Cemap 1 Help???

alexanderpreece

hi all just joined today as i have just failed my Cemap 1 for the 3rd time!

i passed the first unit last week and failed the 2nd by 1mark and again today same mark (1 mark of a pass!!)

any advice its starting to really get to me, plus the amouth if money i have thrown at its making me feel sick

any help much apreciated!

alex

homer_j_3

sorry to hear that you have failed.

It could be study technique, it could be exam technique, it could be you not understanding the questions or fully appreciating the answer.

Self study doesn't suit everybody - who do you sense check your understanding with?

dunstonh

I'm not sure if it applies to Cemap but it used to the case that if you failed any of the FPC exams 3 times, you couldnt become an adviser.

Please dont take this the wrong way but are you sure that mortgage advise is the right option for you? Cemap is a doddle. If you are having troubles with that, how do you feel about taking the next levels?

The industry gets ever more complicated by the year and perhaps the failure 3 times at the easiest exam is a warning to you that you are not suited to the role. Especially when you consider that passing the exams is the easy bit. Application of that knowledge and seeing clients in the real world is the difficult part. Over half the trainee advisrs joining the industry leave within a couple of years (usually in debt) because they cannot make a success of it. Exams and technical knowledge are not necessarily a guide to who will succeed but it does make you think.

Assuming the three strike rule doesnt apply to Cemap, then the only help I think we can give is 1) think hard about becomming a mortgage adviser and 2) if you still wish to persist, then study more. There is no other way to pass the exam unless you hold the knowledge.

Are you already linked to a firm? Are there any mortgage advisers there who could help you? Or perhaps you could shadow for a few weeks. Seeing the process in real world application can allow a lot of the knowledge to sink into place and give better understanding.

alexanderpreece

thanks, i have been out of study for a while (was in the army for 6yrs!) im only 23 and have been revising like mad, i have spoken to my boss who is a friend and he recommended just getting number1 out of the way then have some time in the job to get a fell for it before doing 2-3? as its alot of work otherwise?

do u know where to get free old study papers? although they are alot easier than actual ones!

yes i am linked to a firm i was thinking of this but only for 2-3? its just thast i am failing by 1 mark for the regs bit, so i think i am going to best think like u stated LEARN MORE!!!

also i have no choice i sold my business to pursue this!

BLUroma

dunstonh wrote: »

Cemap is a doddle.

I think it's an unfair to make a blanket statement and say 'CeMap is a doddle.' MAYBE IT IS/WAS FOR YOU! I don't know you or if you've been in the business for awhile or not, and if you were in the business before you took CeMap. BUT, a lot of people including myself do NOT find CeMap a doddle! I would dare to say it can be a lot harder for people especially if you've come from outside the financial or mortgage industry. I also think it depends on how academic you are, if you're used to studying etc., and also how you learn. I'm currently doing CeMap 2 & 3 and find it difficult...a far cry from a doddle. I've just finished a course with Training R Us and will be sitting my CeMap 2 exam soon, so I will see how much the course helps out compared to doing CeMap 1 through homestudy. For the person who started this thread, I'd suggest you take a course. It will help you get over the parts that you're still not taking in that are causing you to fail. GOOD LUCK!!! ~ BLUroma

dunstonh

I think it's an unfair to make a blanket statement and say 'CeMap is a doddle.' MAYBE IT IS/WAS FOR YOU! I don't know you or if you've been in the business for awhile or not, and if you were in the business before you took CeMap. BUT, a lot of people including myself do NOT find CeMap a doddle!

I'm afraid they are a doddle. If you want hard, then try the diploma or advanced diploma levels. Cemap 1 is basic retention of information and often process of elimination on the mutiple choice answers.

If you struggle with cemap 1 then getting 2 and 3 is going to be harder and if you want to go beyond that and get CEFA and then diploma then you are really going to have problems.

The hardest bit of all is doing the job and surviving. Application of knowledge and getting in front of clients are far harder than the exams.

WildHaggis

Ask anyone in the firm to hunt out old exam papers. Then PRACTICE them all.

Exam technique (this doesnt work for everybody):
Look at the answers FIRST. Guess the question. If you are correct, then mark the question and move on. If not, flag it, and move on. The first go should take you no more than 40% of the entire time for the exam - and you should ideally get 60%marks here.
Once you have taken a first go at all the questions, then review all the flagged questions (the ones you havent answered). Now first look at the question, not the answers. Answer the question in your head, then look for that answer, and look at each of the four answers. There will be two that are definately wrong. Take a best guess at the correct answer. MOVE ON. Do not re-guess, thats when you make the most errors.

oh, and if you look at all the answere, and havent got a clue. 'C' is correct abut 29% of the time...

Kiernan809

I can see whether it's possible to scan up some past papers for you.

You can do a course for around £400 but for one mark it's probably unlikely to be good value for money.

CeMAP is generally a simple exam but it sounds like you're coming from outside of the industry so CeMAP 1 has probably the most information to 'learn'. CeMAP is as easy/hard to learn as anything else, you store the information and process the data as required when recalling. I know some very smart people that have failed the module one exam more than twice as many times as you, if you're determined then don't worry about the failures - as an adviser you're going to be faced with many of them.

Also as has been said do not go back to questions which haven't been marked as unsure/incomplete. Get the ones you can do quickly out of the way before you spend time on the questions which need more thought.

Try to ascertain how you learn best. If you learn best by reading, try to 'file' that information with colour coded highlighting, or condense as much as possible to revision cards. Do you learn best by listening? You can get audiobook revision for CeMAP. Repitition is the only advice that will suit all learning.

http://www.archertraining.co.uk/Documents/8%20Principles%20of%20Accelerated%20Learning.pdf

BLUroma

WildHaggis wrote: »

Now first look at the question, not the answers. Answer the question in your head, then look for that answer, and look at each of the four answers. There will be two that are definately wrong. Take a best guess at the correct answer. MOVE ON. Do not re-guess, thats when you make the most errors.

oh, and if you look at all the answere, and havent got a clue. 'C' is correct abut 29% of the time...

This exam technique is exactly what my instructor in my CeMap 2 course said to do. She said to cover the answers up and answer the question in your head. Covering them up will make sure you to 'KNOW THE ANSWER' and not guess at the answer, so you don't get destracted by wrong answers. When you know it, you know it! Then it's easy to find the 'correct' answer a lot faster too. THIS TECHNIQUE REALLY WORKS FOR ME IN MY MOCK TESTS. She also said, 'DON'T CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS', that's when you make errors, just as you said. If you know your stuff your first answer will generally BE the correct answer. NO SECOND GUESSING ALLOWED! MOVE ON! It's funny you said an answer 'C' if you don't have a clue about the correct answer, I think my instructor said the same thing. If it wasn't her, I definitely heard it from someone else before. Anyway, thanx for your comments and I'll be trying this particular technique when I sit my CeMap 2 exam next week. Thanx ~ BLUroma

charlietopass

Hello,

I'm new to this forum and discovered when in search for help passing my Cemap 1. I seem to be ok with Cemap 2 and 3 but for Cemap 1 the information just won't stay in my head. Also does anyone have any Cemap mock papers?

dr1_2

can you not just do CF6?
thats what i did