The final week rush

[MontrealTrading]

Good day folks,
I’d like to know, what are you guys focusing on during this last week of study before the exam?
I started doing the CFA Mocks online around 2 weeks ago. I was on the verge of panic when my first average score for AM and PM was 52%. On the 2nd try, 69%, better, and on the 3rd try, 75%.
Marked down all my weak points and studied the correct answers when I had it wrong or luck-win. But even after getting past the ”Golden Rule of 70% on CFA Mocks”, I can’t say I feel really that confident, mostly because at least 20-25% of the questions on those mocks are repeated on each one.
This week I am doing a complete run of all the CFA EOC questions. What is your plan?

 

[arasool16]

Any tips for the PM section? cannot seem to get over 50%
I am trying to maximize my scores in Ethics, quant, Accounting, FI and Equities, Corporate this week - doing questions from about 3 mock exams for each topic, including the CFAI mock and reviewing notes.

 

[MontrealTrading]

Sure, what I do is that I note down not only the correct answer, but also the principle behind it to get it down in my head. For example, you have a scenario and the question ask which ratio is the most appropriate, the answer given at the end will tell you something like, the Traynor ratio is the best for this situation because… Note that down, but also go and search what is this ratio again and how does it compare to the others. Don’t only try to remember ”X ratio is best for Y situation”.
Its really basic but its what worked for me. And after studying your review, when you start reading a sentence in your notes and it begins with ”The traynor ratio is best used when…” Stop there and try to answer it in your head. Once you got it right for every sentence you have on your sheets, now you got it memorized and you’re ready for the next mock. For the next mock I’m doing, I will review not just the last one notes, but all of the previous ones that I did. This prevent me to forget a principle I learned for example on the first mock and get pissed because I know I’ve reviewed it but can’t remember.
Hope this helps, good luck