Why can't we all be like Texas
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The passing score will vary by discipline and session. So scores aren't of much utility to employers.
While is may be nice to know your passing grade it really doesn't matter in the scheme of things. You get the same post-nominals with a barely pass as a 100%. The veterans around here will all tell you that a year from now, you won't care what score you got.
While is may be nice to know your passing grade it really doesn't matter in the scheme of things. You get the same post-nominals with a barely pass as a 100%. The veterans around here will all tell you that a year from now, you won't care what score you got.
leggo PE
Straight Waffle-izer
I'm four days post finding out I passed, and I don't care for a single second that I didn't get my score. Trust me, when you've failed it and find out your score because of that fact, you don't really mind not knowing the number score for your pass!
EhmayWuntee P.E.
Asst. Director of Public Works
The only real reason I see a benefit of knowing your score is so you can pass along to future takers any decent study habits. I was able to have my actual score fall correctly into my range of assumed scores based on my tally of questions I got 100%, 50%, or 25% correct.
I did not get a score for my FE, but I still would have liked to know how I did. Maybe it's the fact that every other test we have seen a true grade or that since they are saying no you cannot have this, now we want it...
Those of you that say you enjoy not being able to see your score, do you think you would actually look or be tempted to look if it was actually available?
I did not get a score for my FE, but I still would have liked to know how I did. Maybe it's the fact that every other test we have seen a true grade or that since they are saying no you cannot have this, now we want it...
Those of you that say you enjoy not being able to see your score, do you think you would actually look or be tempted to look if it was actually available?
Oh, I'd look if it were available. But it would have no more effect on me today than knowing the score of any other pass/fail test I've taken the last 20 years.
leggo PE
Straight Waffle-izer
Sure, I'd look. But I don't "enjoy", per say, not having my score. I just don't care that I don't have it in the first place.
I definitely care less about having an exact score, but I would love to receive a graded exam back to go over the problems I missed and areas of weakness. It's just my old college habits, I'm sure, but I learn most from reviewing exams. Oh well, learning from the exam is not the point of the test and I got over it pretty quickly!
I agree with this. I would love to take a look at the solutions for the problems that truly stumped me and see if maybe my reasoning was correct for a few I wasn't sure about.
Broncineer
Well-known member
I don't care what score I got. I checked it, sure, but I don't really care. That green box was the most important part.
I did just check the NCEES website yesterday, though. Just to make sure that box was still green...
I did just check the NCEES website yesterday, though. Just to make sure that box was still green...
leggo PE
Straight Waffle-izer
That's pretty common. People still do that years after the fact.
Sometimes it's done not under the pretense of starting a fake results thread.
blee26
Well-known member
I'm going to assume I got an 80/80. But realistically, I felt like I was in the range of 55-63 out of 80. Passing is passing!
