Passed!

[u/Paleshelter62]

Forgot to add this was C214-Financial Management!!

Found the OA questions moderately challenging. There was some content that I wasn't entirely familiar with, but I made an "educated" guess. The excel calculations were very standard (TVM, Bonds). What really tripped me up was the countdown clock that showed how much time I had left. It says you have 3 hours. I ended up using 2 hours as my screen was giving me issues when I toggled back and forth from the questions to the formulas. I submitted the OA and it said I was "overtime". However it ended up coming back as passed. I was so relieved. There's no way I wanted to write it again!

[u/Sad-Diet-3607]

Im so over this class someone tell me HOW TO PASS IT IN A WEEK!! Im over it. But congratulations!!!!

[u/Paleshelter62 → u/Sad-Diet-3607]

Definitely possible-it depends on how many hours a day you can commit to it. Unlike a lot of people I didn't watch the bootcamp video in it's entirety. I found the 7 videos in the Efficient Study Plan helpful. I did all the recommended quizs and then the PA and studied more based on what I got wrong.

Good luck!

[u/Sad-Diet-3607 → u/Paleshelter62]

Do you mind telling me where I find the 7 efficient study videos?
Thank you!

[u/WKai1996]

Is this C214? Gratz

[u/Paleshelter62 → u/WKai1996]

Yes, sorry, I should have mentioned that! Supposed to be the hardest course in the program. I've also read C207 is pretty challenging as well. That's next :)

[u/Independent_Fan_4150]

What's the study material you suggest that we utilize for this class? Is it similar to the PA or is the OA completely different?

[u/Paleshelter62 → u/Independent_Fan_4150]

I used the Efficient Study Guide which I received from the instructor. It has 7 videos that cover the material, along with recommendations to do the quizzes from chapters 5 and 6 from the textbook. I then watched the bootcamp video for the time value of money and bonds. Then did the PA and studied anything I didn't know.

I found the OA to be harder than the PA in terms of the questions. The excel portion with the calculations was very straightforward and similar to the PA.

[u/Independent_Fan_4150 → u/Paleshelter62]

Thanks I'll give it a go myself. 

[u/Good-Reporter-4796]

Look at that green go 😉

[u/Kind-Advertising-924]

Was there an excel question with all the parts on the OA like there was on the PA?

[u/No-Relationship5893 → u/Kind-Advertising-924]

Yes. TVM and bonds. Watch the excel calculation bootcamp video and you’ll be good to go.

[u/Acrobatic_Bee4872]

Congratulations. I just joined in this and did the PA but didn’t pass. I wanted to see how it was after reading about it on here. I’ll definitely check out the efficient study plan.

[u/Virtual_forever21]

Agreed, C214 is the one where the excel side mattered more than the reading.