Is achievable reliable for series 7 alone?

Clifton_Quitzon · September 26, 2023, 3:17am

Hi!! I have gotten mid-80s on the last 3 Achievable exams and gotten mid-60s in the two Kaplan exams I’ve done. I noticed that the Kaplan exams are much harder since they test a lot of material I haven’t seen on Achievable.

I am at 87% on the exam readiness on the Achievable app and plan to keep taking practice exams and reviewing until my exam, which is 10 days from now. (Oct 5th)

I am worried that I am not going to pass based on my Kaplan exams, and I don’t know if I should move the test to the 11th of October to study some more.

Does anyone else feel like this? Should I be confident going into the actual test by just relying on achievable and exam readiness?

Thank you!!

Justin · September 26, 2023, 4:22am

Hi @Clifton_Quitzon, yes! I see you posted in the other thread too - the info there is still accurate!

Achievable S7 Mock Question Difficulty

Achievable’s questions are very similar to what you’ll find on the real exam. FINRA guards their question bank closely, so no vendor will have the exact questions on the exam. That said, we make hundreds of updates every month to ensure we stay as close as possible, and our data from thousands of learners shows a very close correlation between our practice exam scores and actual exam scores.

I’ve heard from many of our customers that Kaplan makes their exams overly complex, and that they include content that is unlikely to be tested. I’m not sure why, but I suspect this is because they have strict conditions on their version of a “pass guarantee” requiring you to pass their exceedingly difficult exams first. You could try asking them directly!

Warren_Prosacco · November 16, 2023, 8:24pm

Hi @Clifton_Quitzon! How did it end up going for you? I missed my first attempt by 1 question but I was only using Achievable and getting scores in the 80s there. After I failed I added Kaplan to supplement and started off in the low 60s (about 4 weeks ago) and I’ve gradually brought it up (got an 80 today). Planning on taking my 2nd attempt Monday. Hope to get your feedback and if not, hope it went well for you on that first attempt!