HOW TO USE MOCK EXAMS TO PASS REAL CFA EXAM!

[@SarahSivan]

What are you guys scoring on your Mock Exams? Good luck to those taking the exam soon - you got this!!🙏✅♥

[@SarahSivan]

@@hrithikchaurasia4259 Hi Hrithik! My mock exam score is mentioned in this video :)

[@chelitheguitarist]

I was averaging 80’s (88% on the last one, I was improving throughout taking the mocks), honestly don’t know if I passed the real thing. Just took it in August.

[@SarahSivan]

@@chelitheguitarist good luck on finding out the results!! Here’s hoping for the best result 🙏☺️

[@chelitheguitarist]

@@SarahSivan Thank you!

[@taniamusa]

@@chelitheguitarist did you pass?

[@aadityamehta587]

Great video! helped my a lot ... giving my exam in 7 days. keep up the great work!

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Aaditya! Soo happy to hear this was helpful :) wishing you the best of luck for your exam next week, you got this!!!🙏💯

[@rudrahada4705]

Hi sarah, first of all thankyou for making this video it really helps a alot, i gave my first mock exam(CFAI) today and i scored 68% i made some silly mistakes otherwise i would have score above 75% now just working on my mistakes and getting ready for the exam on 22.

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Rudra! You’re welcome - glad to hear the video was helpful for you :) ooh 68% sounds familiar to me hehe (if you watched, you know!!) yep, had a similar experience when reviewing my mock exams…had a bunch of silly mistakes that I caught. Good luck on your last few days of studying and of course wishing you a smooth and easy exam so you pass on the 22nd!! Good luck, you got this 🙌☺️

[@rudrahada4705]

Hi sarah i just want to tell you that i have cleared the level 1 exam also i have scored above 70% in 8 subjects. Thank you for your informative videos

[@SarahSivan]

@@rudrahada4705 ahh congratulations Rudra!! 🎉🎉That’s such great news!! Thank you so much for sharing the good news with me 😚 super impressive to have 70+ in so many subjects, you should definitely be proud in yourself! Congrats again 🙌

[@rudrahada4705]

@@SarahSivan thanks sarah

[@mahekdhavalkaria4666]

when did u give i will give my first mock tommorow

[@karanveersingh4774]

Hey sarah, thanks for the advice, I’m struggling with many topics coz my background isn’t in finance but I’m reading the materials and doing practice questions, my exam is in November for level 1

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Karanveer, you’re welcome! Hope the video was helpful :) yeah I understand, the curriculum may be tricky if you don’t have a background in finance but don’t beat yourself up…even with a background in finance people still struggle with the topics, myself included. You still have some time before November though to ace your exam, so let me know if you have any specific questions and best of luck on your November exam!! 🙏☺️

[@karanveersingh4774]

@@SarahSivan thanks for the reply, I wanted to practice the questions, do you know where can I find like a mock test for myself which would include CFA like questions? I think practicing question will help me. Please let me know. Thanks

[@SarahSivan]

@@karanveersingh4774 sure, happy to help!! You can find a mock exam on your Cfa portal/learning ecosystem on the official website which is free! You can also purchase additional mock exams from 3rd party test providers if you need additional practice ( I discuss more info on this in this video as well if you need more details) good luck 😊

[@karanveersingh4774]

@@SarahSivan thanks

[@SarahSivan]

@@karanveersingh4774 you’re welcome :)

[@MrAyushguptaful]

Hi, Thank you for the video. Having exam on coming 18th. Gave 2 mocks and average score came to around 62%. Having challenge in 2nd part of mock. Have 5 days, will be just going through overall mistakes, formulae and bullet points from curriculum. Any more suggestions? Thanks

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Ayush, you're welcome - hope this was helpful for you as you take your exam soon!! Seems like you have a solid strategy on how to prepare before the exam. Going over notes and any review sheets you've made may also be helpful. Sending you good luck on your upcoming exam, you got this!!! 🙏🤗

[@abcca1482]

Hi, did you pass?

[@matiasainbinder4757]

Hi Sarah! Where can I ask you some questions related to this? Good video!

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Matias! Thank you ☺feel free to write your questions in the comments - happy to answer and help!

[@matiasainbinder4757]

​@@SarahSivan Sarah..thanks. I started to prepare the CFA exam for November window. It's really a mess to organice my study. I started with Economics topics. Do you know if it's important to study the graphs (i.e: Perfect competition, monopoly, etc, graphs)? What do you recommend for this topic?

[@SarahSivan]

@@matiasainbinder4757 yeah I feel you, organizing studying can be difficult, have you tried following the order of the CFA curriculum? I felt that was helpful for me to be organized and stay on track when I was studying. In terms of the graphs, it can obviously vary from each test administration but I would suggest you understand how they work and the variables that go into them and what happens when those variables change. Let me know if you have any other q’s and good luck on your studying journey for Nov! 🙏😊

[@matiasainbinder4757]

@@SarahSivan Thanks a lot!!

[@matiasainbinder4757]

Sarah! How are you? Could I ask you some questions? What do you think is the best in order to practice exercises? I mean we have the exercises at the end of each reading, but we also have the practice exercises in the online web with the study plan, flashcards, etc. Do you recommend any of those? Because I think I'm spending too much time in resolving both exercises (CFA Books and online ones) and maybe I would not be able to study all the material on time.

[@matiasainbinder4757]

Hi Sarah! Me again. I have couple of question. I'm confused with something. I'm taking the questions in each end-of-chapter those you say were 10-12. But I think I don't know what are you meaning with QUESTION BANKS. Because the questions provided in the Learning Ecosystem are exactly the SAME than the questions in the end of each chapter (maybe adding some extra questions). I suppose that question banks are the questions in the part thay says PRACTICE in the Learning ecosystem. It's correct? Thanks !!

[@matiasainbinder4757]

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[@SarahSivan]

Hello Matias! Some of the questions do overlap but there should still be a substantial amount of “new” questions provided as well! Perhaps they label it in practice for this year’s testing administration ( I’m just used to thinking about batches of questions on the same topic as “question banks” so my apologies for the confusion) let me know if you’re able to access the questions under practice and if you have any other q’s! Good luck on your exam 🙏☺️

[@matiasainbinder4757]

​@@SarahSivan Hi Sarah! Thanks for your answer :D. I will take the exam on 14th November, and today I have finished reading all the books (I started on May). The only practice I made was some of the practice questions and the end of each chapter. What would you recommend to do now that I have more or less two months before the exam?

[@SarahSivan]

@@matiasainbinder4757 that’s great that you finished the books! At this stage in studying it’s probably best to focus on practice questions and mock exams. Also, make sure you get very comfortable with the calculator as exam day approaches and keep reviewing any topics you have trouble in/are getting practice questions wrong on. Let me know if you have any other questions before exam day!! Stay focused, you got this!! 🙏✔️

[@RizwanAli-me3yd]

Mem..what is mock exam ?...do we need to clear this ?...

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Rizwan! The mock exam is basically a practice exam that helps you simulate the actual full length exam given by the Cfa. You technically don’t have to clear the mock exam as it is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended to complete mock exams before taking the real Cfa exam to help your chances of receiving a passing score! 🤓

[@sharwansharma1110]

What to do if you score too low in mock....ever after completing your revision and question banks...for level 1

[@sharwansharma1110]

I am too scared to give the mock exams actually......i have my exams for level 1 in November 😢

[@SarahSivan]

@@sharwansharma1110 if you’re scoring extremely low in mocks it might be that you’re not prepared enough or have a lot of topics to review so I would focus on the topics you get many questions incorrect and review those topics most

[@SarahSivan]

@@sharwansharma1110 don’t be scared to take the mocks!! It’s not the real exam just a practice run. It should make you feel less nervous for the real exam :) good luck for your November exam 🙏🤍

[@sharwansharma1110]

@@SarahSivan thank you mam…….i took a mock exam and got 71% in that…..what should I do next?

[@SarahSivan]

@@sharwansharma1110 hi! I would probably review the questions and topics you got wrong and take more mocks to get more practice in to see if you improved in those topic areas

[@atharvaramane1687]

hey I just wanted to know do the questions are repetative in cfa exam like from previous attempts or directly from practice questions or are they completly new ?

[@SarahSivan]

Hi! The questions are similar in style to the practice exams but not the same exact

[@MallikaWalekar-bn7qu]

Hey do you know how to access free mock exams

[@SarahSivan]

@@MallikaWalekar-bn7qu hi! The mock exams are usually free for candidates who register for the exam. You can find them once you sign in to the official Cfa website they are available online :)

[@nityakaushik8744]

Heyy!! I gave my first mock 5-6 days ago, I scored 60% on it...then revised and got 71% today on the second mock....I was targetting for 80+ how do I improve more?? Advice for me??

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Nitya! I would probably go over both mocks and notice if there are specific topics that you’re getting the most questions wrong on and then focus on reviewing those topics. Also more practice! The more you take mocks and review them you should improve your score :) hope this helps, and good luck!! ☺️🙏

[@nityakaushik8744]

@@SarahSivan thankyou❤

[@SarahSivan]

@@nityakaushik8744 ❤️🙏

[@anmolagarwal8671]

Hello maam please tell 1 thing do passport requirement is compulsory for registration or can we register without it & arrange it till exam date ? Btw i am planning feb 2024 CFA L1 .Currently not having passport.

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Amnol! Have you checked the CFA official website? They have detailed information on what documents are acceptable for exam registration as well as exceptions for passports and other documents. Hope you’re able to register and take your exam in February!! 🙏❤️

[@shailashahidullah4812]

100 p reading then...eoc..80 to 100

[@SarahSivan]

@@shailashahidullah4812 hi! 80 to 100 is impressive!!

[@bithal797]

Hey Sarah this is time urgent would really appreciate it if you could reply asap I have completed the syllabus Done with the 1st revsion Just did the 1st mock both session with 67% score and 69% and 65% respectively My key problematic areas were: Lack of formula memory Some small terms/concept which i was completely unaware of that they existed and The last one is damn silly mistakes like i know those least likely and all and majorly while on a ques of which i knew this is not the answered was marked as my answer upon reviewing It would be great if you suggest what to do next Exam planned on 13th

[@SarahSivan]

Hi! Sure, for formulas as cliche as it sounds repetition is best (it helped me to keep rewriting the formulas till I was able to commit to memory on flash cards etc). The smaller concepts maybe glance at those readings and familiarize yourself with them since you might not have time to learn about them in depth, that way if a question is asked on exam at least you have some knowledge about the topic. And for silly mistakes, don’t beat yourself up about those, they are the easiest and quickest to correct. After making silly mistakes I would usually review those questions and why I got them wrong and it usually helped me retain the info better and helped avoided making that same mistake. You have some time till the exam, so keep focused, keep practicing and tie up any loose ends from studying and take breaks when needed not to burn out before the test. Hope this was helpful - hope you have a successful and smooth exam day🙏

[@bithal797]

@@SarahSivanThank you so much for this advice also do you think a score of 67% 12 days before the exams is kind of okay or should i be worried cause many people told that 65%+ is okay but i am very confused due to to the lack of transperancy by the CFA Institure regarding MPS.

[@SarahSivan]

@@bithal797 yeah it’s usually hard to tell since they don’t release MPS. My mock scores were similar but focus more on reviewing the mocks to gain extra points on the real exam day. Use the mocks to fill in any gaps of knowledge you have so that if you retook the mock you technically would score 100! I used these last two weeks for mocks and to review any last minute topics I was still unsure of. That should be able to help improve score %. Good luck on your exam 🙏☺️

[@bithal797]

@@SarahSivan Thank you Sarah!

[@bithal797]

@@SarahSivan Hey Sarah, Its me again, So sorry to keep bothering you i just wanna ask you that i am currently working on my mistakes after realising my weak areas but due to such a vast curriculum I am forgetting little things every time for example i do one subject lets say Fixed Income or Equity but as I do it strongly some of the small concepts when they are tested in some quiz or subject wise test and i am not able to perform i get very tense and go into a panic mode Please guide me what to do if you faced something similar of this sought like forgetting syllabus and all obviously i am not forgetting the main stuff but you know those small terms/concepts, what to do 9 days left:(

[@rajneeshbhatt680]

Hi Sarah ! I have completed 50% syllabus of FSA (CFA lv1), now i am thinking of starting 1 new subject Corporate issuers along with FSA. So my question is - Is it good to prepare 2 subjects at a time if your daily study output is around 1-2 hour max. As I am also doing job in Banking sector so don't get soo much time for studies except in weekends. And I am planning to appear in MAY- 2024 attempt.

[@SarahSivan]

Hi! Congrats on completing half of the syllabus, you’re almost there!! It would depend on your study style but I personally preferred to do one subject at a time. If time doesn’t allow for that maybe try to write shorter outlines for each topic if that will help save time?! I feel you on the banking job hours, it’s definitely hard to find time to study (or anything else really when in banking!) let me know if you have any other questions and best of luck for your May 2024 exam!! 🙏🤗

[@rajneeshbhatt680]

@@SarahSivan Thank you soo much Sarah. But as I think its being boring to stick on one subject only , so I am thinking of putting some time for other one in b/w. Yes some questions/doubt are there, will Ask u gradually. Or do you have any social media handle or telegram or anything else where we can ask you queries about CFA? Please let me know.

[@SarahSivan]

@@rajneeshbhatt680 haha yes that’s true! It can definitely be boring going through one topic for a while! Yes, send questions through here if you have them and stay tuned, will be posting my social media soon!! 👀🤗best of luck with your studies ❤️

[@rajneeshbhatt680]

@@SarahSivan thank you soo much for you best wishes!!🌸 And I also have dream to work with Goldman Sachs. 😀

[@SarahSivan]

@@rajneeshbhatt680 anytime, happy to help out! Hoping your dreams manifest into reality soon 🙏✨

[@JamesTete-rh6oq]

Hi

[@sourabhkrishnawanshi]

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[@laithb]

Mock exams are almost identical to the actual exam ? Uhm no they are not. Mock exams are way more difficult.

[@SarahSivan]

Hi! I found the mocks to be almost identical to the real thing but glad to hear you thought the real exam was easier…that’s always a good sign!

[@laithb]

@@SarahSivan I haven’t taken level 2 yet but the general consensus is that mocks are very heavy on expert and difficult questions. I took a mock and it had 40 expert questions and 4 difficult.

[@SarahSivan]

@@laithb oh gotcha, keep me posted when you take level 2 mocks as well. Curious your thoughts 🤓

[@MallikaWalekar-bn7qu]

Hey can you please tell me how to access the free mock test of institute

[@laithb]

@@MallikaWalekar-bn7quhello. If you have registered for your exam and have access to the portal than a couple months before the exam the institute will release 2 mock exams. As for additional mocks I think it’s much harder to find some these days.

[@rudrahada4705]

do you have any social media handles where i can connect with you

[@SarahSivan]

Hi Rudra, just responded to your other comment. Will post my social media handles shortly ☺️