CFA exam tougher than the mock?

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Apologies if already asked here.

I got 75% and 79% in the CFA mocks, not feeling too hot about the whole performance.
Besides, I took all the alloted time for both the tests.

Is the CFA mock exam easier than the real one? Any previous takers please chip in.
 
I myself got, 82% and 78%, but failed the ethics portion as I thought it was a lot harder than Elan Guides ethics, aside from that I thought the Mock was relatively easy. Your scores are good, assuming that the passing grade is somewhere between 65% and 70%, you have a solid 20 question or so buffer based on the scores that you got in the mock, so I wouldn't worry if I were you, just make sure you maximize your performance come Saturday. People looking for the 90% + on these mock exams simply arent being realistic, the institute has over 2,000 pages of curriculum to pull nit picky questions from such as the different economic theories, qualitative characteristics of financial statements and so forth, in my opinion not even worth attempting to memorize.
 
ravinsu Wrote:
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> Apologies if already asked here.
>
> I got 75% and 79% in the CFA mocks, not feeling
> too hot about the whole performance.
> Besides, I took all the alloted time for both the
> tests.
>
> Is the CFA mock exam easier than the real one? Any
> previous takers please chip in.

Re-taker here!!! Mock is about the same, actually you'll get some easier questions and some harder questions. But the Mock is in the ball park. If you're achieving scores above 70% you're doing fine. Just keep grinding until game day.

W



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11:26PM by WarrenB1.
 
Thanks Bruinbanker. yes, I do agree. Those qualitative characteristics questions are frankly annoying.
I had close to 80% on the ethics part, but no guarantees that performance could be repeated on Saturday. Ethics is one such animal.

You have very good scores btw. All the best for Saturday.

Thanks Warren.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11:26PM by ravinsu.
 
ravinsu Wrote:
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> Thanks Bruinbanker. yes, I do agree. Those
> qualitative characteristics questions are frankly
> annoying.
> I had close to 80% on the ethics part, but no
> guarantees that performance could be repeated on
> Saturday. Ethics is one such animal.
>
> You have very good scores btw. All the best for
> Saturday.
>
> Thanks Warren.

Totally agree about ethics - if it wasn't for it I would have been scoring 94% in almost most mock exams I took .. I keep messing up this part .. Hope the ones on the actual exam will be better
 
Thought the actual exam was easier. Maybe that's because I was better prepared by then.

GOod luck.
 
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