Average AM Score to Pass

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I’ve been on these forums for awhile. I have seen percentages anywhere from 50% to 70% or more for what people are trying to score on the AM section. What if any of these are relevant? I know from Levels I and II the rule of thumb was that you needed to score about every 2 out of 3 with 70% just to be safe in order to achieve the Minimum Passing Score. Are there rules of thumb for Level III aside from “score as many points as possible?”
 
My guess is than one needs to target 65-70% overall .
This can be achieved in different way but for most people, it implies what da_mad_tiki says : damage control (50-60%) for the am and ace the pm (80-85%)
 
I still say 80-85 sounds excessive for the PM, it just does not make sense. How’s gonna get a 50% in the AM session and then 85% in the PM? About the same topcis…
I think reality is 55-65 for AM and 65-75 for PM
 
^ makes sense to me, but again, who knows for sure…
 
Getting 85 in the afternoon is tough. I know my stuff well and hitting 8 out of 10 is a tough go. I’m going for 75 as the high but really just 70 and 65 in AM.
 
You should go for 100 AM / 100 PM – and nothing less.
In all seriousness, though, when most of you walk OUT of the exam room on test day, I’m willing to bet you’ll be thinking, “hey, AM Session was kinda tough but not that bad”. Come exam results day, trust me when I say that your AM Session score will be worse than previously thought for the vast majority – with most scoring somewhere in the 50%-60% range. That’s why you should plan to do very well in the PM Session.
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I do not believe the passing score is 70% for any CFA exam - no matter which level you are referring to. %70 is probably being scored by only top 10 percent. I believe the benchmark to be quite low around 60ish. If you can do %60, this is good enough to pass the exam. definitely.
 
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