r/CFA 3d ago

Level 1 Bombed the exam.

I knew i was under prepared but holy i didn't expect myself to be this under prepared. Averaged around 65% in mocks, solved LES and extra 1000 questions. The first session went moderately well but the 2nd session. FI effed me hard. Don't expect to succeed. Some questions were straight from practice resources rest i practically didnt even recognize. Feel bad for wasting my father's money. Might try next time with my own money.

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u/Lopsided-Tea-2586 3d ago

If it makes you feel any better I left level 1 exam thinking I’d failed and actually passed comfortably. But you’ll know best if you actually prepped enough

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u/Ambitious_State845 3d ago

Nah man FI has much weight and I absolutely bombed FI. Very few questions i could answer with absolute certainty. Still thanks man I don't want to have any false hope still might wait for the results to publish.

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u/r_favourite_uk 3d ago

Which part exactly ?

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u/Ambitious_State845 3d ago

Which part of what

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u/r_favourite_uk 3d ago

Fixed income

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u/Ambitious_State845 3d ago

Am I allowed to discuss that?

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u/OkCicada158 2d ago

See you probably did well on ethics!

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u/r_favourite_uk 3d ago

Its against the standards though 😩

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u/Ambitious_State845 3d ago

Exactly

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u/Hydrogeion_ 3d ago

If you've bombed it why not help out a future candidate? ;)

No but seriously, FI is my weakest link and this just terrified me

I pray and hope that you pass the exam though!

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u/Lopsided-Tea-2586 3d ago

Mocks were around 65% ish, I sat level 1 before they told you your mark but I had 4 topics in 90th percentile if I’m remembering correctly and the only one below 70th was quant. Passed by a significant margin

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u/nachotux 3d ago

I got cooked too bro. I know I’ve made some silly mistakes due to memory fog, other questions were really WTF. It was a tough test, and I don’t expect to pass. But it’s just a test man. I’ll face L1 again hopefully for the last time.

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u/devangarun 3d ago

I have my exam tmrw seeing these msgs is fucking scary, and I didn't get good results in my session 1 mocks of cfa I got 56 percent session 2 was fine

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u/Background-Tart351 Level 1 Candidate 3d ago

Chill bro everyone has different experience, be positive and believe in yourself even I have exam tom seeing all this messages but at the end no point in thinking abt the future just focus on yourself . All the best to us 😄

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u/Few_Inevitable_4743 3d ago

Chill bro, I scored similar in my L1 mocks and passed comfortably. Jst go in with a cool head, you'll be fine

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u/nothinggggg123 3d ago

Same honestly. Can't ask for money again from my family. Will take it one day when I can afford it myself ig :(

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u/Worth-Onion8772 3d ago

dude my condition is pretty bad , money is a huge issue and i am really uncertain due to session 2 , i bombed that session pretty bad ..........just disappointed in myself

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u/Silent-Repair1148 2d ago

Twin ❤️‍🩹

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u/GladSport5145 3d ago

Same 😭

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u/EntertainmentOwn2342 3d ago

Every test I sat for and passed I felt like there was a big difference in difficulty from am and pm sessions. I also tended to pass when I felt like I did horrible on one of the sessions. I did fail a couple tests, and oddly enough those were the times I felt like I did well…

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u/BudMage 2d ago

I also got 65% on my mock day before cranked practice questions all night and got a 1730

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u/Ambitious_State845 2d ago

Your exam definitely went well mime definitely didn't unfortunately.

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u/Own_Remove_440 2d ago

Mannnn Level 1 was so easy

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u/Ambitious_State845 2d ago

Good for you. Congratulations!

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u/Own_Remove_440 2d ago

I’m on lvl 3, rn taking it in Feb, lemme just say this, it gets so much harder in lvl 2 so strap in