Tommy - have you done the LOS constructed response questions? Does Elan have a practice exam for level 3? I’m doing EOC and old CFA’s (BB’s if I notice something I missed), but I just reviewed the Schweser constructed response questions for sessions 4 and 5 (which I have weakness on specifically) and they seemed to help note what I’m missing.
^Yeah, I did them a while back. They were helpful. I’ve been sticking to the CFAI material here in May. I just feel like CFAI has the BB and EOC questions in there b/c that is the stuff they want you to know, so I don’t want to rely on a third party at this point to prepare me.
No Elan material for Level III, unfortunately.
I agree on schweser mocks…I’ve stopped writing them since i wrote the first three. …the am sections are horrible and the pm sections test obscure parts of the curriculum…I’m not gonna touch another one
72% in 2015 CFA (Evening) MCQ test
But many questions repating from past mocks 
my thoughts exactly.
Yeah. There are two 2015 mocks. Both are 10 item sets each. They just happen to label one 2015 Mock AM and the other 2015 Mock PM.
Thanks, considering my weakness is writing, specifically 4,5, and 6, I’m going to use them as a last resort/review during my week off before the exam
I found 2013 tougher than 2012. What’s your view on 2013 AM?
It was difficult but I still managed a 67% which is acceptable IMO. The things I missed in the 2013 version I just simply didn’t know whereas the 2012 version I knew most of the material but just couldn’t formulate the right answer.
you all are killing me with these scores!!!
Agree 2013 was worse…
I don’t work for schweser and I am not trying to defend them or anything. but if you think the am sections are “horrible” you should read the 2006 CFAI Level 3 exam quesion 4 and compare it to the mock exam in Schweser Volume 2, am Exam 3 question 11.
it’s nearly identical…
I don’t understand where a bunch of you are getting old exams (2006?). All I see on the CFAI website is 2012-2014 AM Essay.
Swswer book 2 - Mock 1 (PM)
75% (45/60)
That is quite beside the point…that they got a question identical to an actual exam 9 years ago doesn’t mean much. …compared to the quality and clarity of past cfa actual am sections, schweser is pretty inferior quality …and I’m a fan of schweser mocks. …I took all 12 for levels one and two…just don’t think they meet the mark for level 3…just my $0.02
Plus, question 11 was one of few solid questions on that exam. why waste a full half-day of studying to get one or two good questions?
I took the 2013 AM and 2015 AM* this weekend. 66AM, 80PM. Im killing the MC, I’ve only taken two, but I’ve got 78 and 80… its the AM that worries me as 66 was my highest by about 10 percentage points, I’m hoping its not an anomaly and just a result of a lot of hard work since taking my last mock.
*2015AM is MC.
I scored a 67% on the CFAI 2013 AM exam
83% on PM Mock 1
88% on PM Mock 2 (3 BS ethics questions wrong)
will be doing 3-4 more AM sessions and one more PM session before test day.
has anyone else been finishing the PM sessions early? i struggle with my timing in the AM, but find myself finishing the PM in about 2hrs.
^I finished the 2 mock cfa exams in 2 hrs.
Where are you getting more PM exams?
i am a retaker, have an extra one saved/printed from last yr