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Finally passed the BS exam after two attempts — here's what actually helped

by Megan P. 446 views3 replies
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Megan P.OP
May 27, 2026

Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I just got my results back yesterday and I passed with a 78, which honestly felt like winning the lottery after failing my first attempt back in February. The first time around I went in pretty cocky — I figured I'd studied enough with just my textbooks and some random YouTube videos. Big mistake. I scored a 61 and felt completely blindsided by how the questions were worded.

Between attempts I changed my whole approach. I found a solid BS practice test site and just hammered practice questions for about six weeks, maybe 45 minutes a night. That alone made a huge difference because I started recognizing the pattern of how they test the material, not just what the material is. I also picked up a dedicated BS study guide that had really clean breakdowns of the sections I kept missing.

For anyone prepping right now, my biggest BS exam tip is don't skip the areas you feel "pretty good" about. That's exactly where I was losing points. Happy to answer questions if anyone's in the middle of studying.

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priya.test
May 27, 2026
Congrats on passing! I'm about three weeks out from my test date and the practice questions thing is real — I didn't start doing timed practice until recently and it's completely changed how I approach the harder questions. The section breakdowns in a good study guide helped me figure out where I was wasting time. What score were you aiming for going in?
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Sarah M.
May 28, 2026
Two attempts is more common than people admit on here. I passed on my second try too and I think the first attempt is almost like a recon mission — you learn how the exam actually tests you, not how you imagined it would. The practice test format really does mirror the real thing more closely than anything else I tried. Good write-up, people need to hear this instead of just the humble-brag first-time-pass posts.
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Megan P.
May 28, 2026
This is exactly the push I needed today. I've been putting off registering because I'm scared of failing, but sitting here reading this made me just go ahead and set a date. Six weeks of consistent practice sounds doable. Thanks for being real about the process.

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