VERY hard. They have all the records from where every salesperson’s license is hung and with whom and for how long from day one.
Exactly. So find some dried-up old prune of a broker who will let you do most of the work, “work” for them for 4 yrs, then take your exam.
Sweeten the deal with some nice kickbacks, and hope that the prune will be too senile (or dead) to testify to anything a few years after you gain your license.
NY is much more reasonable in this regard. 2-3 years non-consecutive (but full-time) experience covers it, and you also get some “credit” for buying and selling houses on your own, leases, etc.