2009 essay exam - Toughest so far

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I tried the 2009 essay exam and got ripped apart scoring below 50%
Do u guys also found it tough
 
I found it easier than 2010. :) I don’t try to score myself. aslo I decided not to practice too much anymore. The time is short now and reviewing is too important to get all the stuff at one point.
 
You haven’t seen 2013 yet. A trick in each Q. It was horrible!
 
2009 result thread, fyi. http://www.analystforum.com/forums/cfa-forums/cfa-level-iii-forum/91044990
Below extract from the link. It’s close but unfortunately fail but if this happen in 2012 and 2013, i’m sure 99% will get the pass…
Essay
Q# Topic Max Pts <=50% 51%-70% >70%
1 Portfolio Management - Individual 26 - * -
2 Portfolio Management - Individual 9 * - -
3 Portfolio Management - Institutional 24 - * -
4 Portfolio Management - Institutional 11 - - *
5 Economics 19 - * -
6 Portfolio Management - Asset Allocation 10 * - -
7 Equity Investments 17 - - *
8 Alternative Investments 15 - * -
9 Portfolio Management - Risk Management 16 * - -
10 Portfolio Management - Monitor&Rebalance 15 - - *
11 Portfolio Management – Performance Eval. 18 - - *
 
I tried this one last night and didn’t find it that hard..got around 66% which is higher than what i scored on 2012/2013. This is excluding Question 4 that i skipped because it’s not in the material anymore.
I feel that doing 2012 & 2013 prepared me more for this one. Made some stupid mistakes on this one. 2012 was the one that I bombed hard (below 50%)
 
2010 has definitely been the hardest for me, both this year and last year.
 
I sat for the 2013 and 2014 exams. I thought 2013 was pretty tough and didn’t think 2014 was that bad. Band 10 in 2013 and Band 9 in 2014. Luck definitely plays a big role in the AM.
 
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