NASBA says no more paper and pencil for CPA Exam

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  • #175381
    Anonymous
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    Did you guys get the e-mail from NASBA that they’re getting rid of scratch paper and pencils for the exam?

    “Effective January 1, 2013, in lieu of scratch paper and pencils, candidates will be provided with two double sided, laminated, colored sheets called “noteboards,” as well as a fine point marker for making notations.”

    Hmm. What are your guys’ thoughs?

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  • #403994
    ti807910
    Member

    I just saw that!! What is this?!

    FAR: 72, 68, 73, 78 (passed)
    REG: 61, 70, 73, 63, 78 (passed)
    AUD: 65, 84 (passed)
    BEC: 89 (passed)

    NASBA gave Doby a passing score, Doby is freeee!!

    #403995
    LSNYC
    Member

    My thoughts good for trees bad for CPA candidates.

    A - 61, 91!!
    B - 78!
    F - 76!!!
    R - 71, 73, 74, 69, 77!!!!

    Finally done!

    This is my 2nd attempt at the exam, I had two parts passed (failed many) and I stupidly quit, big mistake. Now I'm back and with a vengeance!

    #403996
    MRSJLeon917
    Member

    I think it's pretty terrible….screw the trees, I want my paper and pencil!

    I am testing the first week in January, so I'm curious as to how this will go, especially since I'm taking BEC and am expecting a lot of calculations (which I like to write a lot for)

    AUD (5/25/2012): 91
    FAR (10/22/2012): 89
    REG (11/28/2012): 89
    BEC (01/05/2013): 82
    Ethics Exam: 90

    IL Licensed CPA - 7/15/2013

    A long journey, officially DONE!

    #403997
    Igotthis
    Participant

    I just got the email too. I personally think it is ridiculous, wouldn't it cost more to use those “noteboards” instead of recycled paper and pencil. Also, the likely hood of getting a marker that runs out of ink is higher then breaking a pencil point.

    They should also have announced this now and start this new process during the middle of 2013 or in 2014.

    I am just extremely bitter about this new change since now I got to purchase some noteboards and practice with them during my practice exams…

    #403998
    jsblamer
    Participant

    So you make your notes with marker instead of a pencil, so what. Why did NASBA even take the time to send an email out on this?

    B -
    A - passed
    R - passed
    F - passed

    #403999
    NEWGUY85
    Member

    Wow this is ridiculous!

    B-72, 1/28/2013
    A-68, 70, 77 passed
    R-77 passed
    F-70, 75

    #404000

    I'm assuming its the kind where you can wipe off the marker to clear space?

    CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
    REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
    BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
    AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

    (Combinations of Roger, Yaeger, Wiley Book, Wiley TB, & NINJA Notes)

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    #404001
    kesm
    Participant

    This is awesome. All I ask for are a few different colored markers (so I can draw pretty pictures when I have a brain freeze). Black and white is so 1970.

    BEC: 74,74,76
    REG: 70,
    FAR:
    AUD: 70,74,

    #404002
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    If you think changes like this are for your benefit. You are mistaken. My guess is there is much less space to write. Markers will dry out. This equals time away from the actual exam. I don't see the problem with the paper and pencil currently in use. A fine tip marker? For the first few users. Then it will be like taking a test with a crayon.

    If the pass rates are too high just lower the number that pass. These stupid changes benefit no one and just piss people off.

    #404003
    Noct
    Participant

    Makes no difference to me. The only exam where I even touched the paper was BEC.

    FAR - 79 - 07/2012
    AUD - 65, 78 - 11/2012
    BEC - 76 - 11/2012
    REG - 78 - 01/2013
    ETH - 98 - 01/2013

    Material: Wiley books

    #404004
    sharp315
    Member

    Having used the whiteboard on my GMAT, I can say with certainty this is terrible. Whiteboards and formulas don't go well together. This makes the exam unnecessarily more difficult, and that's not an exaggeration.

    BEC: PASS
    AUD: PASS
    FAR: PASS
    REG: PASS

    #404005
    musicamor
    Member

    Does anyone know why they're doing this? Another security measure?

    Texas CPA - licensed in 2012!!!

    #404006
    Jobless2CPA
    Member

    Will I be given fine point markers or fat highlighter type of markers? How the hell am I going to draw a small t account with a highlighter? This is ridiculous

    #404007
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I hope they give us tissues or something to clean the laminate off when we run out of space.

    #404008
    ti807910
    Member

    Part of the reason I don't like this is because I was using the front page of my scratch paper booklet as a sheet where I would write down all my formulas and mnemonics, etc. I highly doubt there will be room for that now 🙁

    FAR: 72, 68, 73, 78 (passed)
    REG: 61, 70, 73, 63, 78 (passed)
    AUD: 65, 84 (passed)
    BEC: 89 (passed)

    NASBA gave Doby a passing score, Doby is freeee!!

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