u/Disastrous_Cricket36

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For some background, I am a M22 who recently graduated in December with a B.B.A. in Finance, with a minor in economics. This test really is no joke.This exam felt more difficult than my first 2 tries. I was not sure that I had passed, and once I submitted, I was extremely surprised to see pass. I totally think that doing the 3,000+ questions over the past 3 weeks helped tremendously. I felt like I had never seen almost a quarter of the questions asked on the exam, but I was able to reason towards an answer because of all of the goofy wording that Kaplan does. I also felt like the exam never let up on me. Usually from what I have experienced and heard, the first 3rd is easy, middle 3rd is difficult, and last 3rd is easy. I got pretty discouraged after failing my second attempt, and almost gave up. I would encourage anyone who is trying to pass this exam to not give up because it is possible, and you can surprise yourself like I did today!

I also attached a screenshot of my practice exam scores from the past 3 weeks using the Kaplan Q-bank questions. I see a lot of people asking what scores they should be making before taking the exam. I am not saying this will work for everyone, but this got me to the end. I would have liked to be making higher practice exam scores, but I just couldn't get them any higher than shown in the picture.

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Tomorrow I am taking the series 65 for the 3rd time.

First attempt was in February and I missed it by 12 Q's.

Second attempt was in March and I missed it by 8 Q's.

I have been using Kaplan to study, and I took a live class back in January. I enjoyed the class, but relied too heavily on it my first 2 attempts. I had holes in my knowledge, but figured that maybe they were small enough that I could squeeze by.

I also want to say that I disagree with the people that say the exam gets harder after each attempt. My second exam was noticeably easier, and I genuinely thought it was going to say pass when I submitted it.

The holes in my knowledge have shrinked drastically, and I fully believe I will get it done tomorrow. I have been taking a practice exam on a daily basis, and I have seen my practice test scores shoot up, scoring 25-35 questions higher than I was before the first 2 go arounds. I did not do near enough questions before the first 2 attempts. I maybe did 400 questions before EACH exam. I am thinking that was not enough practice. I have done well over 3,000 questions since April 20th. I believe this will transition to the test, and I will come out with a pass. I will update everyone tmr!