I finished the home study mid OCT. Wasn't to bad you have to work at it a little at a time. Keep in mind that after you leave MSP you wont have access to the system for about 5 or 6 days. You can access the systems section without being signed in up to the final systems exam. At that point you need to be signed in to complete that section. You do have to be signed in to do the entire FOM portion.

Hope that helps