Hey All -
Has anyone taken the S79TO recently? How was the exam, how long did you study for, was is similar to material you used (currently studying with Knopman), and have any tips or focus points I should look at. Really appreciate it
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Currently studying for it now while working in banking. Try to do like ~100 practice questions a day and plan to take the exam in october sometime
Yeah figured the best is to just keep running practice questions, easy to learn through the explanations
If you follow the knopman you’ll be good. If you’re super pressed just know the class summary and take 300-400 practice Qs
For the most part were the questions on the test very straightforward? Like if you know the material it is pretty obvious?
Yeah for the most part. Knopman does a great job of preparing you for the test, is super similar. You’ll get a few Qs that will seem a little odd but the vast majority are straightforward if you practiced.
For anyone who does not know. FINRA releases a content outline for all their tests. There are like 500 things on the content outline *cough* *cough* just enough for them to pull 75 questions from. just go through every item and learn it and you'll pass with flying colors.
https://www.finra.org/registration-exams-ce/qualification-exams/series79
https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/Series_79_Content_Outline.pdf
Couldn't edit my original comment, but I like the content outlines better (in combo with study materials) as sometimes the Knopman, or STC materials feel poorly written.
Very interesting approach!
This worked for me:
1. Watch the videos and take notes
2. 3-5 Practice Exams
3. Study / memorize the class summary
4. Continue with practice exams
Textbook is a waste of time.
Agree - never read textbook on any exam I take as you still have to learn to apply material to the questions actually asked. Would you say the test was straightforward and pretty obvious with the right answers (not too many tricks)?
Fairly straightforward. Decent amount of questions that have relatively similar answers. Key here is when going through practice exams, it's extremely important to take the time to understand why the correct answer and is correct and why each of the other options are incorrect. It's worth the extra time and will drastically increase your understanding because the questions on the actual exam will differ from Knopman.
Took it in April. It’s easy. Just do the questions. Some questions are even repeated word for word from the Q banks.
Thank you! I think I shouldn't have an issue with it.
The questions on the S-79 were almost all recognition and not recall, so just doing the 700 practice questions or whatever is recommended gets you very far.
If you've already taken the SIE, you can knock out the S79 TO exam in about 2-3 weeks (depending on your background). I never watched the videos, just read the book once and churned through practice questions. Practice tests are your quickest and most effective method of passing. Do not re-read the book (super unnecessary and hard to find time to do that anyways).
This^
Thread has been beaten to death at this point, but it should only take you about a week or less of studying if you don't really have much on your plate. If you are juggling deals, this should take 2 - 3 weeks to prep for. Don't read the textbook, you should just take notes on the videos, study the class summary, and do as many practice questions as you can. For both the 79 and 63, I was really worried going into both of them because I studied a lot less compared to what I had seen on this website and heard from my peers. For both exams, I walked out feeling like I didn't miss a single question. Definitely take it seriously because you don't want to be that guy who fails.
Took today and basically crammed the whole thing with an all nighter. If you're using Knopman, those tests are tougher
Ill be taking this week as well…doesnt seem too hard
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