Social Work

With the TDC program, I went into my exam confidently on my first attempt and passed by a huge margin (I needed 103, and I got 132). But before I purchased my study program from TDC, I was studying all the wrong material. I literally spent months studying the wrong material. I even created 9 different study posters that I plastered all over my bedroom. I thought I knew what I was doing, but I was struggling so much to consume heavy technical knowledge (that I later found out was unnecessary).

Without a single doubt I know this program was the most significant reason I passed my LCSW exam on the first attempt. I would not have been fully prepared without it! Most important though is that I am thrilled with the amount of information I learned that will serve me well in all of my future endeavors as a therapist. Truly Amanda and the rest of the TDC team we’re with me during my entire exam-spurring me on to success! The test-taking strategies you teach were another major factor in my positive result on my first attempt.

I just passed my LMSW exam on my FIRST try today 10/16/20. I am still in complete shock. All I have to say is if you are looking at other study programs or trying to learn those acronyms that so many other programs teach... STOP. This program is all that I needed to pass the exam on my FIRST try. Here's my story: After graduating with my MSW in 2019 I researched into study programs for the LMSW exam. I found this program and decided it was worth the investment if they had a pass rate of 95% and all of these great testimonials. Let me tell you that those testimonials are not lying.

I graduated May 2014 and a month later started studying for the LCSW exam by taking a weekend long course offered by one of the Professors at the University with a group of friends from my cohort. Being that I just graduated and everything was theoretical to me, as I had no frame of reference with most of the information I learned in grad school, it was hard to retain it all. I went on to take the exam and failed. I kept studying and later took the exam again after a year to fail again by a few points.

This is my testimony!! This has been nearly a 20 year journey! I last took LSW exam in 2001. I took the test 2 times and missed them by 6 and 2 points, respectively. I was very broken and swore I would never take it again cause my emotions were wrecked! I was too afraid to take the test again. I am a nervous test taker and was afraid of repeating the same thing. Then my life changed dramatically in Sept 2019, so I faced my test again. This time I was determined to face this giant and watch my fear go away.

This program is Gold!!!! My professor recommended that I invest in it. I was able to see my progress in reading the questions to fully understand the question the question that was being asked. This program truly prepared me to think like a social worker in different settings. I feel more confident in my broader competence of this profession as a whole as opposed to just my own area of expertise. The exam questions were on a similar level of difficulty as questions that are given in the programs Mock Exams.

I am 22 years out of grad school. I took 10 years off from SW, had 3 kids and went back to the field a few years ago. I was so far from my education when I started studying. In my pretest I scored a 48%. What I liked about this program was the mix of audio, quizzes and then tests. Little by little, I retained more and more information . When I hit what felt like plateau, I reached out to the coaches and was redirected to an early lecture about test strategy. I believe that lecture is what brought me over from close to passing to definitely passing.

I submitted my hours back in October 2019 and was approved to take the exam in Feb 2020. I scheduled the exam for May 27th 2020 prior to hearing about COVID. I tried studying and working full time, but eventually I relented and took about 3.5 weeks off from work to devote to studying and self care. I studied about 4 hours a day. Some days, I just decided to not study at all because I needed a break. But having a plan helped me keep on track. I listened to the TDC lectures, took copious notes, and went through the study system step by step.

I PASSED!!!!!! I took the exam Friday May 22, 2020 and passed with the help of TDC!! I took the test in May 18 and failed by 5 points and then had to postpone taking it again due to having a baby; however, when I signed back up to take it I researched other methods of studying because the Apgar book just seemed like it had WAY too much information. I came across TDC and I am soooooooo glad I did. I wouldn't of passed without this study course. The material in the top 50 topics was spot on and Amanda's reasoning as to how to get to the right answers are great.

TDC is simply far more superior than any other program including ASWB, Pocket Prep, Apgar, and Phillip's videos on Youtube. The reason I say that because these other program LITERALLY freaked me out because they made feel there were far more items that I needed to learn. That is NOT true. These other programs go into far more details than needed. They bombard you with so much more than you should be preparing for.
TDC on the other hand, they know what they're tlaking about.
Their approach is on point.
Their organization is on point.