Mock Exams

Yup to 10.5 but Wiley tougher than cfai. They said be happy with 65 and they were right

Agree wholeheartedly with @Arbitrageur.

It’s all about speeding with caution.  Read the question twice just to be sure you know exactly what they are asking (sounds/is obvious, I know, but in every mock I have lost a few points – and time – through starting my answer before reading the question properly!).

Another thing I’ve been doing is revisiting past exam questions, at random (using Randbetween function on excel, setting years between 2006-2014 and questions 1-12…. I have excluded 2015 because I only completed that a few days back and found it to be pretty easy).  Also the CFA Topic Tests are good.  Also using Excel, I’ve been tracking my estimated multiple-choice score, weighting each topic against the proportionate number of topic tests provided and topic score as the average score.  Maybe overdoing it a little, but it’s good to have something to indicate how my scores are progressing.

I too have some GIPS summary notes (which is pretty much just a list of required/recommended disclosures) which I will be reviewing between exams.

7 mocks with an above 70 average is not bad. You can try our free practice test and see how you fare against the sample:

• http://www.300hours.com/blog/heres-a-free-practice-test-for-all-cfa-level-i-candidates

More info on number of practice exams: http://www.300hours.com/blog/how-many-cfa-practice-exams-every-candidate-should-be-doing

Target scores: http://www.300hours.com/blog/what-should-be-your-target-score-for-cfa-practice-exams

Good luck!

Here are my two cents as a fellow LIII candidate:
You are unlikely to learn anything new right now (and it’s important to admit that to yourself!). With that being said, I personally plan on taking an AM session tomorrow primarily to work on my timing strategy for constructed response. If you’re confident that time won’t be an issue for you then I’d skip any more practice exams. You want your brain to be as well-rested as possible.

Go over past mock exams and see how you could have improved your answers. Focus on questions you should have gotten right. Did you repeatedly make any careless mistakes? Is there one concept you keep getting backwards? 

Don’t spend too much time with Qbank except for GIPS and Ethics since Q-bank questions are much easier than the actual exam. I do think Ethics and GIPS is best practiced by doing the questions though. I’d also consider re-reading your GIPS notes shortly before the exam. If you made flash-cards now would also be a good time to drill them, but again focus on the ones you’re reasonably sure will be tested.

For your first mock, you may end up scoring a lot lower than you expected / hoped. That’s not necessarily an issue so don’t panic if it happens. As long as you focus on learning the question format, check your timing, and review weak topics your score should ramp up quickly.

We’ve written a whole article about this here:

https://300hours.com/improve-cfa-practice-exam-scores/#.Xljgn5P7T6A