Schweser mocks getting more difficult as you go??? Anyone else feel this

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Personally I feel that the schweser mocks get harder as you go. For instance exam 1 in volume 1 will be easier than exam 3 in volume 1. And furthermore volume 2 as a whole will be harder than volume one.
The he above is what I have experienced. Anyone else? I just finished exam 3 volume two morning and got 36/60 so I’m feeling….eh.
 
I’ve been averaging high 60s/low 70s in volume 1, and very low 60s in volume 2. So yeah volume 2 is much harder at least for me.
 
Can only speak up to Exam 2 in Vol 2. They are tricky, I think Exam 2 am is the hardest, but they make it easier in the PM session for that one.
 
Just took Exam 2 -AM session in Vol 2, very calculation intensive and took me almost an extra hour to finish…
 
As I am going through this I am getting increasingly annoyed by the Schweser mock, should I even continue with this? I feel the questions are not worded well and extremely painful to work on…
 
First one destroyed me - have been upper 60s and lower 70s on most recent 2
 
Totally agree. Volume 1 my averages were 5-7 pts higher than volume 2.
The ethics vignettes in volume 2 have been KILLING me. They are really tricky.
 
bfry wrote:
Totally agree. Volume 1 my averages were 5-7 pts higher than volume 2.
The ethics vignettes in volume 2 have been KILLING me. They are really tricky.
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I just finisheed the first book, it was hell, should I even bother with the second book?>
 
and more importantly, can you guys finish it on time? I take about 30 min more at least…if i dont get so annoyed and has to walk around a bit
 
I think so - I think if you can battle through these scoring mid-60’s then come game time you will be ready.
I am finishing on average about 15 min early but when I go back through and review the questions I get wrong there is always 1 or 2 at least that I miss because of a stupid error on my part. Its a concept that I know/formula I have down pact but use a different growth rate or something than was given in the vignette. So overall if I took my time to try and pick up these extra 1 or 2 questions I think I may be pushing it. That’s been my biggest hurdle the past few attempts.
 
Skipped mock 5 for now due to comments on this thread but did mock 6 over the last couple of days. Got a 77.5 score which is the opposite to the trend of this thread.
Also got a 73 in mock 4.
Mocks 1-3 were between 65 and 69.
So it’s an improvement.
 
I’m so with you…. I was in the 60s but the 1st mock of volume 2 nailed me at 56%…. damn … not even sure if useful because of the long calculations on the FRA side… great for you batman but I’m so struggling now… i spend so much time reviewing and when it doesn’t get better i’d like to ditch it all…
btw did anyone do fitch too? they were way too easy i thought… i scored well over 70 on them
 
Batman1 wrote:
Skipped mock 5 for now due to comments on this thread but did mock 6 over the last couple of days. Got a 77.5 score which is the opposite to the trend of this thread.
Also got a 73 in mock 4.
Mocks 1-3 were between 65 and 69.
So it’s an improvement.
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My first three
54% 69% 67% oh well…but the patterns on topics are all over the place
I was convinced I am gonna get 50% on third, I am surprised how much guess I did and got right?is that normal
 
h21 wrote:
Batman1 wrote:
Skipped mock 5 for now due to comments on this thread but did mock 6 over the last couple of days. Got a 77.5 score which is the opposite to the trend of this thread.
Also got a 73 in mock 4.
Mocks 1-3 were between 65 and 69.
So it’s an improvement.
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My first three
54% 69% 67% oh well…but the patterns on topics are all over the place
I was convinced I am gonna get 50% on third, I am surprised how much guess I did and got right?is that normal
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I feel at this stage no answers should be pure guesses.
I often can reduce the options to 2, especially in Schweser as there tends to be more distinct answers.
 
Schweser mocks:
1. Seem to be much easier than CFAI topic tests (my average is 75% for Vol. 1 Schewer mocks and 66,7% for CFAI tests).
2. Test different topics and worded differently comparing to CFAI tests.
So I think I’m quitting doing Schweser as it gives me false sense of security.
 
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