SIE Exam Help

I’m currently studying through Knopman Marks. I have been studying pretty hard and I am averaging about a 65%. I read the book and watched all the videos but don’t really know what else to do.

I hear people say to just keep grinding away at questions but I am a bit skeptical that if I just memorize question-specific answers than I will underperform on the real thing. Is this true? Can anyone offer up some advice to increasing my scores into the upper 70s or lower 80s? Any other prep that can really just help me mail this thing down. I plan to take it on Saturday of this week, does that sound too soon with where I am at?

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I took the exam last month and used Knopman Marks to study. I passed first try. I also leading up to the exam was not doing the best on exams. Keep retaking practice exams with new questions you have not seen before. Ones you get wrong, examine why you got it wrong and try to understand it or memorize it. Eventually you will almost cover all 3000 practice questions they have and gradually you will be better with understanding the themes of the material and a better test taker. On the last benchmark exam you take in the last 1-3 days of the exam, that will be your real gauge if you're ready. 

Keep in mind Knopman Exams are harder than actual SIE in my opinion. Remember to read all choice and think through each question. 

 

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