Hi guys,
I just completed the AM session Mock exam Level 1, and although I haven't analysed my scores in a lot of detail, I have identified a few errors in the questions and marking.
I just shot an email to the CFAI with a screen shot of the errors (such as marking incorrect to an answer that was actually correct etc) so they should be fixed soon. But nevertheless something to bear in mind.
On the topic of the Mock exam, I wasn't sure if I should give it a crack this early on (~ 5 months to D-Day), but I am glad I did. Reinforces which areas I have pretty much nailed, and rubs salt into the wounds of my weaker subjects...which is just the kick up the arse I need.
I completed the test in 2hr 5 min, which included a quick run downstairs for a caffeine injection. By the time I "finished" I had earmarked 30 questions as being in the "don't know/wild guess" category, with most of these being FRA or economics related (I only scored 37% out of these 30 questions -- evidently there are parts of the curriculum that I sped over too quickly as there were some questions I had no freaking idea what they were talking about...not necessarily difficult questions, but if you haven't heard the terminology before it's a 1 in 3 guess).
Out of interest, for those who have already done a Level 1 exam, how did you find the difficulty compared to the Mock? I have seen this written about quite a bit, with people suggesting the Mock was as difficult or more difficult than the actual exam. Does this sound right? Is the CFAI trying to harden us up before the actual battle, or is it pure chance?
Cheers....
I just completed the AM session Mock exam Level 1, and although I haven't analysed my scores in a lot of detail, I have identified a few errors in the questions and marking.
I just shot an email to the CFAI with a screen shot of the errors (such as marking incorrect to an answer that was actually correct etc) so they should be fixed soon. But nevertheless something to bear in mind.
On the topic of the Mock exam, I wasn't sure if I should give it a crack this early on (~ 5 months to D-Day), but I am glad I did. Reinforces which areas I have pretty much nailed, and rubs salt into the wounds of my weaker subjects...which is just the kick up the arse I need.
I completed the test in 2hr 5 min, which included a quick run downstairs for a caffeine injection. By the time I "finished" I had earmarked 30 questions as being in the "don't know/wild guess" category, with most of these being FRA or economics related (I only scored 37% out of these 30 questions -- evidently there are parts of the curriculum that I sped over too quickly as there were some questions I had no freaking idea what they were talking about...not necessarily difficult questions, but if you haven't heard the terminology before it's a 1 in 3 guess).
Out of interest, for those who have already done a Level 1 exam, how did you find the difficulty compared to the Mock? I have seen this written about quite a bit, with people suggesting the Mock was as difficult or more difficult than the actual exam. Does this sound right? Is the CFAI trying to harden us up before the actual battle, or is it pure chance?
Cheers....