72hrs until SIE, what to study??

Was thrusted into a situation through a work opportunity at noon today that requires me to have passed the SIE by Nov 1 (when the application is due) or I am not eligible to apply. Details really don't matter, just that I'm here now and have to take it on the chin and get it done. I have bought the STC prep course, but of course there is gobs of information; the book, video lectures, flash cards, quizzes. I have the ability to get in around 10hrs a day before Friday morning, what should I do?? Please help. 

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Videos on 1.5x speed and take notes. Then start pounding quizzes. Anything you are missing a lot, go back to the book and read/highlight those chapters.

If you were a finance major or work in finance already, you will start with a high % just from that knowledge. Lots of random topics covered, but you're not expected to have in-depth knowledge of them.

Assuming you're taking the week to study, I think it's very doable by Friday

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Yeah, I took the FINRA practice test before starting anything and got 43/75 questions correct, 53 questions correct earns passing grade marginally above 70%.  I've been networking for this internship for a few weeks and they sent me the official application today with a prerequisite to even applying being that you've already passed the SIE, but never mentioned that in the weeks prior for some reason. 

Anyways, thanks for the advice.  

 

Did it in 5 days earlier this year as an underclassman in college. I just read the Knopman book from cover to cover and retained as much as I could. The score required to pass is low so you'll pass as long as you retain a lot of the info. You likely already know a lot of the content.

 

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