Sitting for the CFP in March. Any tips on how to best maximize the next 3 weeks?

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Do as many practice questions as humanly possible. Go ahead and go open books/notes for the first couple of weeks. Start with 25 questions at a time and work up to 60 at a time in the next couple of weeks. For me, just reading the coursework was in and out of my head quickly. But, searching for answers to questions and getting into the flow and stamina of answering a lot of questions was the most helpful.

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Thank you!

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Most programs have cram sessions either in person or online. They give you a good review and strategies for the exam. Take off work the week of exam and prep, prep, prep.

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That’s what I did. Spent a week at the library to cram and take practice exams

Relieved to say I passed. Not sure how I did it with only being able to get in about 36 hours of studying. Damn corona.

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Thank you WF!

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Question bank over and over!! Good luck!

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I also deleted all social media leading up to the exam. I had a flash card app on my phone (it was a CFP study app— can’t remember what it was called) and reviewed it whenever I had idle time.

Actually writing things down helps me retain some of the minutia better, so I wrote on notecards and kept reviewing them until I got them right.

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