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Jul 25, 2005 4:42 am

Hi i got the new stc books + the dearborn cd. I want to be able to take
the test in 3 weeks. What would i have to do acomplish this that quick.
. I read the series 7 books before but 2003 edition, just been a while
just week in the major points like bonds, muni’s. options im strong in.
How do i approach studying it and how many questions/test do i do a day
? what way of studying works best on your own ???

Jul 25, 2005 11:56 am

Why do you want to take the test in three weeks?  Do you turn into a pumpkin if you don’t?

Jul 25, 2005 3:13 pm

yes i get a rolex daytona if i pass it in 3 weeks, lol.. no im kidding. I wanna knock it out in 3 week's that's my own goal.

Jul 25, 2005 4:54 pm

That seems like an unrealistic goal.  Sorry, but that is my true feelings.

I studied the books and cd for 5 weeks.  We use Pass Perfect.  Then I took the Dearborn class for 1 week (the Dearborn stuff is too easy).  I passed with a 75.

I think that most people you talk to would tell you that 3 weeks is not enought time.  Good luck.

Jul 25, 2005 7:00 pm

[quote=maybeeeeeeee]

That seems like an unrealistic goal.  Sorry, but that is my true feelings.

I studied the books and cd for 5 weeks.  We use Pass Perfect.  Then I took the Dearborn class for 1 week (the Dearborn stuff is too easy).  I passed with a 75.

I think that most people you talk to would tell you that 3 weeks is not enought time.  Good luck.

[/quote]

Two very legitimte questions.

1.  If you had PassPerfect books why did you take a  Dearborn Class?

2.  Why, after all that studying, did you score so low?

Jul 25, 2005 7:10 pm

Hell, I studied for three freaking months.  I got an 86 but it was almost full time studying for all that time.   

If you can pass it in three weeks, maybe you should get a Phd so we can all call you Doctor Investment Rep.  Let us know how it goes.  Good luck.   

Jul 25, 2005 7:13 pm

[quote=Malcolm]

Hell, I studied for three freaking months.  I got an 86 but it was almost full time studying for all that time.   

If you can pass it in three weeks, maybe you should get a Phd so we can all call you Doctor Investment Rep.  Let us know how it goes.  Good luck.   

[/quote]

Serious question.

Is it possible to pass Series 7 by not studying, but being lucky in guessing the answers?

Jul 25, 2005 8:03 pm

[quote=Home Officer]

Serious question.

Is it possible to pass Series 7 by not studying, but being lucky in guessing the answers?

[/quote]

Yes.

Jul 25, 2005 8:28 pm

It isn't a yes or no question.  It is a question of probability.  Since you only have a 1:4 chance of getting a correct answer on a 4 choice multiple choice test, the odds are very slim, if you are truly guessing.   

Jul 26, 2005 4:37 am

well my first practice exam after reading it through was a 70.

Now that I am going back through it and taking some notes on the stuff i struggled with.

It is a lot of material but it is not that hard to comprehend the basic ideas.

Can it be done - I say yes - 3 weeks - 7 days a week about 6-8 hours a day.

Jul 26, 2005 4:53 am

[quote=Home Officer][quote=Malcolm]

Hell, I studied for three freaking months.  I got an 86 but it was almost full time studying for all that time.   

If you can pass it in three weeks, maybe you should get a Phd so we can all call you Doctor Investment Rep.  Let us know how it goes.  Good luck.   

[/quote]

Serious question.

Is it possible to pass Series 7 by not studying, but being lucky in guessing the answers?

[/quote]

If you place a thousand monkeys in front of typewriters, and give them enough time and paper, one of them will eventually type the entire works of William Shakespeare free of any errors......

Jul 27, 2005 1:04 am

Yes.. I guess you already asked yourself..

Anything is possible, but you have a challenge.

The worse that can happen is you fail and retake in 30 days.. Ohh yeah and lose a couple of bucks.

Make it happen while others talk.

Jul 27, 2005 1:38 am

"Make it happen while others talk."

I like that, Exec.

Jul 28, 2005 6:59 pm

My experience:

I used PassPerfect for three weeks, then took the Dearborn class (week long class, ending on last Friday), and passed the exam with an 80% yesterday.  I was studying seven days a week, at least five hours a day. 

It was intense; if you have anything you would rather do (spend time with family, enjoy your summer, go to church) it is not a path I would recommend. 

I did it because I am being paid to be in a training program that requires successful completion of the series 7 in four weeks; series 66 in three.