NASBA says no more paper and pencil for CPA Exam - Page 3

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    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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  • #404024
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Guess I'll find out what this is all about on January 3rd!

    #404025
    mla1169
    Participant

    The last time I took AUD they had the wand metal detector and the lady asked if there was any chance I could be pregnant.

    Yeah, there's ONE question you didn't expect to see on exam day.

    I was laughing so hard (my baby days are long gone!) that I could barely sign in.

    FAR- 77
    AUD -49, 71, 84
    REG -56,75!
    BEC -75

    Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

    #404026
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    A coworker of mine recently took the GMAT with the laminated paper and markers… he said it was awful. He couldn't get the marker to write very well and said they told him NOT to erase anything. I am not looking forward to this.

    #404027
    sandy
    Participant

    I also got an email. What is that supposed to mean? I would rather have my pencil and paper.

    #404028
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Sucks for left handed folks. Thank God I just finished testing.

    #404029
    abacus
    Participant

    Bummer. I had to use these for my GMAT (also through Prometric) and was soooo relieved when I was able to use pencil and paper at my first cpa exam appointment. Another reason to wish I had finished this in 2012!

    BEC 81
    AUD 76
    FAR 70, 76
    REG 58, 78! DONE!

    "I am not my intentions. I am my actions."

    #404030

    I am so upset and annoyed by this and couldn't wait to vent about it on Another71.com… I HATED the stupid eraser boards when I took the GMATS! Writing with a marker and laminated board is ridiculous in my opinion. I used up almost every page in my booklet when I sat for BEC at the beginning of the month. I want my paper and pencil back!!

    I guess I'll have to use this at motivation to pass BEC and never have to deal with the laminated paper and marker more then once.

    Not happy…

    REG - 72 (Oct 2011), 74 (May 2012), 80 (July 2012)
    FAR - 77 (Feb 2012)
    AUD - 70 (Aug 2012), 89! (Oct 2012)
    BEC - 71 (Dec 2012), 75!(Feb 2013)

    #404031
    splinter1643
    Member

    I'm hoping Prometric doesn't give me markers that have already gone dry and that I get those fine point markers, not the thick kind we'd might use for highlighting. It's totally time to start doing practice questions with marker and noteboard now!

    CPA license in progress....

    #404032
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I'm sure this is the result of someone cheating, because they are too lazy to pass the exam through hard work.

    AICPA, please publish the identities of ANY individuals caught cheating on the cpa exam, so that their peers can dish out some… correction, shall we say. Kind of like from that movie Full Metal Jacket, what they do to Private Pyle.

    #404033
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Boo to this NASBA! I have a feeling they are tiny square boards and then make us use a thick marker that has been used 100 times. I thought I was being slick jotting down all my mnemonics and ratios right when I sat down… not anymore!

    #404034
    MsMathWiz
    Member

    I woke up this morning to see the email and thought to myself, it just cant get any worse. Someone here posted to become great with the spreadsheets, I guess due to this change now, I might as well! I see way too many issues with this marker/ laminate board idea. Earlier someone stated its going to be like using crayons, I couldn't agree with you more! I would just hate to have a thick marker and then my ink dries out……ugghh the nightmares coming!!

    FAR Jan'13-failed-Next date: Jul 2015
    AUD Sept 2015
    BEC- Nov 2015
    REG- Feb 2016

    #404035
    jelly
    Participant

    Security question: a tester takes the marker and scribbles formulas all over his/her arms, legs, etc. Now what?

    Couldn't pass again!

    #404036
    Mr. Happy
    Member

    Here's some meaningful security measures. Candidates can only wear short sleeve shirts and no jackets in the exam room, and Prometric personnel double check all the paper that went in, came out.

    #404037
    mdrobbin
    Member

    @jelly… I don't get it. If someone was already sitting at their testing station, what good would it do to take that marker and draw formulas on their arms and legs? I don't see how that's cheating… just would be kind of silly.

    Although I would much prefer the paper and pencil, my guess is the pass rate will stay in the same range. We are all in this together so the pain felt by one is felt by all the others aside from the luck of the draw with some crappy markers. Then again, I'm sure people had crappy pencils somewhere as well.

    Just a rainy day at the ballpark… got a little more rain and we all have to pitch in the same conditions. 40%-45% will still pass. The important thing is to not let this get in your head. Push forward and stay focused… let them throw at us what they will… we can still beat it. Bring the pain, NASBA! No other way to look at it for me.

    FAR - 2012 - PASSED (YAEGER)
    AUD - 2012 - PASSED (YAEGER + NINJA NOTES)
    BEC - 2012 - PASSED (YAEGER + NINJA NOTES)
    REG - 2013 - PASSED (YAEGER + NINJA NOTES + NINJA AUDIO)

    ETHICS - 2013 - PASSED

    DONE!!! Thank you A71 for all the support! Hiya!!!

    #404038
    STAT
    Member

    If they want to prevent people from cheating, they should think about having test takers escorted to the bathrooms on breaks by proctors instead of dry erase boards. My first exam, I saw a girl reading her notes while on a break by the entrance of the building then going back in to the testing center. I know she was on break because they asked her if she read any notes while on her break before they let her back in. Guess that was supposed to shame her into honesty, but it didn't work. Not sure if that's what they were trying to accomplish with the dry erase boards.

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