I take the series 79 soon. Just started Knopman and honestly I'm nervous. I took the SIE a few months back, and while I didn't think that was "easy", I'm even more nervous about this. Any recent takers have tips or advice?
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Take as many practice tests as you can. I took it a month ago. Just trust the method
I wasn’t even getting a passing score on the practice exams and I made it. So will you. Do the final and benchmark exam. If you pass the benchmark you have a 97% probability of passing the actual
how long did you have to study/what was hardest part for you? I figure if I can get 15-16 hours a day for like 2 weeks that should be ok. Definitely ripping questions and reading the book.
Search up some of the old threads - they'll help. There was one comment I saw before about knocking out 800~1000 practice questions. I would say that was the most helpful tip for me. A few questions in my exam were pretty much word-for-word the same!
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