Modern and updated Series 57 difficulty?

Hi, I was hoping somebody who's recently taken the series 57 in the last year or two could tell me how difficult it is. I've been studying with STC, watching the videos, taking notes, doing the custom exams etc.

My test is the 11th.

Anyone got experiences to share? What areas it focuses on most? I appreciate it.

I searched and a lot of the old posts are several years out of date and are from the early days back in 2016 and 17.

Part of why I made a new post.

 
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Welp. I took it today and I passed. I'll leave a post here that will hopefully help others.

The test isn't that hard. It's varied. I used STC's coursework and watched the videos about 3-4 times, all 8 of them, and took detailed notes. Also used the flashcards for 45 minutes over the course of 2 weeks and did about 24 custom practice tests on the STC dashboard. (One after each chapter) and a few of their "progress exams" and one or two of their "final exams". A few years ago, people were complaining about how bad some of the study help companies were. That's just because the test was new. Now that it's been a few years, the kinks are ironed out, and the test is only moderately harder than the SIE.

The average person could probably pass this in about 3 weeks of studying 3-4 hours a day. Don't underestimate it, but it's not the monster people make it out to be. It's moderately challenging, but doable with enough studying. Anyone with a bachelor's degree that involved college algebra should be able to handle it. (There's no math, beyond addition and subtraction, basic 3rd grade stuff, but the fortitude and study skills to pass college algebra will be useful.) If you could handle that, you'll master this easily.

Review your notes. Get good sleep before the exam. And if you're able, do some moderate exercise the morning of.

 

thanks for the info and congrats!!! taking mine on July 17, just passed the SIE. My firm also provided me with STC materials and online access.

Did you follow the STC study guide? Watch On-Demand Video, Read the book, Take the quiz per chapter? or the the Video alone is good enough plus flashcards and exams?

 

Hi. I just passed my SIE today and my Series 57 is April 22nd. I have both Knopman and STC. Both were very helpful. My firm paid for STC. I still think Knopman was worth the $ for both SIE and S57. On to studying!!

 

Hi. Thanx for the input. At least its within a year. I have both STC and Knopman. I used both for the SIE and passed. I'm finding Knopman textbook hard to read and their video lectures don't go into enough detail for the 57. STC seems to present things better for me than Knopman. But I'm still going to use both. Knopman has a lot of details that STC doesn't. My test is April 22nd. There's a lot to digest. I'm getting about mid 70's in STC final exams. I get a lot out of the explanations on the tests. Not just memorizing the amswers.  I'm glad to see that STC material is relevant. You never know sometimes. But both STC and Knopman have had good reviews. I'll post my results next Thursday!

 

Well I passed the Series 57 today!!! I expected a lot of "wordy" questions. But it wasn't that bad. It was definitely challenging. But if you use STC or Knopman, they have plenty to get you there. I had both. My firm gave me STC and I bought Knopman   SIE /Series 57 Bundle ($450). Both are great!. Especially with the video lectures and practice exams. Both practice exams seemed harder than the actual test. There's a lot to digest. I'd give it about 6-8 weeks each study time if you work full time. I did the S57 in 4 weeks, but I put in a lot of hours. 6-8 hrs/day. Working full time. Does anyone know if we get an actual license? Just curious..Time for drinks!!

 

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