Pass Your Insurance Exam in Two Days
I want to start with a win: I recently heard from a student who had taken her exam six times and failed each attempt. She discovered my materials, watched my lessons, and increased her score — though she still landed just short of a pass. She scheduled her next attempt two days later and asked one question: what can I do in the next 48 hours to finally pass?
If you are in that place right now — frustrated, tired, anxious — this is the exact plan I would give you. You can absolutely move from repeated fails to a confident pass. It comes down to three things: mindset, focusing only on what matters, and learning the material in a way that actually sticks.
🧠 Mindset: Your First & Biggest Advantage
Your thoughts and emotions determine how well you can study and recall information. If you are studying while stressed, worried, or telling yourself “I’m a terrible test taker,” your brain will be less able to absorb and retrieve what you need on exam day.
Start by changing the story you tell yourself. Celebrate the fact that you keep showing up. Someone who signs up again after multiple fails is determined and capable — remind yourself of that.
“A fail on the exam does not mean you yourself are a failure.”
Practical mindset steps:
- Pause for 5–10 minutes of deep breathing before each study block and before the test.
- Replace negative self-talk with factual affirmations: “I have prepared. I can learn what I need.”
- Address stress and overwhelm first. If you are too anxious to study, do a short mindset reset (breathing, quick walk, or a calm playlist) before hitting practice questions.
📚 What to Study: Focus on What is Most Tested
Most state-approved courses are comprehensive and dense. They often read like textbooks and give you a lot of material without prioritising what the exam actually tests most often. That’s why many people study hard and still feel the test asks them different things.
Here is what you need to know:
- The exam is not asking you to memorize every detail from a textbook. It focuses on certain concepts that appear more frequently.
- I have been teaching insurance exam prep since 2017 and have taught thousands of students. That experience lets me tell you which topics are commonly tested and which are rarely asked.
- State law content varies by state. Some states test state law frequently; others do not. You should prioritise the general industry concepts first and then shore up state-specific regulations where needed.
Key topic areas to prioritise:
- Personal lines: dwelling, homeowners, automobile — these are heavily tested in most states.
- Basic policy concepts: insurable interest, indemnity, types of policies, limits, endorsements, exclusions.
- Testable life and health fundamentals if you are sitting those exams.
- State-specific regulations when your state emphasises state law on the exam.
👩🏫 How I Teach So You Remember & Recall
I teach in a way that sticks. Why? Because I was a middle school teacher whose job was to raise test scores. I learned how to take complex content, simplify it, and present it with visuals, memorable tricks, and test-taking strategies.
My lessons focus on:
- Simple visuals and charts to make connections clear.
- Concrete examples that match how questions are written on the exam.
- Test skills and strategies — how to read a question, how to eliminate wrong answers, and when to trust the longest option or other common patterns.
Many students report learning more in one hour of a focused, well-structured lesson than in weeks of trying to read dense course material that doesn’t explain how the exam actually behaves.
⏱ Two-Day Study Plan That Actually Works
If you only have 48 hours, here is a focused, realistic schedule to maximise your chance to pass.
- Mindset reset (30–60 minutes)
- Brief breathing exercise and a short walk.
- Write three things you’ve improved since your last attempt (e.g., score increase, understanding of a concept).
- High-yield video lessons and notes (Day 1: 4–8 hours)
- Watch the lessons that cover the most-tested topics (personal lines, dwelling, homeowners, policy basics).
- Use concise student notes and visual summaries to reinforce those lessons.
- Stop and do short practice quizzes after each major topic to test recall.
- State law focus (Day 1 afternoon or Day 2 morning: 1–2 hours)
- If your state has a high weighting for state laws, study the most frequently tested rules, department regulations, and continuing education basics.
- Use a condensed state law packet to get the exact numbers and specifics without the fluff.
- Practice test simulation (Day 2: 2–3 hours)
- Take a timed practice exam to simulate the test environment.
- Review every missed question — understanding why an answer is wrong is as important as knowing why another answer is right.
- Final review and calm preparation (Evening before & morning of test)
- Light review of one-page notes and visuals.
- Avoid cramming new content the morning of the test. Do a short mindset reset, breathe, and arrive early.
- On the exam, read the questions carefully, eliminate clearly wrong choices, and remember simple test tips.
💎 Study Resources & Support Options
To help you focus, here are structured options that cover the essentials and give you support while you study:
- Gold Classic — A focused video series covering the most common and most-tested topics across all states. These lessons are ordered to teach you what matters first so you can remember it under exam pressure. (Current pricing noted at the time you check the website.)
- State Law Study Guide — A condensed document and companion video for states that test laws heavily. This saves you time vs wading through lengthy state manuals.
- Gold Plus — Gold Classic, with the state law study guide for a complete self-study solution.
- Gold Plus Live — Gold Plus, with access to live classes where instructors review topics, run game nights, and answer questions in real time.
- Platinum — Everything above plus on-demand tutor support (a tutor in your pocket), a private study group, and direct instructor access for fast answers while you study.
We also offer ongoing live classes, a community where students ask questions and find study buddies, and structured student notes and visuals that you can download and print.
For details and to find the right package for your state and exam type, visit insuranceexamqueen.com.
🔔 Quick Test-Day Tips & Mindset Reminders
- Speak kindly to yourself. Remind yourself: you are prepared, you are capable, and you will do your best.
- Use test-taking strategies: eliminate wrong answers, look for keywords, and watch for choices that rephrase the same idea.
- If you see the word fail on your score report, treat it as a map — it shows what to study next, not who you are.
- Get good rest the night before. Study blocks are less useful if you are exhausted.
🎉 Final Encouragement
Failing the exam multiple times does not define you. Your persistence proves you can do this. Get your mindset right, focus only on the most-tested material, and use targeted lessons that teach the way your brain remembers. With the right plan and support, you can go from frustrated to passed — sometimes in as little as two days of focused, smart studying.
If you are ready to be done with confusion and start studying with a clear strategy, head to theinsuranceexamqueen.com, pick the resources that match your state, and let’s get you across the finish line.
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