Here is my dilemma. I failed the dec 11 test by a pretty strong margin. The buddy I studied with did considerably better but still did not pass either. I thought we were in the same ball park the whole way through.
On my test, I erased a lot of answers and chose new ones. I am curious if I should have my score re checked. I dont really understand how I could have done this poorly given the amount of time I put into it. I did not expect to pass (pessimistic person) but did not expect to fail this bad.
Does anyone have any insight on whether or not erasing answer choices messes with their final score? Should I have my test rescored?
the CFAI has a lot of safeguards against protecting against these things. It’s most likely you just didn’t read the questions carefully enough or were not adequately prepared
I would ask CFAI if the scanner takes the “best effort”, i.e. a darker circle over a lighter circle. Say, e.g., if you erased one choice, but not completely, and left an ever so slight trace of a mark, would the machine take the darker circle as the answer, or would it invalidate the complete answer. If in such case, CFAI replies that the scanner invalidates the question, I would ask if a hand score would give credit for best effort, and if yes, go ahead with a rescore request. The other thing is, when erasing a lot, it’s easy to get of synch by one question. Ask CFAI if they would look at your sheet for such a mistake (i.e. perhaps you put two answers on one line, and got out of synch for the remaining answers.)
Yes, failing is failing. Tough to disagree with you there. However the difference between a 1 and 10 is pretty important. Especially when it comes to knowing what areas you did well or poor in. Kind of a smart ass answer… no?
Very fair question. I don’t exactly know. But I do have a history of second guessing my self. I also went through the exam in several passes; fagging ones that I thought I should review at the end.
Generally from what I have seen and gone through, having to consistently second guess and change answers frequently means the understanding of the material just isn’t strong enough.
Exactly. If your answer to my question was anything but, “I was accidentally bubbling in the answers on the wrong number,” then you clearly weren’t prepared enough, and it’s highly likely that your results were not due to a answer key reading error.
agreed. this notion that there lots of trick questions is BS. it’s only a trick question if you have partial knowledge of the material. if a high % of questions seemed like they had traps and that you were constantly falling for them, you were only half prepared. i found most of the dec 11 exam questions to be straightforward.
Not exactly, I remember going back and changing answers on questions that were like 10 questions previous. Sometimes in a stressful time environment you tend to not think every questions through. It’s not like at home where you can sit there for 5 mins and ponder on one questions.
I personally would not waste energy and money having your test re-scored. Just study harder for next time, and work on exam strategy in particular. I think this is a part most L1 candidates neglect, as they don’t know the ins and outs of the exam yet.
Hey, if you feel like spending the money, go ahead. It’s not going to hurt anything except your wallet. However, I doubt it will change the outcome if you think you did really poorly on the exam. Not sure if anyone on this forum knows of anyone that has actually had their score switched to a ‘pass’ from a retabulation. Anyone know of this actally happening?
Level 1 is probably not worth it at all. Level 3 is the only level I would recommend as the essay portion might have a bit of dispersion between markers
You can be stubborn about your answers and still be dead wrong. I could answer less than 2/3 of level I questions on my first attempt, and completely guessed on about another third of the remaining questions. Granted, I don’t mark an answer until I am willing to leave it, but that doesn’t mean I don’t change my answer frequently. I saw a lot of people leaving the test well before time was up, but I took the full 3 hours each round to allow for a deeper analysis of each question. Judging by the looks of them, I think I did better. But I might be biased because my experience has led me to believe that people who are the most adamant about being right are usually retardedly wrong.
Couldn’t agree more. I didn’t find a single trick or trap question, at least on Level 1 (haven’t taken Level 2 yet). To be honest, it is quite an easy test. Sorry. It really is easy. I actually found it quite easier than even the Schweser QBank. And I say that after failing on my first two attempts, having not studied enough before those. Everyone, JUST STUDY MORE! A LOT MORE!