In Denver we were quoted at 700 total testers in our facility. With sections A through F and roughly 5 proctors per section. I talk to them when I can and they said they had passed all three levels. I’m not saying you’re wrong, but perhaps they rely on volunteers from the local society to proctor the exam for low volume exam attendance.
Absolutely agree with all your observations Kyle Smith. I am finding it difficult to believe that there is no clear consensus on which half was easier / tougher but then again the topic areas probably had a role to play here. I found the second half to be very challenging and I had prepared fairly well across all areas other than Derivatives.
Regarding the calculator, I encountered the same issue a few hours into the exam and it was an unpleasant experience largely because of the inconsistency. It was working sometimes and not working the other times, very annoying. Probably a fault of my own rather than the calculator’s.
My confidence level for passing has dropped with passage of time, largely due to doubt and the issue that I made far too many guesses in the second half than I would have liked. I averaged 67 in the CFA mocks which included a 50% success rate for the guesses I took. I doubt that the guess success rate would be that high this time around, more like 15-20%.
I still hope that I pass, definitely put in the effort despite overall strategy being quite average.
So i reach the conclusion that people who are better at calculative questions found morning session easier and vice versa.
I’m not alone on the calculator thing then.
If you averaged 67 in cfa mocks or schwesers mocks, you will pass. Your fading confidence is just a pychological effect happening to most of the candidate after they took the exam.
the proctor who sat in front of me (i was in the 1st row) is this one gorgeous hot asian lady. I wonder if hitting on proctor violating some rules in cfa code of conduct/ethics book?