Today I passed the SIE on my second attempt. Took it exactly 30 days after failing with a 68. The first time I used achievable. I was scoring in the mid 70s and got to 80 on the practice test the first time I took it. When I took the test the first time I felt like it was written in a different language. I was not confident at all and was honestly shocked that I got within two questions. Because of this I decided to buy a new course to get new wording and questions. The past month I studied everyday to make sure I was going to pass this time around. Some days only for an hour but most days 3-4 hours. I used the other course and then went back to achievable and started to get mid to high 80s pretty much every time and knew I was ready. Took the finra practice test and got an 80 and felt confident. Also had a 95 readiness score. This time taking it I knew I was going to pass while I was taking it and felt confident. My advice would be to not memorize and rely only on achievable. Achievable questions are more straight forward which is hard when taking the real test. In other words, use the practice tests to track where you are at and track improvement but passing a practice test is not an indicator of test readiness.
Also, achievable has way a lot of really good resources for learning and is a lot easier to understand. But for test purposes I think the questions are too easy. I am planning on using achievable for my series 7.
Hi @Frankie_Renner,
Congrats on passing the SIE! We’re so glad you came back to Achievable and used it to help you cross the finish line. Your persistence and consistent study clearly paid off.
We appreciate your thoughtful feedback and agree that focusing on understanding the concepts behind each question is key. We would love to help you pass your Series 7!
Great work, and congrats again!
Best,
Mataia