Yes band 3 is completely out of line with my mocks and how the exam went. Had I got a band 9 I’d believe the score as being accurate 3 seems like an error. Or as pointed out above I may have missed a bubble, although I don’t think I did.
Feel for you, man. That’s a really bizarre place to be in. 65-75 on mocks should translate to a pass, or at worst a band 9-10. Doesn’t really make sense, especially if you are saying you felt good after the exam.
In cases like this it’d be really nice to somehow get feedback. Missed bubble, didn’t darken in enough, I don’t even know what else could cause this.
no one should get a re-tab… all they are going to do is check to see if they correctly added your total points. They aren’t going to regrade your exam. They’re just going to make sure that they did simple math correctly… that is all. If you feel like wasting $100, by all means. But, it’s not going to change your result.
Before you spend $100, how about you call CFAI and let them know your concern. I’d specifically ask whether they’re going to simply add up your points, or whether someone will physically review your Scantrons to make sure, say, a proctor didn’t spill some coffee on one after collecting it (or whatever other scenario could be conjured that would somehow throw someone’s score off drastically).
It was my 3rd attempt June - 2013 level 1in first go June - 2014 band 5 June - 2015 band 9 And today band 10 With above 70 in equity, Fi, Derives and PM Below 50 in ethics and quants only Still cant believe… Was thinking about re tabulation but not sure what to do?
I’m in a similar boat… I was getting 60-70 on my mocks and usually getting close to 100 in alts as thats a field i work with alot.
On the exam, i walked out feeling like i had a decent shot of passing, and if i didnt pass, i thought it would be band 9/10 for sure. Ended up i got a band 3 and got below 50% in every category except Ethics and Corporate.
I finished the afternoon with 40-45 minutes to spare as I was flying through the problems with little trouble.
I guess maybe it was a skipped bubble which threw everything off but still really mind boggling and tough to swallow this type of a result