Buying additional practice exams

Hi @Shantala and all Level 1 and 2’s out there, in case you need more online practice papers/questions, we just managed to obtain 15% Analyst Notes’. They are pretty good value for money as it comes with free notes as well:

Wow @Sophie. Thanks for highlighting this and constantly updating the thread as you come across new deals. This is a little more affordable for me, and very timely!

No prob @sethneha, will let you know the moment Finance Train gets back to me. Otherwise, you can always bookmark this topic (way on the top right, ‘star’ icon) once I respond to this thread 🙂

@Sophie

Thanks for the list @sophie!

@sethneha it seems at the 150+ questions probably are not be in vignette format but the mock exam is as the description specifies that they are formatted item set style.

You’re welcome @Maroon5, @Reena.

Hi @sethneha! Welcome to the community 🙂 I have asked FinanceTrain on the session quizzes to double check, will revert on this shortly.

I have looked through the mock exam myself, they are written by Finance Train themselves hence I like it as it provides “fresh” perspective. The questions are good quality, mixture of calculation and concepts, and fairly represent the LOS.

@Diya and @Sophie thanks a lot for the prompt reply!

yeah, i was more looking forward to vignettes format so will wait for the update 🙂
otherwise, will definitely give the mock a try! 🙂

i have seen can handle the individual questions quite efficiently but of course we can’t discount the exam format, this last month would focus more on vignettes and would give them the priority.

Hello @Shantala, welcome to the community!

Your question is timely. I’ve been on the look out for more practice papers for our members too, since this discussion with @Ajfinance.

For Level II, since you’ve got BSAS and Schweser, here are other additional options:

• 7city: They don’t sell it separately (for now). But I’m in the midst of discussion with them on this and it looks promising. So I will come back to you on this ASAP next week, so do come back often to the forum to check for updates.
• Elan: Yes, they sell 2 sets of mock exam papers with answers for $130 on their website. You need to register with Elan and use the special 300 Hours discount code to get 10% off (so $117 net). It’s listed in Offers section, code is 36571664166 at check out.
• Finquiz – another provider that has 3 full length item set papers, going for $250. Unfortunately we don’t have a discount code for our readers on this, and I’m unable to comment on material quality as I haven’t seen them personally. Perhaps others in the community that have tried it can add to this.Hope this helps @Shantala, will revert on 7city asap.

@Sophie I hadn’t heard of Finance Train before. Are they the ones you had previously mentioned regarding the IPS questions for Level 3?

@Ajfinance, unfortunately not. They don’t have Level 3 papers (yet?). I’m hustling BSAS and 7city on Level 3, their papers are of good quality (took time to look through) and hopefully have good news next week…

Yup @Ajfinance, hence I’m trying my super powers on them to do this ;;)

@AJFinance …. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

@Sophie can you change your profile photo to that?

@Sophie this technique is my personal favourite.

Thanks @Sophie! I think between Simplilearn and Analyst Notes’ offer I can drown in enough Level 1 practice questions for this last month cost effectively. :-B

Oh! thanks for the tip @Sophie, was actually finding how to subscribe to the thread ! 😛

@Diya thanks for the update, will look out for the post! 🙂

No problem @Shantala! Let us know which one you’ve tried, and it would be great to hear your thoughts on the papers too. So we’ll see you around more often in the forum then! 🙂

Thanks @Sophie 🙂 . I have visited 7 city’s website in the past, they don’t seem to sell Q Bank or Practice exams seperately.

Yes @Shantala, it’s a little odd as this page says you can get it for $100, but when you click it it goes to $250. 8-} Not sure why, may have to ask them that question directly?

@Ajfinance, @zee – done! I now am an epic superwoman thanks to @Ajfinance!

@Sophie Whatever works 😉

Yup @Shantala, sorry I put it in another posts. But unfortunately they won’t be in time to set up the infrastructure to sell this June, but will be ready by December, so for your Level 3 hopefully! 🙁

@sethneha wait for it. I am working on a blog post dedicated to level II candidates tackling the item set exam format. I have a method just about hammered out. Want to share some tips before I publish the post? ^^;;

@sethneha We checked with FinanceTrain – most of the questions are vignette, but not all. Hope that helps!

@marc wasn’t too impressed by FinQuiz if I remember correctly. @marc can you comment?

@Ajfinance – you think too highly of me. I was more thinking of using this technique to persuade the prep providers

And now I know why @Sophie’s profile pic is that haha. Excellent!

@Zee ok. have you looked at questions ? any idea on which subjects/chapters have vignettes ?

@Shantala, there are materials from Finance Train as well, we’ve got 20% off from them for our readers:

• CFA Level 2 Mock Exam ($32 after discount) – a full mock exam with 20 item sets (120 questions), close to actual exam in terms of the format, level of difficulty and the question style.
• CFA Level 2 Session Quizzes ($23.2 after discount)– practice quizzes for all the study sessions in the Level 2, around 150+ questions.
• CFA Level 2 Mock Exam + Session Quizzes ($48 post discount) – a cheaper combo of the above if you wanna take both options.

These are pretty good value for money for additional practice.

And off she flies off the building and smacks her face on the ground…. to land in front of 7city’s office building.

I didn’t look into the Exams on FinQuiz, so I can’t speak to them.

Hi @Shantala and all Level 1 and 2’s out there, in case you need more online practice papers/questions, we just managed to obtain 15% off Analyst Notes. They are pretty good value for money as it comes with free notes as well:

• Level I online package for $59 – 5 sets of practice exams (10 x 120 questions), 5200+ practice questions and full set of study notes based on LOS. It comes with global benchmarking of your performance vs. the rest as well for each paper.
• Level II online package for $59 – 2900+ practice questions with a full set of study notes based on LOS. Also comes with global benchmarking of your performance vs. the rest as well for each paper.

Registration required first to effect discount automatically when purchase. Hope this helps!

These seem to be really good value so we’re curious to know what you guys think of the quality. Let us know!

@Shantala, there are materials from Finance Train as well, we’ve got 20% off from them for our readers:

• CFA Level 2 Mock Exam + Session Quizzes ($48 post discount) – a cheaper combo of the above if you wanna take both options.

These are pretty good value for money for additional practice.

Hi! @Sophie

I wanted to know if the practice (session) questions (+150) given by Finance Train are in vignettes format or single questions?

Hows the quality of the questions?

Pranams,
Neha

@sethneha I don’t, sorry. I’ve only seen a sampling of questions. Finance Train does offer a money-back guarantee though (7 days) so if you find you’re not happy you should be able to get your money back 🙂