set yourself up for a difficult road if you only do Schweser.  Review time is over, so just do nothing but problems and choose the three or four areas to abandon (know the basics only and focus on the larger topic areas).