Can you fail two portions of the exam and still pass?
is there a point to this pointlessness (so close to the exam)?
I’ve already dropped PM and not doing well on sample exam, so I would like to drop looking at At inv and focus on everything else.
yeah man just drop whatever you dont like. It’s cool. You can fail a bunch and still pass, no worries. Just maybe focus on derivatives cuz they are fun to talk about and sound smart, but I’d drop the rest.
a7m002 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’ve already dropped PM and not doing well on > sample exam, so I would like to drop looking at At > inv and focus on everything else. Level 2 is nothing like Level 1. I would not advise dropping any topic. I would atleast skim over every topic and try to get the concepts ingrained, if not the calculations. I am guessing that the various calculations are giving you pain. Also, to second what cpk said and other will concur, there is no way to know what / who will pass. Level 2 is a unique beast. Expect the worst. 'nuff said.
Is this a serious question? I mean, getting 49% puts you in the “below average” bucket, but obviously helps you a hell of a lot more than 0% I mean, if you think you can score 2 correct questions, by giving away 1 question, that’s a viable strategy, but its probably more strategically sound to shoot for 2 or 3 of 6 on your weak topics, and 5 or 6 on your bread and butter.
thanks niraja_a
cpk123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > is there a point to this pointlessness (so close > to the exam)? haha I actually agree with you here CPK
In theory, you could fail 36 questions (= 6 vignettes) and still pass if you can get perfect on the other sections. In practice, it’s rare that you get perfect on any section due to human / comprehension errors, CFAI curved balls and act of God (“I meant to pick ‘A’ but I picked ‘B’”). For practical purpose, do not assume you can fail any parts of the exam.
I wouldn’t ever advocate dropping entire study sessions. You pretty much need everything else to go perfectly in order to get a pass, and the CFAI is almost certain to make sure that doesn’t happen. There are usually some easy questions that can be picked up for each topic, so if you can get 2 or 3 of those and then maybe guess one more you at least won’t shoot yourself in the foot. Maybe just read the Sauce for those two topics and get the basics but don’t just ignore it entirely.
I know it was a stupid question but Im tired, desperate, and stressed. But I am going to try and remember that its just a test and not the end of the world. Thanks for all the helpful suggustions.
tvPM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yeah man just drop whatever you dont like. It’s > cool. You can fail a bunch and still pass, no > worries. Just maybe focus on derivatives cuz they > are fun to talk about and sound smart, but I’d > drop the rest. whahahaha
you can fail everything and get a 100 in equity… 66 * .7 = 46.2 100 *.3= 30 76… you smashed the test… go study now and get the hundred in equity
how doyou figured 66% on 70% of the exam wouldnt it be 33% on 70% of the exam ( guessing prob 1/3) so 33 * .7 = 23.1 100 * .3 = 30 = 53.1
cpk123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > is there a point to this pointlessness (so close > to the exam)? Allow myself to introduce…myself.
Well, there goes CFADreams’ quant score
a7m002 - I used this strategy in level one. (Completely ignored/skipped topics with low weights) However this strategy will not work on level two, mainly because all of the weights are ranges. For example PM as you mentioned in 5-15%. If they only ask one question on PM you will probably be fine. However if they decide to ask 3, you’re f**ked. That already drops you down to an 85/100, assuming you get 100% on all other topics. This assumption however is completly ridiculous. (As are many CFA assumptions) A more realistic assumption is that you can get 70% right on the other sections. That would give you a 59 which not enough enough to pass. (.85*.70)
in reality though, the weights don’t change much. I found this doc online that shows the breakdown over the last 5 exams… http://www.sreenimeka.com/pdf/Topic_Weight2.pdf
Interesting chart about the past distribution of topics in the L2 exams. So Corp Fin and AI were both new topics in 2008? Or some bars are missing?
I think that Corp Fin used to be included as part of FSA. Not sure about Alts