How's My Knopman Marks Studying?

Pretty much going through the video lessons and grinding a shit ton of questions. Scoring 80-90s on the end-of-lesson quizzes and when I take ALL of the lesson questions available 120-200+ questions I'm getting 70-80 range.  Is that pretty adequate prep?

After the vids and questions plan on taking practice exams until I pass consistently which hopefully I do pretty easily since I feel I've been doing well.

Any thoughts on what to change in my studying or thoughts would love to hear them!

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Based on the most helpful WSO content, here are some insights and recommendations for your studying process:

  1. Current Performance:

    • Scoring 80-90s on end-of-lesson quizzes is a strong indicator that you understand the material well.
    • Achieving 70-80 range on larger sets of questions (120-200+) suggests a solid grasp but indicates room for improvement in consistency.
  2. Study Strategy:

    • Video Lessons: Continue with the video lessons as they seem to be effective for you.
    • Question Drills: Grinding through a large number of questions is beneficial. Ensure you review every question you get wrong or are unsure about to reinforce your understanding.
  3. Practice Exams:

    • Your plan to take practice exams until you pass consistently is excellent. This will help you simulate the actual test environment and manage time effectively.
    • Aim to identify any recurring weak areas from these practice exams and focus on those topics.
  4. Additional Tips:

    • Review & Reflect: Regularly review your performance and reflect on areas that need more attention. This ongoing process will help you course-correct and stay on track.
    • Active Learning: Engage actively with the material. Instead of just going through the motions, ensure you deeply understand the concepts and can apply them in different scenarios.
    • Balanced Approach: While technical skills are crucial, don't overlook the importance of strong writing and communication skills, as highlighted in the WSO content. These skills can be beneficial in your career advancement.
  5. Mindset:

    • Maintain a disciplined and engaged mindset throughout your preparation. Consistency and a proactive approach to learning will yield the best results.

Happy studying and best of luck with your exams!

Sources: My GMAT Study Plan, Selfish Ask for Help in Situation, Learning to learn - A short guide at becoming better at what you do, Learning to learn - A short guide at becoming better at what you do, Random Thought/Tip for College Students

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I think you're fine. I passed the 79 this morning and am feeling verbose, so in case it helps you or anyone seeing this in the future with KM: I'm an incoming AN1; my firm used KM for SIE/63/79. I passed all three on the first attempt with the below study schedule:

  1. Watch video lectures for each chapter and take detailed notes. Immediately after completing the videos, go into the Key Concepts PDF they give you and read through the unit you just completed. Try to basically memorize the Key Concepts document.
  2. After I'd done the above for each chapter, I would grind 50Q quizzes on each unit until I was scoring in the mid-80s on each.
  3. After this, I would take the Diagnostic 1/2 and see which areas I was deficient in. Grind 25Q quizzes on pain point units until fixed.
  4. Finally, take full-length (85Q) quizzes until I was scoring in the 80s. The final test was the Benchmark (btw they say if you get >75% on this you have a 99% chance of passing the real thing).
  5. When it was all said & done, I would try to do at least 1.5-2.0x the amount of recommended Qs. E.g., for the 79, they recommend 750 questions, and I think I did like 1,300.
  6. NOTE: KM will send you an email in the days leading up to your exam with a list of "Updated Key Concepts". I'm not exaggerating when I say that across my SIE/63/79, I probably scored 15 free questions JUST from reading that email walking into the exam room. Memorize that shit as well, idk how they get that information but it's super applicable.

A couple of pointers: First, KM says that as you get further along in your studying, you should turn off the setting in the practice quizzes where it immediately tells you if you're right. I would ALWAYS keep this on, as it lets you learn as you go/see why a choice is incorrect. Regarding the book: Contrary to a lot of people here, I thought the book was very helpful for the SIE & 63 (63 especially). If you have time, I'd recommend reading through it because it covers things that the videos just don't touch. However, the book for the 79 was just way too fucking long, and my firm only gave us 5 days to study for it, so I just skipped it. YMMV.

I know that was really long, but I just finished up the whole series exam process and I know that I would've appreciated a guide on here when I was looking. Hope this helps!

 

Should be fine as long as you feel like you have a good grasp on the content. KM exams are often easier than FINRA so try to know the basics of everything as opposed to super in depth with everything (like KM wants). 
 

On the SIE, I was trying to memorize specific years and numbers that never showed up. They mainly tested for baseline understanding.

Go in confident with your knowledge and watch some YouTube videos/read key concepts to refresh

 

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