Passed 66 Today
Slightly different situation than most people: I passed 66 6+ years ago, but had a role change and lost it. Changing my role again and had to relicense.
Took the 66 yesterday morning after 3.5 weeks of studying and passed. What worked for me: following Kaplan’s study program and supplementing with Ken Finnen YouTube videos. I tried to read at least 1 chapter a day (got through 23 sections in just under 2 weeks), and then took 7 simulation exams (68, 71, 68, 78, 80, 74, 81), the Kaplan practice (62%) and mastery(62%), and both of Ken’s brutal exams (80%, 70%).
I’ve been in finance for almost a decade so some things I barely needed to study, but going through every step of Kaplan was perfect for me. I listened to some of the on demand videos right after I read the chapter/did questions, and in hindsight I maybe could’ve truly followed the schedule because it would’ve reinforced all that I learned. The big jump in my scores came from after listening to Ken’s videos on IA/IAR/BD/Agents etc which made those differences much easier for me. I will say I think Kaplan’s practice and mastery exam are insanely hard, and it really shook my confidence after taking them. Also I felt so comfortable with Ken’s brutal exam, but his other video called brutal exam prep made me feel like I knew nothing.
Topics on my exam: ESOP, dividend discount model, CE credits/hours, guarantee dividends, advertising rules, ETNs.
Night before the exam I actually did no studying. Felt like I had so many nerves and was burning out so just tried to relax. Good luck to all of you still grinding, you can do it!