标题: Always- Dec Pass Rates Lower Than June. Why? [打印本页] 作者: sgupta0827 时间: 2011-7-26 16:58 标题: Always- Dec Pass Rates Lower Than June. Why?
As mentioned in the subject, why are Dec pass rates lower than the ones in June? Is it because the exams are tougher or something else? I am going to give for Dec and was wondering if it would be right to change it to June 2012.
Regards作者: tikfed 时间: 2011-7-26 17:03
Pls delete this thread as it is double post by mistake.
thx作者: Palantir 时间: 2011-7-26 17:08
why ask why cousin?作者: mik82 时间: 2011-7-26 17:14
Probably because people find it more difficult to study during the summer than they do the winter.... At least I would. Plus you have a bunch of big holidays in there and people might be taking school classes also... That is my theory anyway.作者: rohitdoshi 时间: 2011-7-26 17:19
I would say it might be because a lot of the candidates are taking the exam for the second time in June as they may have failed the first go-around in december作者: soverby 时间: 2011-7-26 17:24
clearlycanadian Wrote:
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> I would say it might be because a lot of the
> candidates are taking the exam for the second time
> in June as they may have failed the first
> go-around in december
I kind of assumed december was the 'second chance' for most people. So people who failed once are more likely to fail again the second time.作者: Windjammer 时间: 2011-7-26 17:30
Wow, that's going way back...next up, a New Coke reference?作者: pawn 时间: 2011-7-26 17:46
I agree that the season has a lot to do with it. I know I'm in an overall better mood during the spring/early summer vs fall/early winter (vitamin D, hate the cold, etc.). I'd also feel a lot better writing in June vs December due to weather conditions (at least where I'm from). There's also the holidays factor somebody mentioned (Thanksgiving, etc.).
Another reason why it might be lower in December is because a lot of 4th university students try to write the exam while still having to study other subjects. This might be too much for a lot of people, so they end up failing.作者: cv4cfa 时间: 2011-7-26 17:51
So... this doesn't mean I should skip December and write in June just for the better statistical probability of passing?
The test isn't any harder in December? I just cannot understand why year over year it is always a lower pass rate. A little disheartening.作者: MarginofSafety 时间: 2011-7-26 17:57
School, usually Sept-Dec, meaning studying for multiple things with very little study time
The next semester is usually January- April, leaving 2 months to study.作者: strikethree 时间: 2011-7-26 18:02
football season in the US.作者: bodhisattva 时间: 2011-7-26 18:08
That's not a joke either, most people get most of their studying done on the weekend, and it's massively difficult to study with all the football games on. People working weekends also declines during the NFL season in the US.作者: neil1234 时间: 2011-7-26 18:13
this is counterintuitive...you would imagine DEC would be higher because of all the people who sat in june then took it again in DEC, which likely increased their odds of passing if they kept studying
my thoughts are maybe its too hard for people to begin studying in July (which gives the average candidate 5 months of prep) and many people start in Aug or Sept which is usually not enough time
i was a statistic..i started my level 1 in august and was a band 10 in dec..the retook in june and got >70 in every single section...
