Hello everyone,
I’m a college student in my last semester of senior year. I graduate in May and recently got a job offer from Vanguard. I’m studying finance/personal financial planning, so I have a good grasp of most of the material in the exam, but I still struggle with specific chapters. My readiness is at 77% with 65 study hours on record. I have also started to watch Capital Advantage Tutoring and Series 7 Guru after reviewing the chapters I scored poorly on. Even with all of my efforts, I still feel that I get the same questions wrong, and I average 68% on my exams. Does anyone have any advice or extra resources for busy students like me who want to pass on the first try?
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My test is scheduled for the same date.
I’m studying only using Achievable’s material. I took Kaplan exams just for placement and they matched my results here.
When I have difficulty with a specific topic, I redo it until I’m exhausted and I also use GPT to help me with other analogies to help me understand. I think I’ve answered more than 10k questions in these 2 months.
A tip that Justin gave me and that I follow is to read the entire statement before looking at the alternatives. I look at the statement, analyze it and think mentally about the answer and then go on to the alternatives.
Anyway, good luck to us! 
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Similar boat here, I graduated last year and my levels were about the same as you. Only difference is I failed my first attempt with a 68%. I went in somewhat blind (no studying), second attempt I decided to buy Achievable and my levels were a little lower than yours. Bang, failed again with a 69%. I’m convinced I could have walked right back in that day, retook it and passed.
I’m not telling you this to discourage you and make you frustrated. My point is if you don’t pass it’s not the end of the world. Take some pressure off yourself. I plan on taking it again May 3rd. We got this!
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