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I've done 9, 120-question Schweser practice exams and scored the following:
65, 63, 67, 62, 68, 68, 67, 64, 67
Average: 65
I'm not sure if I'm learning more and the exams are getting tougher, I'm not retaining as much material and the exams are staying about the same, or a combination of the two. My scores tend to move in the direction of the peer group, but still haven't had that breakthrough practice exam. I plan on primarily spending time on Ethics, FRA, Equity, and Fixed as I progress towards test day. It's a little frustrating spending time doing practice questions, then scoring just about the same as I did before and the same as the peer group.
Anyone with similar experiences?
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I take a couple days to review between sets. I also find that scores can have a pretty dramatic shift from the AM to PM section. For example, practice exam 3, quant AM = 50%, quant PM = 79%. On the upside, my overall scores are consistent, on the downside they are about 8-9% away from where I'd like to be.
Even with this, I feel good about approaching exam day. I'm only 8 or so questions away from low 70's, and a couple of those before test day will leave me feeling confident going into the exam.
Current strategy is to target the worst areas with substantial weight. So this week I'm going to hit equity readings 45, 46, 48, and 50 since those are currently less than 70%. From there, if there's a LOS I'm solid on, I'll skim it, focusing on the tougher ones. I feel like I am right on the cusp of crushing an exam.
I just finished all the readings this week (I've spent 4-7hrs per reading) and quit my job. I scored an 85 on my first mock but not sure if that was a fluke. Just keep focusing like you said and keeping reviewing weaker topics. Fra and ethics will be half the passing score!
Ron