Friday, November 07, 2008

Taking the plunge

It wasn't until I received the email from TL Ma-an that everything started sinking in: I AM OFF TO THE SERIES 7 LICENSURE TRAINING ON MONDAY and there was no turning back.

I remember wanting to be licensed as early as June of this year especially after Roanne had told me about her cousin who was already a licensed broker, but thought it was a long shot because not everybody is given a chance to be trained. I was even informed by the Recruitment Specialist during my initial interview with AWWC that there were only around 30% of the population in AWWC who were licensed because training and administering the exam is expensive (around $250-$300/person) so I didn't really expect that I'd get endorsed this early.

If Shin was not exaggerating, this could be the hardest I'll ever have to study in my entire life. It is scary just thinking about it because I know I'll have info overload in the next 30 days and I don't know what technique to resort to just so I can grasp everything and actually retain it until after the exams. But again, I'm in no position to complain. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance and I sure wouldn't waste it. I did not let go of the HTMT and IBM Daksh offers just to screw up this opportunity and give up without a fight. So if this means studying over the weekends and skipping going out at any time for the whole duration of the class, or downing Ginkgo Biloba in between, I'll gladly endure it.

Pass or fail? It's all up to me. It's terrifying but I'm taking the plunge. There's nothing to lose anyways.

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