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  1. DoubleUp28 DoubleUp28 is offline

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    Sep 1st, 2011 (9/1/2011 11:49pm)

    General Securities Exam

    6-hours long
    250 Question Test

    Studied for the last 6 Weeks ~100 hours
    70% is passing

    I get a 170/250
    5 Questions short of passing.
    Now have to wait 30 days study more and take it again.

    Blow my Fu**ing brains out!@#!@@@!
    End Rant/

    Testing horror stories of failing of any kind, getting 98%'s making me feel stupid, or having diarrhea and shitting your pants during during class to make me laugh will suffice.
  2. voorh33s voorh33s is offline

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    Sep 1st, 2011 (9/1/2011 11:51pm) in reply to DoubleUp28

    If you pass, whatever you do, don't tell this guy:

  3. SpankyHamm SpankyHamm is offline

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    Sep 1st, 2011 (9/1/2011 11:54pm) in reply to voorh33s

    Actuarial exam 100 (Calculus 1-4 + Linear Algebra). Top 40% pass. Exam only offered every 6 months. Was only 10% of the credits needed to become an actuary.

    First try: 56th percentile
    Second try: 58th percentile
    Third try: 83rd percentile.

    I quit trying to be an actuary after that.
     
  4. Bonestein Bonestein is offline

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    Sep 1st, 2011 (9/1/2011 11:59pm) in reply to SpankyHamm

    Wrote exam to become a Chartered Accountant (exam is called the UFE). About a 70% pass rate I think but it's fucking tough. 3 day exam, 13 hours in total. Prepared by taking courses for prior 2 years (10-15 hours/week) on top of full time work, then about a month off of work to study full time. Started breaking up with my wife in the weeks leading up to the exam. Went in super stressed and a shell of a human being.

    Passed. Profited. Bragged.

    EDIT: I'm an idiot still apparently, because this is failing stories. Ok, my first year of university I went and wrote my calculus II final, and got 22% overall for the class. Found out I would have been given a higher grade (for incomplete they use 30% towards your average) had I not written the final. True story.
    Edited By: Bonestein Sep 2nd, 2011 at 12:01 AM
  5. AMARTIN1181 AMARTIN1181 is offline

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    Sep 2nd, 2011 (9/2/2011 12:04am) in reply to Bonestein

    Edited By: AMARTIN1181 Sep 2nd, 2011 at 12:05 AM
    Reason: vorheeeesss
  6. Unforseen Unforseen is offline

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    Sep 2nd, 2011 (9/2/2011 12:11am) in reply to AMARTIN1181

    I love Ben Affleck speeches in Boiler Room
  7. AMARTIN1181 AMARTIN1181 is offline

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    Sep 2nd, 2011 (9/2/2011 12:14am) in reply to Unforseen

    same...motivation
  8. coolhandkev coolhandkev is offline

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    Sep 2nd, 2011 (9/2/2011 12:19am) in reply to AMARTIN1181

    The 7 sucked ass. I got so lucky passing that thing, I didn't study at all before the review course, went to the week long review course, went Monday and Tuesday, left for Vegas Wednesday morning got back Monday, studied and took the test on that Wednesday and got a 76.

    Know Options inside and out. I got 100% on options questions and there were like 35 of them or something.

    I can't imagine falling just short like that, fuck that test blows, I remember how nervous I was waiting the 20 seconds to hear if I passed or not after the test.

    GL Next time, you'll get her
    Edited By: coolhandkev Sep 2nd, 2011 at 12:20 AM
  9. iansmithca iansmithca is offline

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    Sep 2nd, 2011 (9/2/2011 12:46am) in reply to coolhandkev

    What did you do Seth? WHAT DID YOU DO????
  10. DRock DRock is offline

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    Sep 2nd, 2011 (9/2/2011 12:50am) in reply to iansmithca

    i took it in '06 and got a 73%, the guy next to me failed by 1 question
  11. MrPinksTip MrPinksTip is offline

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    Sep 2nd, 2011 (9/2/2011 12:57am) in reply to DRock

    My wife just took it and got an 84%. Cool story I know.
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