[jeff]

The other thread was freaking out from so many posts I guess…(4,799 is max?) let’s try a new one.

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[Anonymous]

Yeah 15 points…..but I have read in here that it is calculated based on a computer program and only reviewed if close. I mean…in all seriousness…there are bound to be some glitches in the system the first couple runs. In fairness, that could push the scores higher or lower…not necessarily lower. This is what ambiguity in a scoring system does…makes people question.

The only true way to know is if someone who didn't pass and got a breakdown would be willing to indicate their comparative effort in that category. Hopefully I won't have that info…but if I do…I'll share what I find out.

[lynn2007]

ohhhhhhh I really hope nasba gets back up and running….like now 🙂

FAR - 75! 🙂
AUD - April 25
BEC - 71, May 27
REG - Not scheduled yet

[plspray4me]

yeah kinda concerning about the scores, someone make in the 90s lol so I can relax

FAR - 1/20/2011 91 NTS - 444 LA
BEC - 2/26/2011 86 NTS - 444 LA
REG - 4/21/2011 ?? NTS - 444 LA
AUD - 5/24/2011 98 NTS - 444 LA

[Anonymous]

is the site down?

[plspray4me]

yup

FAR - 1/20/2011 91 NTS - 444 LA
BEC - 2/26/2011 86 NTS - 444 LA
REG - 4/21/2011 ?? NTS - 444 LA
AUD - 5/24/2011 98 NTS - 444 LA

[Erica H]

Remember, the WC portion is NOT graded on whether the content is accurate, it is ONLY graded on whether it is grammatically correct, spelled correctly and uses proper transition words to indicate that a topic was developed.

If your score is borderline passing it *may* be reviewed by an actual human to determine if your score needs to be bumped up or down. However if your score is definitively passing or not passing it will almost certainly not be reviewed by an actual person and technical accuracy of the statements is not assessed by the computer grading.

Note: there was recently a 60 Minutes topic on an SAT student who figured out that longer essays scored significantly higher on average than shorter ones, even if the content wasn't as good. He actually did a poll on it.

AUD - 92
FAR - 73, 82
REG - 72, 82
BEC - 84 DONE!!!!!! 🙂

[Anonymous]

It's really interesting to me that a couple of you have posted that your WCs were completely off the wall and not BEC content. Mine were exceedingly basic questions – I thought it just proved that they weren't interested in your technical knowledge, because these were so easy I'm pretty sure someone who'd never taken an accounting class could have come up with a halfway decent answer. Well, one required some accounting knowledge, but not much. It's odd how these questions can vary so much.

[Anonymous]

I don't remember what my WC topics even were!!

[Anonymous]

My OASIS didn't even change yet – BTW.

[mjl01906]

NASBA going down is probably the most irritating thing ever

[Erica H]

Geez, at this point between last year and this year I think I must have done about a dozen of those stupid WC's by now between all my exams. I will definitely say that I've been lucky and have had topics I knew fairly decently, which truly does make it much easier to write about it.

For me, anyway, words just don't flow onto the page as well if they are just B.S. and not some kind of actual information…. Well, I'd like to think so, anyway. 😉

AUD - 92
FAR - 73, 82
REG - 72, 82
BEC - 84 DONE!!!!!! 🙂

[happy75]

@Bammers2 and the gang,

Congratulations to you all for passing BEC (or other last sections)!!

I feel as if I know you well by reading so many of your posts.

It's so nice to see you stick around and give each other a pep talk (or just make people laugh) even after passing all 4 sections.

You guys are awesome.

Best wishes to you all!!

[happy75]

@tamaradawn78,

Your glass is now half full.

Congratulations!

[plspray4me]

this blows

FAR - 1/20/2011 91 NTS - 444 LA
BEC - 2/26/2011 86 NTS - 444 LA
REG - 4/21/2011 ?? NTS - 444 LA
AUD - 5/24/2011 98 NTS - 444 LA

[Anonymous]

Just to add – the WCs have to be on topic, but not technically correct. If the topic is “write about the sky, the clouds, and the birds,” you can write:

“The sky is green, birds can't fly, and clouds turn red during the spring.”

That is perfectly acceptable. You're on topic, even though the content is technically wrong. I received a “stronger” in my FAR WC in 2010. I wrote a long essay with a beginning, middle, and conclusion, on a topic I barely knew anything about. I even looked up the topic after the exam and thought I blew it because my answer was technically wrong. It doesn't matter. They check grammar, spelling, being on topic, and having a beginning, middle, and conclusion.

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