[firehouse]

I’m sure we all have come across that highly competitive individual who always makes it a point to ask your actual score was on a section that you passed, simply to compare to his own, or to just be nosy, period.

I’m in graduate school, where most people are naturally very competitive, including myself. But despite the fact that we are all competitive, there is only ONE guy who is obnoxious enough to ask people what their actual score was. He is actually a friend of mine.

On FAR, he got a 97. He’s smart, no doubt. He took it upon himself to brag about it – and I’m not knocking him for that, don’t get me wrong. I would do the same thing out of excitement. But when I took and passed FAR (after him), I got a 76. I was relieved that I passed. When he asked me what my score was, I got caught off guard and made up a higher number. It really annoyed me that he actually asked.

What would everyone else do in that situation?

[wantmylifeback]

you're going to be a CPA just like him. when doing cpa math…..76 = 97.

BEC - 83 (10/22/10)
REG - 87 (11/30/10)
AUD - 76 (02/26/11)
FAR - 79 (04/26/11)

[Anonymous]

If he says he made a 97, tell him you made a 98. Ha!

Passing is passing whether you get a 75 or 100.

I think as a professional, he should learn some etiquette on discretion.

[nolifecpa]

tell him he's stupid for over studying for a 97 and you're smarter for studying enough for a 76

everyone knows 75 is the perfect score!

REG-65,71,74,73,70,74,79
BEC-60's,60's,69,71,76*,78
FAR-67,66,65,79
AUD-54,60's,65,83*,69,80
*expired

DONE

[Anonymous]

and in AICPA/NASBA math, a 100% is a 99.

[Anonymous]

Some take the attitude that anything above high 70s/low 80s means you studied too much. Yes, a pass is a pass. I've never been able to get above the low 80s

[Anonymous]

@DoucheToiletLLp I love your login name! Very creative.

A pass is a pass. A few extra points doesn't make his CPA any better than yours!

I have a co-worker who actually brought up his grades on the CBA website to throw it in my face that he passed all his tests in 2 windows and his lowest grade was still in the 90's. He did this right after I told him I failed Audit and I was already on the verge of tears. Thanks for the pick-me-up jackass!

Ways to deal with this type of person- avoid talking about the CPA exam all together. If that's not possible, just tell him that you don't feel comfortable sharing your grades. Hopefully he is mature enough to respect your privacy!

[Anonymous]

I think you should tell him “I'm glad you got lucky on the exam by getting only those topics you were familiar with. Thank your lucky stars you didn't get all the topics you DIDN'T know (like the rest of us)!”

[Anonymous]

As I watched Cindy in an Econ lecture today, she referred to people who ask your score as “accounting wienies”. LOL

[PaulCPA]

I would tell him “I passed.” A CPA who gets all 75s on the exam is the same as a CPA who scores all 97s. This person is just looking for people to tell him how “amazing” it is he got a 97. Next time ask him why he didn't get a 100. When he responds, tell him you got a 100. He will ask “How did you get a 100?” And you will explain to this person that a 75 means a pass which is equivalent to a perfect score. I am sure their are plenty of very successful CPAs in this world who scored 75s on their tests.

[jelly]

I suppose you could always mess with the inquirer:

1) “Oh I don't want to make you jealous and cry. Laters!”

2) “I'm a score virgin. Not ready to give it up until I've found the one!”

3) “Really awesome, thanks for asking. Bye!”

4) “I did great, thanks for asking. Now I'm moving on. So I gotta jet!”

Or just keep hitting the ignore button, by smiling and walking away. It kills 'em when you refuse to acknowledge or validate the actions of rude, childish people.

Couldn't pass again!

[PASSED]

75 means that you passed. Anything higher means that you studied too much.

If someone asks my scores, I tell them that I made a 75 on all four exams. I then ask them if that was good enough?

[khanhaustin]

Why is so big deal if any one ask you about the score? Relax, relax and relax……..too much stress in life already! Take it easy, real easy, so sensitive people here.

[Anonymous]

I don't care that my scores weren't that high because a) it doesn't matter, a pass is a pass b) I was more efficient in studying for the exam than the guy with the 97 and also effective as evident in my passing score. Firms want to hire people who are efficient AND effective. If person A put in a 100 hours of studying and received a 75 and person B put in 200 hours and received a 95, who is more efficient? Exactly 🙂

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