While some of the delayed scores may be “borderline,” I'm not willing to accept it explains all, and for a couple of reasons:
Yes, some individuals may have returned to the forums to report their delayed scores were exactly a 75, and others may have reported they scored significantly higher, we simply lack enough quantitative to draw a statistical conclusion.
2nd, NASBA reported:
“The following scores were released by the AICPA to NASBA from the April/May 2012 testing window: 7,384 AUD, 4,389 BEC, 5,941 FAR and 6,898 REG.”
The delta between the number of AUD and BEC scores was 3,000! A decent variance for the others as well…NOW here's the thing: Looking at the NASBA Q1 2012 report, the number of exams are fairly proportionate across the four sections…Can we conclude ~2,000 – 3,000 BEC scores have yet to be released — Yes, perhaps a reasonable conclusion…
And would you further conclude that ALL 2,500 (~30%) are “borderline” — probably not, sure some, but certainly not all.
What does it mean…
There's either a technical delay, a delay that's part of the standard process, or 30% of this “wave's” BEC candidates are toast. I'm willing to believe it's part of the delay required by manual grading.
LOOK at this NASBA Tweet from JUNE 27, 2011:
Today, 2533 BEC scores were released by #AICPA to NASBA for the Apr/May 2011 testing window. #CPA #CPAExam #Accounting
https://twitter.com/NASBA/status/85394787481567232
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