[santaclaws]

Is it real??

[shawn in VA]

I thought it was normally curved ? What makes Q1 so special ? Is it more curved?

[barnold]

I also thought it was always curved or normalized? Why else would it always take weeks to get a score back (other than essays on marginal BEC scores?

BEC - 69, 77, 83
AUD - 63, 68, 70, 79
REG - 69, 63, 70
FAR - 60

[A1lessio]

Oh dear god I hope so. My BEC exam is tomorrow. I scored 70 last time and this time I feel way more prepared but keep bombing the new BEC sims.

AUD (08/02/2016)

[shawn in VA]

A1lessio-

Good luck. I got 2 74's in a row. Beyond frustrated with this BEC exam. I will retake in Early July. I hear this window the BEC has a TON of IT questions.

[Anonymous]

If only all the candidates unionized and each got a friend to take it and bomb it

[Anonymous]

O man… all I ask for is a 25 point curve…

[Holly]

I'll take it!

BEC - 79
REG - 85
AUD - 5/27/16

[Anonymous]

that would be amazing!

[tangerinemdr15]

This is great news. I have been the least confident on FAR and now BEC that I took on 5/25. I hope the curve puts me over the edge!!

[FAR_out]

It is never curved, or at least that's the AICPA's formal stand. that's why it's such big news.

[Big Mike]

Hope this is true about Q3 as well. Taking FAR in July and need that curve for that monster

[Trele6]

I suspiciously have a feeling that the new exam is going to be so much harder/shock that the passing rates would fall below 45% across the tests so they are curving the results back up to the 45-50% pass rate.

I highly doubt pass rates for the August score release will be higher than 55% on any section.

First go at the CPA! Only using Becker
Reg / Nov 2015 - 87
Far / Apr 2016 - 79
Bec / May 2016 - 80
Aud / Aug 2016

[A1lessio]

Took BEC today, I like it better with the SIMS, less IT MCQs to completely guess on. I'm going to need that curve for those MCQs.

AUD (08/02/2016)

[zxu2v2]

I agree. With MCQ it is either full credit or zero, but with sims may get partial credits? I hope there will be a curve. I guess we would have to wait til August to find out! That's so cruel!!

[Corey]

I also have never heard of it being curved…having taken REG on May 23rd (and being sick of REG)…I hesitate to reasonably consider how legit this curve may even be…whether it will even happen…and how much it could help.

Mod Edit:

Nope, no curve. Confirmed with VP of Examinations this morning.
— NC CPA Board (@NCCPABOARD) May 31, 2017

It's simply a forum thread … other sites are posting about a possible curve and people are anxiously discussing. @aicpa @nasba
— CPA Exam NINJAs (@another71) June 1, 2017

Yes, we understand that. Just want to make sure everyone has the correct information. Nothing more than that.
— NC CPA Board (@NCCPABOARD) June 1, 2017

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