i took mine back in august. its not hard, just tricky. its 100 Multi questions. some questions ask very specific details. other than that, donno what to say to help. Are you doing this thru correspondance? I actually tried this the first time, and took some pretests (old tests) and found i knew nothing. i ended up taking a tutorial course thru bcit.
you need 80% or higher for honours. but honestly, dont know what that actually means or if it really matters.
if you have financial background, it should be relatively easier on you, but however do not take it for granted.
vol1, mainly theory questions and scenario questions, ok an easy one, "if pat and bill start a business together, what type of business are they most likely in?" answer: "partnership (no, writing down G: teh gay one is not an answer =P) there are maybe a few questions on yields but pretty basic. you will breeze through this if you have a financial calculator.
vol2, more in depth, more specific rules, theories, and calculations. depending on the person, i personally found vol2 much easier than vol1, but a lot more memorizing of formulas. a non formula eg question "your a licensed ia in bc, ur clients are in calgary, u promise them this price, you promise them it will sell at this other price in this other time, and garantee a buyer, what laws have you broken?" answer: every fucking rule to make u lose ur license... ("exnay on the discussionay" is not an answer)
haha, one question i know i fucked up on was "edna is 87 years old, she wants to invest her nest egg in something safe, steady, what do u reconmend?"
i wrote down seg fund, why, haha, forgot, its in HER best interest, not mine
100 MP, 2hrs to write it. good luck.