[NeedsA75]

Is each box weighted just like a MC question? Or are all boxes worth the same amount of points and it only matters the percentage of boxes you get correct for each question? What about the research question? If you get that right does it count as much as getting another sim question correct that has 10 boxes?

I’ve always wondered about this…not sure if there are any definitive answers out there. Anyone know?

[mjbey1s]

If you figure this out, please let the thousands of us know on this forum. No one knows how they are graded. I had two tests I thought I bombed the SIMS on and passed with over an 80. Think I got about half of the sims right on FAR so I'm praying the same happens and I am done with this test forever…

[NeedsA75]

OK – so basically there is no official answer regarding the sims. The lack of transparency regarding the scoring of this exam is alarming. Its more than a little ridiculous actually..

[mjbey1s]

That would be correct. Just hoping for a 75 on this last one on 11/4 so I never have to think about this exam ever again…it has literally damaged me…

[letsrun4it]

MJBEY1s – I'm with you. I test in 36 hours and I think this has taken part of my soul! I failed REG once and that just emotionally was tough, praying I pass FAR!

BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?

[Trele6]

I'm pretty sure the AICPA just drops a list of grades into a hat and randomly pull out numbers and that is how your SIMs are graded…..

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

[A1lessio]

is 75 even a percentage or it is just a raw score based on something we have no idea how to calculate.

AUD (08/02/2016)

[Trele6]

@A1lessio, it is just a number. Your score report specifically states that it is not a percentage. Technically it is your “advisory score”.. which means nothing other than it is some arbitrary number they make up and assign to your results.

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

[tman102938]

“The CPA Examination uses a scoring algorithm called Item Response Theory (IRT); scores are not derived by simply counting the number of correct responses. For each section, answers to the multiple-choice questions across the 3 testlets are used as a single collection of responses to determine the single score for the MCQ portion of the exam section. Similarly, for the AUD, FAR, or REG section, answers to the questions across the 6 or 7 TBSs are used as a single collection of responses to determine the single score for the TBS portion of the section. The individual tasks are not weighted.”

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Everyone has a different interpretation, but the quote above is straight from the AICPA…

BEC:69,79 PASS
FAR:77 PASS
REG: 7/30
AUD:68,64

"If you want something, go get it. Period."

[KJ]

AICPA score FAQ also says you can get 3 medium testlets still pass but have to do really good on all 3 testlets to pass oppose to someone getting medium/difficult testlets who has better/equal chance of passing depending on their responses for each difficulty level testlets.

Heard stories about people leaving 2 SIMS blank and still pas so they might have done really good on MCQ.

FAR - August 2016
AUD - September 2016
REG - October 2016
BEC - November 2016

Remember: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein

[NeedsA75]

I swear I got 3 medium testlets when I took FAR…didn't ace them all either. I got a bunch of partial credit on the sims but didn't ace those either. Still passed with a 76.

I'm pretty much convinced you just have to do better than 50% of the people who take it in a testing window regardless of what your raw score is..

I dug up an old thread where someone said they spent 3 hours on the MC and did 0 sims…literally left them all blank and still got a 59. Doesn't make sense to me based on their grading criteria..

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