Passed!!!
It was exactly as I had thought but still find it very hard to believe.
Failed AM session (~40%) but scored in the 90th percentile on the PM session.
Thumbs up to Marc Meldrum. Helped me clear lvl2, last year as well. Dude is amazing.
Honorable mention, Arif at IFT but did not think his stuff are nearly as good as Marcs.
And obviously the official CFAI textbooks.
First of all, congrats for everyone.
Unfortunately I didnt pass and I cant believe yet.
I passed first attempt in level I (dec2017) and in level II (june2018).
No doubt that I studied more for level III than other levels. But during my preparation I realized that something was not good in essay questions (Kaplan Schweser books).
In other hand, I performed very well in set item questions when I was studying (above 70%).
Nevertheless, I performed very bad in objective test for real (60%). Probably it was the main reason of my fail. The essay was good as well (probably 40-45%)
I’m very frustrated and I really dont know if I’ll continue my CFA journey. I have kids to raise and I really dont know if it worths stay out one more year…
JFor the all candidates approved, congrats: it’s a tough preparation during 2/3 years.
Best
After a long time away from this Forum and multiple attempts and years of break my nearly 13 years journey comes to an end … I am still in disbelief that I finally passed this thing! Congrats to all that passed! My advice to those who failed: 1st be proud you attempted the exam and endured the ups and downs. Take a day or two (week or two if you need) then get back at it, the victory at the end will only taste better; I took a long break for quiet a few years but managed to get back on the horse and clear the hurdle this year after a few set backs and I can tell you made the victory that much more joyfull.
Congrats man 
Really happy for you!
congrats everyone we’ve finally made it.
Thanks ajr415
Hanging like a tree this morning
am i only both of us using bloomberg this year for Level 3 ?
i really like their mock exams (in my opinion their item set nuance is the most close to real exam compare to others), but i just realized their mock exams can be printed 10 days before real exam.
so i just rush annotated 8 mock exam 10 days before real exam.
i am retaker, ever tried : Kaplan, IFT, Wiley.
Passed. This forum was amazing and helpful. I used Mark Meldrum and IFT Essay . Key for me was practice essay style multiple times …
Over the moon!
Special shout out to Marc Lefebre.
Passed with 90th percentile; 3 months part time prep, no boot camp, no one on one sessions, I didn’t even use the curriculum that much (only briefly read areas that wasnt covered by mark); however, couldn’t make this without mark meldrum’s course. It’s effective and great value for money.
Congrats! perseverance is the key to success 
Can people around the MPS, share their split? I failed with AM around 54% and PM around 60%. 2 above 70 and rest 50-70. Anyone else can share to understand what makes it above the MPS. Please share …
Passed! Looks like around ~68% score for both AM and PM [a bit under 90th percentile for AM]. Studied about 515 hours starting January 1 or so. Used Kaplan for an initial pass through the material, CFAI for blue boxes + end of chapters then LevelUp boot camp / hammering through prior AM mocks from Marc’s book + going through his slide book religiously.
Huge shout out to Marc and LevelUp Bootcamp – he was a huge part of my success!
Also a shout out to Analyst Forum, it’s been real
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