One more grading question…oh who am I kidding this will not stop until 2/3! :D
I know that I did well on the MC questions for Auditing on Wednesday. As I mentioned in another thread, I didn’t notice an uptick in difficulty per-se but I also didn’t differentiate between questions in Wiley or CPAExcel that were easy, difficult or medium. To me the questions were familiar and the concepts very comfortable. So I have reason to believe that I did well on the MC questions.
I went home and reproduced all the SIMS questions (within reason). Here’s what I came up with (none of this will help anyone figure out any questions so I am safe):
Sim 1: Depends. Four questions with two columns of answers each. If each cell (intersection of column and row is its own answer) 7 of 8 correct. If each row is its own answer (you have to get both answers on the row correct for credit) 3 of 4 correct.
Sim 2: (research sim) After research, I believe I got it right.
Sim 3: Completely correct. Whether each cell was counted as its own answer or each row constituted a question, I was 100% correct on this one.
Sim 4: Difficult sim but tested the same exact concept as sim 7 in the same format (this was the easier of the two). I have no idea how I did, it was hard. Let’s assume 50%.
Sim 5: correct 6 out of 7 answers—flubbed one.
Sim 6: Guessing 60-70% based on what I can remember of my answers. There were five questions with four columns for a total of 20 possible right answers. But I am not sure if each cell is its own answer with its own points or each row must be correct.
Sim 7: Spawn of Satan 666. Tested the same concept as Sim4 but the facts were outrageously hard on a very complex topic. Hope for 50% and even moreso hoping that this is the pre-test question.
Based on these facts….with a very good score on MC would the sims be enough (I know everyone is guessing, but I am curious) to get me by—also assuming they don’t throw out the sims I did well on? I’m trying to decipher the archaic grading model…found the Ark of the Covenant but still haven’t found whether I would get through this auditing monster.
Thanks,
CPAPending
BEC 88 Feb 2012
REG 5/29/2012
FAR 8/31/2012
A CPA Flatliner for years now...looking forward to being revived in September 2012.
