Practice Exams Help

[archived_user]

Hi AF,
I was wondering if anyone had any insight on practice exams for Level III. So far I am marking my own questions (i.e.: going through the EOCs and marking each question myself), which is fine. However, I am a little concerned that somewhere down the line I will be biased with marking myself when completing practice exams. I think this is what made marking so much easier for Level I and II, given that it is all multiple choice and only one right answer. For Level III, I feel like some answers I give may lean both ways, and it would be nice to gage any bias.
Does anyone know any third party providers that have mock exams where there is a full-time marker? I feel like this will help a lot when I am beginning any mock exams.
Thanks!

 

[archived_user]

I had the same problem last year. There is a video that came out just before the exam (June 2016) where a CFAI employee spoke about how strict the grading is and gave examples as to what is acceptable and what isn’t (surprisingly less strict than expected). The takeaway from the video was that it is all about keywords. If you are hitting the keywords then give yourself the points. If you are missing keywords give yourself 0.

 

[archived_user]

Analyst Ninja will mark up mock exams they produce for you. I tried it last year but I didnt think it was that helpful. CFA practice mocks are the best resource and making sure your answer is in line with what they have is the key