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Whichever one has a class closer to your home

Elite 100%, Yano made Fast Track what it was and Elite is the best hands down! His PG is excellent and get the RS material as well.

Thanks for the input.  Going with Elite and doing the rising star question when the time comes.

Elite. But download the key app for test questions and acronyms.

Why not do both?

If you have any questions like that, from experience, I would advise to E-mail Mike. He is quick to respond most of the time. The lesson plan you are looking for is on his website. You have to register and log in. If you want the paper copy, it is distributed at every class. 

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Why not do both?

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 That's a waste of time and money. Pick a class, follow the program, and study hard. 

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Rising star by far! Trust me on this one ,..

Maybe this will help anyone who is just jumping into the mix. The Key and Elite are essentially the only two "full courses" this time around. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, and each is more suitable for varying study styles which are heavily a matter of preference. Neither will help you if you don't put in the work, and if you put in the work, either course will help you succeed. My concern with both Elite and The Key is the question quality. Elite's are the worst (too wordy, lots of errors, not really exam-like), The Key packet questions are good (not many of them), and the apps for both schools have very weak questions. Call me cynical, but they have a vested interest in ensuring you do well on their questions. It doesn't take a genius to figure out why...but the courses nevertheless have helped many.

It was told to me for my first exam that the best way to attack these exams is to tackle as many questions as possible, which is more valuable closer to the exam, when the knowledge is supposed to be imprinted in your mind as opposed to freshly learned because you just read it, which is when you're more likely to score well. That's why many exam vets will say the Rising Star questions are the best companion to either Elite or the Key, especially when you do them a couple of months before test day. That's when you still have time to focus on those areas where you really need work, which becomes apparent when doing truly hard questions. At least that what I did, and it worked for me more than once. Just my 2 cents. Best of luck to everyone!

Hi Salina,

We will be posting examples later today on our new website and on the forum. This way you'll be able to see if the questions are for you.

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Seriously no joke Rising Star is da bomb. Questions really make you learn that damn patrol guide. Must get. Order one with your study partner and share. Same wit the other schools

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 Not sure about sharing anymore since theyre on an lms. A wise lieutenant once told me that Rising Star is not a school, its an insurance company. Lol

Im def gunna do the exam questions for rising star. Like someone in this thread said and someone else...you can take all the classes in the world but if u cant answer the questions ur not in good shape. Rising star seems to have the best exam like questions and they are HARDER than the exam itself!! Im gunna to rising star question key questions and little of my own PG reading.

This guy is trying to get a discount

Ur right bro gotta keep calm and let it happen

Study and pass the test. Do the right way. Why we always have to think about lawsuit

Agree with Guru! You can't sue DCAS for pushing the test back or keeping the NOE so vague. What would the basis for litigation be? The test is still going to be in June if it gets pushed back pass July 1st then 700 more cops become eligible to take the test as they will have 3 yrs on the job. Approx 11.5 thousand people signed up for this test.... pass rate will hover around 5%

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Agree with Guru! You can't sue DCAS for pushing the test back or keeping the NOE so vague. What would the basis for litigation be? The test is still going to be in June if it gets pushed back pass July 1st then 700 more cops become eligible to take the test as they will have 3 yrs on the job. Approx 11.5 thousand people signed up for this test.... pass rate will hover around 5%

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 5%? So only roughly 500 cops passing on test day? I find that very unlikely, unless they were trying to go back to the days of the exam being every 2-3 years. There is another round of massive retirement coming and a LT exam around the corner. Its going to be a fair amount on the list.

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 Agreed, I feel like well see fairer tests with larger lists. 5% is way too low 

Let me save you some time and trouble. You get what you put in it. School is personal preference. Its a little late to decide between schools at this point if you studying for Sgt exam. I got low 70s on his take home tests and scored in mid 90s on the actual exam

-- Edited by Happy Al on Wednesday 13th of April 2022 02:31:55 AM

FYI; The exam dateS I mentioned for the upcoming Sergeant test at my Valley Stream class this past Monday should be OFFICIALLY released sooooon.
Stay tuned.....
#bestinthebusiness

As of today its going to be on 8/3 and 8/4 with two sessions per day, no in-basket and on a computer. Waiting on venue to confirm; could be the Javits or CUNY. Also the possibility of the 2nd week of August.

#bestinthebusiness

The job is actually doing the right thing (after we, Key/Rising Star, informed them and recommended) for the members who make 3 years in July making them eligible. Good thing is you will get your raw score after you "submit" your test on the computer.

But there are people out there who say we will get nothing done!!!

#bestinthebusiness

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The job is actually doing the right thing (after we, Key/Rising Star, informed them and recommended) for the members who make 3 years in July making them eligible. Good thing is you will get your raw score after you "submit" your test on the computer.

But there are people out there who say we will get nothing done!!!

#bestinthebusiness

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I have a ton of respect for what you guys and Rising Star are doing to help us... but I'll be honest, the test being in August kinda sucks. It kills the summer, and drags this out so much longer than necessary. I've been going extra hard trying to be ready for a June 6 test, so to now hear it'll be August is a slap in the face. @Hennigans404 hit the nail on the head... some of us are coming up on 8 years (I'll have 7.5) and just taking our first test. I really don't care about the July class - most of which probably didn't sign up since the original NOE said June 6, and now they missed the sign-up window.

I know, cops will find ANYTHING to complain about lol. At the end of the day it's not a big deal, it's only a couple of months... but still not the best news!

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It would be nice if they could let us know before Easter. As it stands I'm skipping Easter Sunday, but if it's pushed back another two months I could justify easing off the pedal little.

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 Exactly. I also want to know are we starting over from beginning now with classes? Is cut-off date changing? 8 extra weeks makes a big difference. Many of us put our trust in the Key/Rising Star, I just hope they dont forget that. For everyone who is feeling discouraged just keep grinding it out. Many of our colleagues will drop out as summer approaches, dont be one of them.