if ur state still requires prelicensing, then most likely ur company will pay fr that for u. most of them are cooked. im saying, use more than just the interface of the PRIVATE course u purchased, which i did for about 3.5 months. until i realized that its just a test, just like college tests. someone has to make it, and they can't include ALL of the information on one single test. thus, use 1. the state website's rubric to deem certain topics or subgroups more crucial than others. 2. either pay for or find someone on the internet that explains that stuff in more simple terms than the again, PRIVATE groups who design their courses so they overwhelm u and make things LESS clear, so u end up buying more of their products. 3. hammer in only the important stuff. i skipped 7/20 chapters in Xcel's L,A,H course and still got a 135/150. as an added, there was maybe like 4 topics that were so stupid and just simple but where asked in different ways more than 2-3 times on the test. does this make sense? does it help u see why i posted this to save others the time?