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hezagenius Wrote:
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> There has only been one instance to my knowledge
> when a retab was successful. I believe it was the
> December 03 or 04 exam and there ended up being a
> computer error that incorrectly scored some tests.
> It might have been a few thousand tests but I
> can't remember now. Someone did a retab and the
> error was found so CFAI went back and reran all
> the tests to find all the ones that were scored
> incorrectly.
>
> I did a retab a few years back strictly for peace
> of mind knowing full well that there was probably
> less than 1 in 1,000,000 chance it would be
> overturned. It wasn't but I still felt the $100
> was worth it. Pretty irrational reason but humans
> aren't rational. It really is a waste of money
> but if it makes you feel better, go for it.

This is why the exams are all hand checked after they are run through the scantron. I think I know what you're talking about. There was a very prominent CPA who sat for the Level I in '03 who scored <50 on FRA. Naturally he was like wtf and had his results retabbed. Turns out that he used a #1 pencil or something and the scantron wasn't picking up most of his marks.