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June '15 Level I Prep Update
As I wrap up another set of q-bank questions, I think it is a good time to update the forum on my progress in preparing for the upcoming Level I exam this June. I will list study sessions covered, number of q-bank questions answered, and my scores on said questions. All questions are Schweser q-bank.
I have prepped for approximately 155 hours. That number is likely a bit conservative and the actual number may be closer to 175. It looks like I will have around 300 hours finished by test day. Please, share your thoughts, thanks.
Topic - # of ?'s - Score
Ethics - 50 - 72.0%
Quant - 135 - 83.0%
FRA - 140 - 73.6%
Corp Fin - 105 - 81.9%
Port Mgt - 80 - 77.5%
Equity Inv - 165 - 82.4%
Fixed Inc - 170 - 78.2%
Deriv - 45 - 89%
Alt Inv - 41 - 70.7%
TOTAL - 931 - 79.2%
Honestly, I feel pretty good about where I stand. If anything I feel like I have gotten relatively far in only ~150 hours of studying. I plan on hitting Ethics and FRA one more time by April 11, then I will have everything covered once and I will begin practice exams and reviewing areas that need better scores.
Anyone in a similar situation? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Input is appreciated.
Thanks,
John
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Scoring 84-90 % in ethics and at least 80 % in quant in CFAI questions on their site
I suggest that you do them instead of qbank which, I think is helpful only during the first reading
I'll do the CFAI questions in the curriculum during my second review starting mid-April, along with 6 practice exams. I have a feeling Ethics and FRA will be getting a lot of attention in the coming weeks.
I did those 40 questions at the end of curriculum and got ~90 % + getting at least 84 % on CFAI questions on their site
but when i tried doing ethics from the qbank i'm getting like low 70%
wtf ?
it all gets blurry
~ 20 ethics questions per day is max for me