Anyone take the CFP online? Looking at the self paced versus online video instructor versus go to local University. Looking for any insight.

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I used College for Financial Planning online and it was good. Can watch live or recorded.

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I’d kill to do it at a local university. Online is rough bc it’s so easy to get distracted and/or prioritize other things.

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Online classes were good. And if you missed a class you could make it up later. Highly recommend it

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I took through Boston University. You take the class exams online and can take as many times as you like until you get the score you want. They have group online classes that were very thorough and made the topic easier to understand.

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I'm doing Bryant University self paced. Reasonable cost but hard to keep at it.

I did it online through Kaplan/Northwestern University. Never attended any live or online classes. I just read the books and did the online quizzes/tests for each section. It was great

FA3- how long did it take you to complete all classes/sections? Did you do a cram session before the exam? Thanks

I did the self study. I did 30 minutes a night every night. Took about 3 months to get through each of the 5 courses. Then did the online review. Probably not ideal but it worked for me

Roughly 9 months

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