Did you take all 4 sections of the CFE at once? How long did you study for each section?

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Took me circa 3 months and I did all at once. I also took a live class for 2 days in preparation for the exams.

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I did with 4 weeks preparation. You can do it

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It took me about a month to study for the exam and pass!

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I didn’t, but it’s pretty easy depending on how much u know u can take it within a week .

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I studied all at once for just 2 weeks then took the test. It’s not that hard.

I think I did the silver package. It was almost 10 years ago

Exam is a piece of cake. Depending on your experience and test taking ability, you may not even have to study. Personally, I've always been disappointed at how easy it is to get the credential. The content that the exam is supposed to cover is so good and important to what we do, but then so few ever really challenge themselves to learn it bc they don't need to in order to pass the test.

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