NEW Becker Final Mock Exam vs Actual Score for Q2 2017 and beyond

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  • August 16, 2017 at 2:25 pm #1601475
    BeckerVsActual
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    Hey everyone. Long-time listener, first-time caller here.

    With the upcoming Q2/Q3/Q4 2017 score releases, I’d like to collect data on Becker mock exam performance compared to actual exam performance.

    Eventually, I’ll populate this spreadsheet with data if this catches on and people start reporting scores.

    There’s plenty of similar threads and the like out there, but I’m worried that older data might not accurately reflect the new exam. So, I’d like to get a fresh start and include only data from those that used Becker v3.0+ and took the exam during or after Q2 2017.

    I’d also like to improve the comparability of data by having everyone report in the same way. Reporting scores by testlet for the MCQ section and by individual simulation for the those testlets will improve the quality and usability of the data.

    See an example of how to find and report your scores here.

    Please report scores as a percentage of points available in a particular section. Simulation scores should be reported by individual simulation.

    Example: For the REG MCQ testlet #1, someone who scored a 29/38 should report an 76.
    Example: If Becker reports 34 points available for a simulation, someone who scores 22 points should report a 64.

    A comprehensive example:

    REG Mock exam #1
    MCQ Testlet 1: 76
    MCQ Testlet 2: 79
    Sim 1: 13
    Sim 2: 20
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 0
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 59
    Sim 7: 75
    Sim 8: 83

    REG Mock exam #2
    MCQ Testlet 1: 81
    MCQ Testlet 2: 73
    Sim 1: 50
    Sim 2: 100
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 78
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 100
    Sim 7: 85
    Sim 8: 100

    Actual Exam Score: 85

    Thank you for your help in data-gathering. I think this info will be useful to many candidates worrying about how well-prepared they are for the new exam format (myself included!) Let me know if you have any questions.

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  • August 17, 2017 at 9:57 am #1603157
    Anonymous
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    I don't have access to my FAR scores anymore but I remember my overall mock exam scores.

    FAR Mock exam #1: 73
    FAR Mock exam #2: 72
    FAR Actual: 79

    AUD Mock exam #1: 71
    MCQ Testlet 1: 75
    MCQ Testlet 2: 50
    Sim 1: 70
    Sim 2: 64
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 95
    Sim 5: 67
    Sim 6: 87
    Sim 7: 80
    Sim 8: 70

    AUD Mock exam #2: 69
    MCQ Testlet 1: 75
    MCQ Testlet 2: 72
    Sim 1: 60
    Sim 2: 0
    Sim 3: 67
    Sim 4: 81
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 34
    Sim 7: 50
    Sim 8: 75

    Actual Exam Score: 86

    August 17, 2017 at 10:02 am #1603179
    BeckerVsActual
    Participant

    I don't have access to my FAR scores anymore but I remember my overall mock exam scores.

    No worries! Thanks for sharing! Do you happen to remember the MCQ % vs. the sims?

    The reason why I'm looking to separate them is that the general consensus is the actual TBS on the new exams are significantly more involved/challenging than what Becker has. So, I'm worried that when the sims are averaged into the mock exam scores, they may over-inflate the score. I bet disaggregated scores would be more predictive of actual performance.

    P.S. Congrats on the killer score!

    August 17, 2017 at 10:16 am #1603226
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    FAR Mock exam #1
    MCQ Testlet 1: 85
    MCQ Testlet 2: 79
    Sim 1: 93
    Sim 2: 100
    Sim 3: 68
    Sim 4: 52
    Sim 5: 25
    Sim 6: 100
    Sim 7: 50
    Sim 8: 83

    FAR Mock exam #2
    MCQ Testlet 1: 73
    MCQ Testlet 2: 76
    Sim 1: 92
    Sim 2: 100
    Sim 3: 75
    Sim 4: 43
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 100
    Sim 7: 41
    Sim 8: 50

    Actual Exam Score: 77

    August 17, 2017 at 11:48 am #1603493
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    AUD Mock exam #1: 78
    MCQ Testlet 1: 78
    MCQ Testlet 2: 78
    Sim 1: 60
    Sim 2: 64
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 100
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 87
    Sim 7: 60
    Sim 8: 70

    AUD Mock exam #2: 78
    MCQ Testlet 1: 78
    MCQ Testlet 2: 80
    Sim 1: 70
    Sim 2: 0
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 90
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 34
    Sim 7: 83
    Sim 8: 75

    AUD Actual: 95

    August 17, 2017 at 12:23 pm #1603587
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @BeckerVsActual – Unfortunately no, but the FAR score was from Q1 17 anyway so not applicable.

    August 17, 2017 at 12:24 pm #1603593
    kianakamaile
    Participant

    AUD Mock exam #1
    MCQ Testlet 1: 72
    MCQ Testlet 2: 69
    Sim 1: 70
    Sim 2: 78
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 100
    Sim 5: 67
    Sim 6: 100
    Sim 7: 20
    Sim 8: 60

    AUD Mock exam #2
    MCQ Testlet 1: 80
    MCQ Testlet 2: 86
    Sim 1: 80
    Sim 2: 34
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 90
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 50
    Sim 7: 83
    Sim 8: 75

    Actual Exam Score: 88

    AUD - 88
    BEC - 84
    FAR - 88
    REG - 83
     

     

    August 17, 2017 at 12:51 pm #1603686
    blueselp
    Participant

    AUG Mock exam #1: 67
    MCQ Testlet 1: 64
    MCQ Testlet 2: 58
    Sim 1: 50
    Sim 2: 64
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 95
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 75
    Sim 7: 40
    Sim 8: 60

    AUG Mock exam #2: 73
    MCQ Testlet 1: 67
    MCQ Testlet 2: 83
    Sim 1: 50
    Sim 2: 34
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 81
    Sim 5: 67
    Sim 6: 83
    Sim 7: 83
    Sim 8: 50

    Actual 75

    AUD - 75
    BEC - 86
    FAR - 80
    REG - 81
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    August 17, 2017 at 2:28 pm #1603895
    Superdude3000
    Participant

    I didn't do the Mock Exams for either REG or BEC but those were ‘old format' anyway.

    AUD Mock exam #1: 78
    MCQ Testlet 1: 75
    MCQ Testlet 2: 78
    Sim 1: 60
    Sim 2: 64
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 100
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 87
    Sim 7: 80
    Sim 8: 60

    AUD Mock exam #2: 72
    MCQ Testlet 1: 72
    MCQ Testlet 2: 80
    Sim 1: 60
    Sim 2: 34
    Sim 3: 100
    Sim 4: 81
    Sim 5: 100
    Sim 6: 34
    Sim 7: 83
    Sim 8: 38

    Actual – 89

    REG - 92 (1/17)

    BEC - 82 (2/17)

    AUD - 89 (5/17)

    FAR - 94 (9/17)

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    August 21, 2017 at 12:05 pm #1608809
    baylor grad
    Participant

    AUD ME1 – 71%

    Actual – 86

    FAR ME1 – 72%

    Actual – 81

    FAR - 81

    AUD - 86

    BEC - 89

    REG - 82

    August 21, 2017 at 1:05 pm #1608887
    ThisWasAHugeMistake
    Participant

    FAR Mock exam #1: 68
    MCQ: 55
    Sim: 77

    FAR Mock exam #2: 67
    MCQ: 50
    Sim: 75

    FAR Actual: 83

    AUD Mock exam #1: 78
    MCQ: 79
    Sim: 77

    AUD Actual: 79

    August 21, 2017 at 1:12 pm #1608891
    ageis0101
    Participant

    Only took one of each.

    AUD Mock Exam 1: 79
    AUD Actual: 95

    FAR Mock Exam 1: 82
    FAR Actual: 90

    August 22, 2017 at 1:17 am #1609514
    baylor grad
    Participant

    AUD ME1 – 71%
    Actual – 86
    FAR ME1 – 72%
    Actual – 81
    BEC ME1 – 62%
    BEC ME2 – 69%
    Actual – 89

    FAR - 81

    AUD - 86

    BEC - 89

    REG - 82

    August 22, 2017 at 10:28 am #1609829
    AndrewE
    Participant

    REG Retake: Only took the second Final Exam, first try I only took the first Final Exam.

    REG ME2 – 72%
    Actual – 81%

    BEC – 77
    AUD – 70,75
    REG – 73, 81
    FAR – 09/2017

    Seems to me that the second exam is harder than the first exam most times.

    AUD - NINJA in Training
    BEC - NINJA in Training
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - NINJA in Training
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    August 22, 2017 at 10:30 am #1609836
    Jigalo
    Participant

    Becker:

    Regulation:
    Exam 1 – 82
    Exam 2 – 84
    Actual – 88

    BEC:
    Exam 1 : 82
    Exam 2 : 80
    Actual : 86

    Honestly I have only seen about a 6 point differential in all my becker practice exams to my actual.

    AUD - 86
    BEC - 86
    FAR - 91
    REG - 88
    September 19th needs to hurry up.
    August 22, 2017 at 11:11 am #1609919
    benjo768
    Participant

    FAR Mock exam #1 – overall 69%, used the textbook to look up mcqs i wasn't confident on
    MCQ Testlet 1: 67
    MCQ Testlet 2: 64
    Sim 1: 70
    Sim 2: 50
    Sim 3: 82
    Sim 4: 90
    Sim 5: 0 (Research, skipped because i know how to do these)
    Sim 6: 38
    Sim 7: 75
    Sim 8: 83

    FAR Mock exam #2 – overall 74%, did not use textbook
    MCQ Testlet 1: 67
    MCQ Testlet 2: 67
    Sim 1: 81
    Sim 2: 100
    Sim 3: 83
    Sim 4: 69
    Sim 5: 0 (research, skipped again)
    Sim 6: 95
    Sim 7: 82
    Sim 8: 67

    Actual Exam Score: 83

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