How realistic is 5 weeks of studying, after a 9-5 job & weekends, for the Series 7?
Looking for honest opinions on my timeline. I have until August 10th to sit for my Series 7, and I haven’t started studying yet (finals season rn).
Here’s my situation:
• Working in financial advising for ab 2.5 years so I’m not coming in completely blind, I’ve looked at the book and I understand some of it but ofc that’s just glancing at it
• Still in college so I’m in a studying/testing headspace
• Passed my SIE in January on the first try after a few weeks of studying
• Currently in finals, so realistically starting to study in two weeks
• Going on a 2-week vacation in July — I know myself and that’ll basically kill my momentum or ruin my trip if I have to stress about it and study
• I know if I fail I have 30 days to retake, but I’d obviously rather not
My thought now, is maybe it’s best to book the exam for late June and just grind every day after my 9-5 for about 5 weeks. Is that doable or am I setting myself up for failing? I’ve heard study times range wildly depending on background but I also know it’ll KILL me to fail it. I’ll beat myself up on it for the rest of my life, that’s just how I am. So should I book it in August?
For those who worked in the industry before taking it, how much did that actually help? And did anyone else study while working full time? How many hours a day realistically?
Any advice appreciated! :)