[Anonymous]

I don’t know if I correctly understand how FAR is graded. For example, if I did not answer a single SIM but got every MCQ correct, I would start with a 60% right? Someone told me it is not % based which just completely confuses me.

Sorry if this is a stupid question.

[Anonymous]

If you realllllly want to know how it is graded, https://www.aicpa.org/BecomeACPA/CPAExam/PsychometricsandScoring/ScoringInformation/DownloadableDocuments/How_the_CPA_Exam_is_Scored.pdf

there is the site for you to find out exactly how AICPA gives you your magic number (hopefully 75 or above.)

For a short answer, your score is not a percent at all, it is a score on a scale of 0-99. I wanted to find out after I took my first exam, so I read the whole document. People have their own theories and opinions on if it is curved or not, but that link is the only document out there that is straight from the AICPA.

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