# Sie passed on second try **URL:** \ **Category:** FINRA SIE\ **Created:** [October 13, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/sie-passed-on-second-try/9967 "2025-10-13T15:11:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Frankie\_Renner](https://talk.achievable.me/letter_avatar/frankie_renner/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Frankie\_Renner](https://talk.achievable.me/u/Frankie_Renner)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://talk.achievable.me/t/sie-passed-on-second-try/9967/1 "2025-10-13T15:11:10Z")
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. --- _[View the full topic](https://talk.achievable.me/t/sie-passed-on-second-try/9967)._