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Sabalo wrote: » If your score in each of the sections listed on the test is maxed out, I suspect that you could infer that your score is the maximum score. Generally, people who max the sections out get 1000.
Zartanasaurus wrote: » Some people are really good test takers. Others are not. Remember that guy you went to school with that barely studied the night before, and knocked the final out in 30 minutes with an A while everyone else was taking 2 hours? That was me. Multiple choice tests are a joke most of the time.
Paul Boz wrote: » Spoken like a true 3.0 student... Not to be a dick but to treat anyone capable of perfection on an exam as a **** is both ignorant and insulting. You really have to look at context more so than pure results. Nothing beats studying your butt off and really owning the material like being accused of cheating. Some people study for perfection, not just to pass. I can tell you that when I take a SANS exam - which tells you whether you got a question right or wrong immediately - I physically cringe when I see that I failed a question.
Mike-Mike wrote: » what's a 3.0 student? GPA?
N2IT wrote: » I think aceing an exam one time isn't a good indicator of dumping. I would be more suspicious of someone cracking out exams one right after another and nailing 900's or 90%+. That's just me though
eMeS wrote: » LOL, I agree, but also would point out that Mojo is from the UK, where they use an entirely different grading scale than we are used to here in our schools. Perfection is very uncommon graded against that scale, and although I don't completely agree with his sentiment, I can see where he's coming from.... However, we all know that the vast majority of certification exams are not graded according to a UK-type grading system.... MS
NinjaBoy wrote: » However on various other forums, there have been reports of scores over 1000. Until Microsoft actually confirms that 1000 is the highest score any guesses are educated asumptions -Ken
Mojo_666 wrote: » What does that even mean? I am got the feeling Pauls comment was supposed to be an insult, but is it an insult if you do not understand it? The irony of being called ignorant by someone who just might be ignorant is not lost on me either.
Hada944 wrote: » Perfect scores are great. You get more money, respect and the unending love of beautiful women (or men, whatever). I'll never get a perfect score because I'm just not that smart. I had a mediocre GPA for my undergrad degree and a good one for my grad degree (although that does not count as much since it was an online school). I've applied for a lot of jobs and on those that I went on an interview to, none of the hiring managers ever asked me for my GPA or a score from my cert. I only have one, so it usually never comes up. What do you call the guy who graduated last in medical school? Doctor. All that being said, if I got a perfect score I would brag like an 11 year old girl with a new Hannah Montana shirt too.
Turgon wrote: » Yes it's a bit different here. I guess the ethos is there is always room for improvement.
eMeS wrote: » Only Paul can tell us, but I'll tell you how I see it. Expecting mediocrity will only ever produce mediocre results. In the US most grading scales go from 0.0 to 4.0, with 4.0 being the highest. A 3.0 is at a "B" level, and would technically be considered "above average". However, given the way our system works, "above average" is not really "above average". A 3.0 gpa in college in the US is somewhat mediocre, maybe even below mediocre. In the US it's possible to achieve perfection in grading. The majority of certification exams are not graded according to a UK-based system, and therefore achieving a perfect score is not only possible, it happens often. We have an odd system in the US. It's as if it's designed to make everyone feel good themselves, rather than to truly show how one compares to others. If you really want to get into the oddities of our system then we should discuss the significant number of people (mostly in high school) who do "better than perfect" on a 4.0 grading scale, some of them achieving up to a "5.0 GPA" for taking classes that are worth more grade points on the 4.0 scale.... MS
Turgon wrote: » I suppose so, but I guess you always have to leave room for those folks who are just really good at testing, pick up the subject very well and are extremely well prepared. The acid test is the field though. If someone has lots of great qualifications and fabulous scores ideally it tells me something about their capability, but confidence in someones ability to handle a high visibility complex change with potential impacts for a gadzillion customers isn't earned in the testing centre. Yes it's a bit different here. I guess the ethos is there is always room for improvement. One observation about the GPA thing is some people do seem to get very hung up about it.
cabrillo24 wrote: » I've gotten near perfect scores with about 30 days of studying for my CompTIA certifications. All about understanding concepts, experience and really depends on how well people absorb the material. The exams themselves are not difficult and pretty straight forward, so if someone achieves a perfect score, it's not out of the realm of possibility. I do know that brain **** run rampant, but certifications honestly don't mean a thing if you don't have the experience to back it up.
N2IT wrote: » I would like to retract my statement if at all possible. My point which I didnt a $hitty job of explaining is people who get 15-20 certs in a year score 900's and average 10 mins a test. Those to me a dumpers.
Turgon wrote: » I would say 10 minutes a test is probably a fairer indication of that. But I understand what you are getting it. Once you get into the territory of people with a whole slew of 900+ scores across many tests a decent proportion may well be fishy. But some people are just great at tests so you gotta leave a chink of daylight there for those folks!
L0gicB0mb508 wrote: » I have actually gotten perfect scores on a couple cert tests. It just depends on the test really. I also take tests very quickly, almost to a fault some times. I made a perfect score on Sec+ in about 10 minutes. I also just did the CIW Foundation exam in about 5 minutes with a perfect score. I find on most foundational level exams I only have to skim the questions to find the answer. I think I took maybe 15 minutes or so to do my CCNA. I didn't get a perfect score, but its entirely possible to knock out exams super fast without cheating.
msteinhilber wrote: » I would PM you but figured I would ask it here in case others were interested as well. If I buy your ****, do I need to give you my bank account information and go meet you in Nigeria to pick up my ****?
Mojo_666 wrote: » You’re never going to get that though, certainly not for the MS exams as you cannot verify that info, you can only verify the score and of course the pass/fail not how long it takes, so I can’t see people commenting on time taken, only pass/fail or if they are really up themselves the scores which of course are easily forged anyhow as they do not appear on any cert or transcript, only the print out from the exam centre.
eMeS wrote: » Was anyone else amused that a thread about perfection has a misspelling in the title? MS
varelg wrote: » Really? 10 minutes also for the Beer+? And this whatchamacallit gift of yours, earned you a 6-figures income?
citinerd wrote: » I think MOST registered members here at TE would never use a ****. Where is the pride in that? Plus if you have been around for a couple months you probably would have read a thread or two on how we feel about them.
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