u/Advanced_Exercise268

Hi everyone! I studied using STC. I would watch the chapter lecture & take notes in my own words, skim textbook chapter & note anything not mentioned in the video (kept it brief) and then finished with chapter quiz. I used chat gpt to log any incorrect answers on my chapter quiz not really to explain the concept to me (sometimes would use it for this) but moreso to keep an ongoing log of topics I was missing. Then took all 8 practice exams (first 3 with explanations on, the remaining 5 with explanations off), then finished with the 2 green light exams. I would use chat again to log every wrong answer with screenshots and then asked it to identify my weak topics and briefly studied those. My lowest practice exam score was a 69 and highest 79 but usually was more in the low to mid 70’s range. I listened Series 65 mighty 90 the morning of my test on youtube. I thought the test was easy compared to some of the STC practice exams. my biggest advice is to slow down, read the question multiple times and pick out key words and make sure to understand exactly what they’re asking. I ALWAYS wrote down A through D and would use process of elimination by crossing out wrong answers even if I felt like the answer was obvious. this helped me avoid making easy mistakes by rushing or misreading. Honestly practice exams are your best friend. Learning how to read and answer the questions is really half the battle in my opinion. For context, I have a finance degree from 5 years ago (definitely helpful) and I have worked for an IAR for the last 10 months (also helped me). I studied for 10 weeks, averaging 10-15 hours a week. I feel like I potentially over prepared but I preferred that over having regrets of not studying enough. This is so long but my biggest message is to take care of your mental health. It is a mental game, go into the test with confidence telling yourself you can pass and STAY OFF of reddit for the week leading up to your test. you don’t need to read comments that could get in your head and make you feel more nervous or unprepared. YOU GOT THIS!!!!

Hi! I worked at Geico a few years ago and can’t get logged into workday. I need a general Geico email to put on a reference thing for my registration at my new job. It’s not a personal reference - is there a general Geico HR email I can use??

Hi all! I am studying for the 65 currently and need to get my exam scheduled. I am through chapter 9/15 with STC and am hitting a wall of not feeling like I am studying well and trying not to freak out. STC has plenty of resources and I feel like I am grasping everything so far but maybe just feeling burnt out? I also am concerned about retaining this amount of material.
I work 40 hours a week for an IA so I see a lot of this stuff day to day which helps, and I have a finance degree. So I feel like this should be relatively easy for me? My concern is the volume of the material and making sure I am studying well. I only study outside of work which currently looks like about 14 hours a week. Is this enough? I have been studying for 4 weeks now and think I will take the test in about 4-6 weeks. My current approach is watch the lecture & take notes, read (skim) textbook and take notes on anything not mentioned in the lecture, use flash cards, take practice quiz, use chat gpt to help me understand flash cards & quiz questions I got wrong, and then move on if I score above 70% on a chapter quiz. I typically score 80%+ on first attempt of my chapter quizzes. Is this a good approach? I also have a virtual live class with STC coming up in 2 weeks to review everything. Thanks in advance for any insight!!