Despite my extensive research, I have not been able to find anywhere what
the baseline passing score is for the various MCSD/VC++ exams. I understand
they're probably frequently adjusted to control the masses. Just out of
curiosity, if anyone's taken any exam recently, what score was he required
to meet?

I find it strange that this is not readily available information. I should
expect to find it published on Microsoft's web site. Or is it withheld to
make the exams seem more "challenging"?

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In September 2002 passing score for exam 70-016 was 534/1000
and 540/1000 for exam 70-015, but today you propably will get only pass or
fail status.

"cod3r" <dennisvarouxis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Despite my extensive research, I have not been able to find anywhere what
> the baseline passing score is for the various MCSD/VC++ exams. I
understand
> they're probably frequently adjusted to control the masses. Just out of
> curiosity, if anyone's taken any exam recently, what score was he required
> to meet?
>
> I find it strange that this is not readily available information. I should
> expect to find it published on Microsoft's web site. Or is it withheld to
> make the exams seem more "challenging"?
>
>
>

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You only need to answer 40% of the question right, and randomly choose the
rest 60% questions at a 25% randomly choosing correction rate, you could
pass.

40% + 60% X 25% = 55%

It is too easy.

Or, if you could answer 25% of the question 100% right, and elemininate one
incorrect choice (out of four) for each of the remainning question, you
already get 50% : 25% + 75% X 33% = 50%. The remainning 4% comes from a
little better eleminination of incorrect choices.

If you are sure your experience could cover 40% of requirement and answer
the 40% questions with 100% sure, you should go for the exam.

Isn't it easy?

I never prepared for the VC6 exam, and passed it.


Gregory Lin
MSc MCSD

"Wojciech Fialkiewicz" <fialkstud@box43.pl> wrote in message
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> In September 2002 passing score for exam 70-016 was 534/1000
> and 540/1000 for exam 70-015, but today you propably will get only pass or
> fail status.
>
> "cod3r" <dennisvarouxis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b1bdbc$orf$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Despite my extensive research, I have not been able to find anywhere
what
> > the baseline passing score is for the various MCSD/VC++ exams. I
> understand
> > they're probably frequently adjusted to control the masses. Just out of
> > curiosity, if anyone's taken any exam recently, what score was he
required
> > to meet?
> >
> > I find it strange that this is not readily available information. I
should
> > expect to find it published on Microsoft's web site. Or is it withheld
to
> > make the exams seem more "challenging"?

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