Working the books

Well instead of taking the exam this weekend, I studied ethics, quant, and econ.  I was always confident about ethics and econ but I have been getting slaughtered on the mock exams.  I am scoring in the 50s for both sections.  Only after reviewing these sections did I realize I was only swimming in the pond when there is an ocean I need venture out to.  Specifically, the SD standards and ROS and knowing what is required and recommended. 

For the rest of the night, I will focus on FRA and Corporate Finance.  Tomorrow is Monday.  The week of the CFA Exam!!!! DUN DUN DUN!!!!

Scores

Here are my mock exam scores

Schweser Vol I:
1AM=62
2PM=60
2AM=72
2PM=70
3AM=57
3PM=75

Vol II
1AM=53
2PM=70

Schweser Live Mock:
Combined I got 70%

2010 CFAI MOCK
AM=68
PM=66

I better study harder.  Study as in read the readings where I am weak and try to memorize.  This isn't a game of understanding and recognizing, I must be able to recall what I have learned and use it in the exam.  These scores are stagnant and this worries me so much.  I will study all day and all night today and challenge 2011 CFAI mock on Sunday.  I will be happy if I score above 75%. My goal is 80% haha

OH SHOOT

Oh My

Just absolutely butchered the Schweser Vol II 1 AM.  I scored 53% on the AM and 70% on PM for a combined 62%.  This is quite uspsetting.  I thought I studied hard and reviewed multiple times but I guess it's not enough.  I better go over the readings where I am failing and will take the CFAI sample this time.  This is so depressing since my average scores on the Schweser website is about the same as other level II candidates.  Hovering around the average means I will probably fail the exam at this point.  I better go to bed early tonight and wake from the singing of the birds! wake up early, study early and study till late in the evening.    =)

9 Days to go

The Ethics stuff is really hard.  I studied and wrote new notes for the Ethics section.  I want to be ready for very detailed questions on the exam.  There are lot of things going in the Ethics section and it is a pretty big part of the exam.  I will focus hard on Ethics, Quant, and Econ today and take another mock exam.  Only 9 days until the exam date.

Can't Study

Took two day off..
At this rate I will fail for sure.  I have been studying only few hours a day and those few hours were pretty bad hours.  I am just not motivated to study.  After all this studying only to do an unpaid intern for 6-9 months.  sighhhhhhhhh I guess it's really competitve to do well in this field.  Even if I put in all I have it's a big if whether I will find a job or not but at this rate it's gg.

Sample Exam

Took the sample exam tonight.  My goal was to finish the exam in 1 hour.  I managed to finish it in about 1 hour but I scored 67%.  It says the time I put in to studying was not effective and that I should go study harder.  lol.. Thank you.  I will do that.

2nd Schweser Mock

Took the Schweser 2AM and 2PM.  I got 73 and 71.  Huge improvement from the first Schweser exam but it was discouraging to see the average test scores at Schweser website.  About 300 people took the test and posted on the website and the average of those scores were 72. 

Today I spent the whole day looking at interest rate swaps with currency exchange and arbitrage profits with futures and forwards.  I now know how they are calculated.  I just need to memorize them by tonight then see if I can solve them tomorrow morning. 

The test day is coming and I need to push it harder.