Same exam.
A different plan.
If you didn't pass Level III, more hours on the same material may not change the result. PassTheFinal starts from your last attempt, marks your written answers and builds your preparation around where the marks went.
More of the same is the easy plan, not the safe one.
After a result you didn't want, it's natural to go back to the same notes and simply study longer. But the habits that cost you marks come back with you.
Your result stops at topics
It shows which areas went wrong. It doesn't show why your written answers lost marks.
Rereading feels safe
Going over familiar material feels like progress. It leaves the way you answer questions untouched.
Nobody marks your answers
Model answers show what a good response looks like. They don't show what your own answer missed.
Four steps from your last result to exam day.
The same active study loop as every PassTheFinal plan, pointed at the marks you lost last time.
Review your last attempt
Go through your result topic by topic to see where the marks were lost, before you plan a single study hour.
Plan around your weakest areas
Your review and the Priority Map decide where the hours go, sized to the time you actually have.
Practise the written answers
Constructed-response practice after every section, with model answers and realistic timing.
Get your mocks marked
Three full mocks in the exam format, each marked with written feedback, so you can see whether the pattern is changing.
See the pattern behind the lost marks.
Your result tells you which topics went wrong. Marking tells you why. Each marked mock adds to a record of where your marks went, so you know what to fix before the next one.
- A written note on every constructed-response answer
- What earned marks, what lost them and what to change
- Lost marks grouped by reason, mock after mock
- A clear focus for your next mock
The example is illustrative. Your record reflects your own answers.
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Not ready to choose? See the marking first.
Answer one constructed-response question set and a CFA® charterholder will mark it, with short written feedback on what earned marks and what lost them. No payment details needed.
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Get the question set
Enter your first name and email. We'll send you the questions and how to return your answers.
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Answer it as you would in the exam
Timed and without notes if you can. The closer to exam conditions, the more useful the feedback.
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Get your answers marked
Written feedback on your own answers, not a model answer, by email.
Three ways to prepare for your retake.
Each one starts with a review of your last attempt and includes three marked mocks. Choose how much else you need.
Marking Only
Best if your notes covered the curriculum and your written answers are where the marks went.
- A review of your last attempt
- Three mocks, each marked with written feedback
- A record of where marks were lost
No study notes or question bank.
Self-Study + Marking
Best if your last attempt showed gaps in both what you know and how you write it down.
- Study notes, Priority Maps and question bank
- A review of your last attempt
- Three mocks, each marked with written feedback
Mentored Programme
Best if you want a plan, regular check-ins and someone holding you to it this time.
- Everything in Self-Study + Marking
- A personal study plan and weekly small-group sessions
- Two one-to-one calls
Limited places each exam window.
Prefer to study on your own without marking? Self-Study is there too. Plans cover the core curriculum and the Portfolio Management pathway.
Your last attempt is evidence.
Use it.
See where your written answers lose marks before you choose a plan. Start with a free marked essay, or compare the plans now.