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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 01:44PM by brubaker.

Walex

Ok so I looked back at all of the previous threads and it looks like the retabulation is a complete waste of time and money. I also wonder if the CFAI would even actually reverse if they were wrong just to save face.

I'm not talking about being in band 10 and thinking they graded a few questions incorrectly or something, I believe that my exam may have gotten mixed up with another candidate or something.

-Has anyone ever heard of an incidence of the CFAI mixing up a candidates scantron with someone else's?

hassan

if you search back, you'll find this topic comes up every july. IIRC no one has ever switched a fail to a pass -- though I can't say for sure I read all of these threads.

spreads

I am also just going to submit the retabulation. I e-mailed CFA institute and asked if they possibly could have made a mistake and of course I recieved an automated e-mail in return telling me I could submit a retabulation. I replied asking if they have ever had an instance where they did mess up and switch candidates scantron or something (waiting for reply - i'm sure it will be another automated response.)

Anyway... still wondering:

-Has anyone ever heard of a retabulation ever being overturned and getting a passing grade?
-Has there ever been an incidence of them mixing up the candidate's scantron with someone else's?

Carson

brubaker,

That is exactly what I am thinking, I know everyone says it is a waste to do a retabulation if you are in band 10 but I am honestly thinking that they mixed my exam up with someone else's. I do not understand how I could have down so poorly, especially when I left the exam and felt like I had killed it. I don't see how there is anyway that I missed 55 out of 120 questions.

I would like to move on and just put this CFA exam and the last 3 years of wasted time, effort, and sacrifice behind me as well but I will probably just waste the $100 just because if it true then i'm done with anything to do with the CFA forever. The crappy thing is that the retabulation is another 30-60 days of waiting when I should just be moving on.

So I guess my question to everyone:

-Has anyone ever heard of a retabulation ever being overturned and getting a passing grade?
-Has there ever been an incidence of them mixing up the candidate's scantron with someone else's?

AnalystAlan

STL23,

I felt the EXACT same way you did, actually received results similar to yours (I took the test in Atlanta). After nonstop studying, passing three practice exams with +70%, and feeling confident after the test, when I got my results, I was not only surprised that I failed, but was completely taken away by how much I failed. Seven out of my ten categories were in the <50% range, and the remaining three were between 50-70%, with NONE in the above 70% range. I was Band 4. Only last december, when I passed Level 1, I had 7/10 categories in the >70% range, three in the 50-70% range, and none below 50%. So I pretty much did the exact opposite.

Has the CFA ever made mistakes when it comes to scoring the scantrons? I hear that retabulations are a crock, but I also strongly feel that there might be a mistake. Its almost like half of my test wasn't graded correctly, because I find it hard to believe that I didn't earn >70% in any of the sections, especially given my performance during the practice exams and my knowledge/level of confidence of the material. I almost feel like I could have saved 5 months of my life and skipped studying all together, and still have gotten the same results.

Would a retabulation in my case make more sense than somebody who barely failed? I hate grasping at thin air, and would much rather put it behind me, but has anybody come across the CFA screwing up the scoring and having the fail turn into a pass?

Thanks

therecruit

I am sorry to hear that..it must be crushing to perform so well in mocks and then to fall short in the actual exam...since you are in band 7 it may really be a complete waste of money to pay the 100 $ for retabulation..dont let CFAI rob us off more money than they already have!..The CFA exam does seem to focus on asking basic questions in a twisted way as opposed to asking complex questions in a simple/realistic way...