How do Knopman SIE Exams compare to the actual SIE?

Taking the SIE tomorrow. On the 3 diagnostic/benchmark exams I scored mid 70s to low 80s with an upward trend. Am I good to pass my exam tomorrow or should I maybe consider pushing it back until I'm scoring a bit higher? Knopman says that 99.2% of people who pass the benchmark pass the final exam but I just wanna make sure Im prepared. 

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How far out are you from your start date? Like if you fail and need to wait the 30 days, will it fuck you with training starting / not taking the other exams on time?

That score should be good enough, Knopman is pretty equal or a bit harder, but if you're within the 30 days I would just push it back like 3-4 days and be nailing the practice exams to be 100% confident because you really want to avoid messing up the timing of your next exams

 

Practices meant to be much harder but you're scoring in a good range. You should be able to pass.

 

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