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rocksolid Wrote:
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> Thanks for ur response....Well....I did studied
> but had limitations both the times as I had a
> fulltime job n family to support..so couple of
> hours each day during the weekdays and then the
> weeknds......Moreover I just took a week off
> before the June exams....Mayb lack of practice
> exam or mock exams... is wot did me in....M just
> wondering is it like just cracking another 25-30
> questions in the next exam to clear it and move
> from a band 5 to passing..Mayb i should be good to
> go with some more practice the next time....the
> stories I hear is that people bounce back from a
> band 2 to passing mayb with additional time n
> efforts..also that a few have struggled in level 1
> but have cleared level 2 in one attempt....I just
> dont feel like giving up at the moment as
> somewhere i do know that i haven't put in enough
> efforts both the times....for obvious reasons that
> i have failed in both attempts....Below are my
> june scores.....Any suggestionss.....
>
>
> The three columns on the right are marked with
> asterisks to indicate your performance on each
> topic area.
>
> Topic Max
> Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
> - Alternative Investments 8 * -
> -
> - Corporate Finance 20 - *
> -
> - Derivatives 12 -
> * -
> - Economics 24 - *
> -
> - Equity Investments 24 - -
> *
> - Ethical & Professional Standards 36 - -
> *
> - Financial Reporting & Analysis 48 * -
> -
> - Fixed Income Investments 28 - *
> -
> - Portfolio Management 12 * -
> -
> - Quantitative Methods 28 - *
> -
> We have divided the full group of candidates who
> did not pass into 10 approximately equal score
> bands. Your score band below shows how your
> overall score on the exam compares with all other
> failed candidates.
>
> Your score band: 5

Looking at your scorecard, I can assure you that you are not very far away. Few positives from your score: Ethics was one of the hardest section this year and you have more 70% on that, so I assume you are a pretty smart guy. Second, Quants is pretty good too. Third and most important, I guess you are not covering all areas of the exam and probably as you said not enough practice either. Try to attempt as many mocks you can this December.

Guess what? The only reason you failed in this exam is because of FSA. I think you bombed FSA big time. I have seen worse score report than this, but those people still passed.