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April 11, 2007
I decided to find out just how much of the test I could wing, and get some feel for how hard the test will be.
The School here requires that the students take a practice final before allowing them to take the real state exams. You must get at least an 80% on the tests, which in the eyes of the school, guarantees you can pass the state and national tests which require 70%.
I took the tests with 19 classes completed, so just over half done. I was hoping I would ace them, which would mean I wouldn’t have to study these thick books.
No such luck. I found myself confronted with questions about redlining, 90 day mechanic liens, and dozens of different dates which you must memorize…pity.
So I’m going to have to hit the books harder and see what I can do to ace these. Oh and a bit of advice, which will sound humorous coming from me…bring a calculator. Or at least some scrap paper! I think I suffered a few missed problems using my fingers to calculate how a mortgage amortizes.
My scores? 69% on the national (1% away from 70!!!) and 61% on the Utah state exam (still had a lot of state classes to finish.)
I retook the Utah State test after taking another two classes and got a 69%.
I’m going to study lightly and finish the courses and see how I do.
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April 14th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
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