› CFA › CFA Level 1 › Starting my practice exams, with….mixed results. Panicky. Search for:Search Button CFAFRMCAIACareersLounge GeneralLevel 1Level 2Level 3 Starting my practice exams, with….mixed results. Panicky. Add A Reply Login Sign Up This topic has 4 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated Jul-204:01 am by gunnysarge. Author Posts svengaliParticipant CFA Level 1 12 Jul 2020 at 4:36 pm Up4:: Thanks – I’ve decided to go for a quick one-week review then catch up on practice exams! gunnysargeParticipant CFA Level 1 14 Jul 2020 at 4:01 am Up4:: I had the same experience in L1, it’s just how it is. It’s unrealistic to expect you’d already be doing well on your first mock. Just keep practicing and the scores will go up! fp92Participant CFA Level 1 10 Jul 2020 at 9:22 pm Up1:: You’re not alone svengali! I remember my first mock and I got 45% or thereabouts. Think it’s a normal shock, and good reminder to practice loads and get used to the exam style and cover the materials! It will get better with practice 🙂 lugnutsParticipant CFA Level 1 10 Jul 2020 at 4:45 pm Up0:: I scored 40+% on my first practice exam, and went on to pass, so go figure 🙂 It’s normal to have a bad first test score. Assuming you’re a Dec candidate you have 4 weeks to bring this up. I found these posts helpful. Tips: https://www.300hours.com/articles/how-to-improve-your-cfa-mock-exam-scores#.Xbv7PJP7TOQ Some data on what the benchmark of practice exam score should be: https://www.300hours.com/improve-cfa-practice-exam-scores/#.Xbv7QZP7TOQ Author Posts Viewing 3 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Register Log In