There are an awful lot of smart dumbasses out there. I studied two weeks and passed the series 7. I know other people that have done the same. Most companies give you months to study for the thing, and there are college grads from name schools that fail the test multiple times. The series 63 is a joke. I hear the series 6 is also a joke. The series 3 can be passed in a couple of days of cramming and taking practice tests. I took a week long training course for the S7 from Dearborn. It was excellent. highly recommended. Dearborn's practice tests use to be very good. They probably still are.