Southern
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I want to ask a dumb question so I apologize in advance for the eye rolls.
Little bit of backstory here, I have been in situations before where if I didn’t pass an exam/class my employment would be terminated so I understand why the academy would be the same way. If you don’t understand it or can’t pass the classes you don’t need to be there.
That being said, how is the academy? Is it just 4 months of unrelenting hell where all you have time to do is study or cry because you’re so overwhelmed by the amount of information they throw at you? Is the pace of the academy relatively smooth? I’m used to working under ludicrously tight timelines and that’s not something I’d be a stranger to. More of a just curious how the academy is formatted and if anyone can testify to life there at the academy? Did you feel overwhelmed, was the information provided in sizeable chunks or could you digest everything you learned adequately?
Second and this kind of goes hand in hand with the academy question above, and I’ll provide some backstory here too. I used to be licensed to sell insurance and studying for that test was tricky, I knew nothing about insurance and the learning curve was just unrealistic. I fortunately passed the exam, but the information they provided just did not make any sense to me. I was so confused the entire time and could not make heads or tails out of what the rules and laws were around insurance and the policies. All that to say so my question is this... can anyone attest to the difficulty of the academy? Is it one of the most difficult things you’ve ever done? Is it more just the looming stress of knowing you could fail out at practically any time that makes it stressful?
Sorry if this was a long winded post or something useless I just wanted to see if anyone could shed some light on a nervous candidate. Also any place where I can go to study ahead of the academy would be helpful if someone knows of anything.
Little bit of backstory here, I have been in situations before where if I didn’t pass an exam/class my employment would be terminated so I understand why the academy would be the same way. If you don’t understand it or can’t pass the classes you don’t need to be there.
That being said, how is the academy? Is it just 4 months of unrelenting hell where all you have time to do is study or cry because you’re so overwhelmed by the amount of information they throw at you? Is the pace of the academy relatively smooth? I’m used to working under ludicrously tight timelines and that’s not something I’d be a stranger to. More of a just curious how the academy is formatted and if anyone can testify to life there at the academy? Did you feel overwhelmed, was the information provided in sizeable chunks or could you digest everything you learned adequately?
Second and this kind of goes hand in hand with the academy question above, and I’ll provide some backstory here too. I used to be licensed to sell insurance and studying for that test was tricky, I knew nothing about insurance and the learning curve was just unrealistic. I fortunately passed the exam, but the information they provided just did not make any sense to me. I was so confused the entire time and could not make heads or tails out of what the rules and laws were around insurance and the policies. All that to say so my question is this... can anyone attest to the difficulty of the academy? Is it one of the most difficult things you’ve ever done? Is it more just the looming stress of knowing you could fail out at practically any time that makes it stressful?
Sorry if this was a long winded post or something useless I just wanted to see if anyone could shed some light on a nervous candidate. Also any place where I can go to study ahead of the academy would be helpful if someone knows of anything.