Bullet points in essay questions

[zxfmontreal]

Are bullet points our best friend in the morning session?
When I read the guideline answers provided by CFAI, they tend to be written in great details…
Now I don’t know how to write bullet points…cuz there isn’t a real guideline.

 

[Would You Look]

If your answers were as lengthy as the ‘guideline’ answers CFAI provides, you would likely not finish a third, or more, the exam. bullet points are an absolute must in the morning session.

 

[broadex]

From CFAI website:
•Keep your answers short (bullet points and incomplete sentences are acceptable).
•Use short phrases and bullet points to save time, but be sure your meaning is clear.
Its quite difficult to do the above unless you have been practising to keep the answer short, sweet and relevant for a while. I strongly advice to practise writing down the answers and swapping answers with study mates or use sites like http://analystninja.com where someone independently review your answers.

 

[vida_blue]

broadex wrote: use sites like http://analystninja.com where someone independently review your answers.

broadex, have you tried analystninja? do they do a good job of marking the exams? thanks.

 

[kingmaker]

I have been using them for some of the sectional mocks - quite helpful esp with the marking and feedback.

 

[zxfmontreal]

and they aren’t free!