Knopman SIE Training
Hello everyone,
I have been studying for the SIE for about 2 weeks now using Knopman marks, and have come to a slowdown in improvement. I have been taking both diagnostic exams and the benchmark and have been scoring in the high 60's to mid 70's in percentages. Should I schedule my exam in hopes I can bring these numbers up soon? Or should I keep plugging away at material and wait till I am consistently over mid 70's?
Any feedback on my situation would be greatly appreciated.
I kept doing practice problems for another week or two from mid-70s and was past the recommended 1000 practice problems which got me to ~80s with an occasional low 70. I started getting used to the wording of questions more, seeing things that were tripping me up, & recognizing my errors. I also was not really doing them like a real exam setting, like with TV on and the quizzes showing the answer right away, which made not try as much if I had few early incorrects.
If you're similar, take another practice like it's a proper sitting and if you're mid 70s+ you should be okay to schedule and plug away on some more questions until your test date.
Appreciate the feedback, I hope to be sitting mid 70's by next week to schedule my exam!
Will keep chugging away.
Literally just took the exam today and passed. Knopman exams are wayyyy harder than the real thing. Scored a 64 and 68 on the diagnostics and a 69 on the benchmark. If you want a more accurate representation of your score, highly recommend taking the practice test on the FINRA website. The wording is way more straightforward. Some of the questions on the FINRA practice test appeared on the real thing as well. Also make sure you memorize the Knopman key concepts, they helped a lot.
Knopman is giving us oneWeek to study for each exam is that fine?
Definitely manageable, especially if you haven’t started work yet. I recommend cutting down on the time it takes to read the textbook by just reading the Knopman notes in there. The rest is extraneous information, but go back more thoroughly if you keep messing up certain concepts!
Awesome, thanks for the input!
Quick question for you, did you think that you passed easily? I just scheduled my exam and hope that it does not bring me much trouble come test day.
Keep doing questions. There’s no reason to be getting anything less than 80%. Going back and watching the video lectures on areas you’re weak in is a must
You'll be fine - I was in the same spot, read the book again and shot up to 95-100%.
Go for a walk and make sure you're eating well, I noticed I was starting to slip on that sorta stuff when balancing work and studying.
i too was freaking out over the SIE as i did not know what to expect. Scoring M70s. diagnostic got like an 85. Real test felt like a breeze. Knopman trains you well
If you're consistently getting low 70s you should be fine on the real test. I found KM to be harder (i.e., more pointed questions than the actual thing).
Overall most questions on the exam seemed like I should've know them from the 4 days with KM. There were a couple random Qs I had to guess like Coverdell penalties and on US balance of payments.
Btw, you can take a free practice test on FINRA's website to get a feel for the format.
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