There is a rumor going around that there will be 4 questions thrown out and about 900+ passed. Can anyone confirm it? And is there any way we can find out what questions were thrown out?????
waitingfornassau said
May 14, 2008
Its all rumors until the list comes out. Rumors are that 500 to 1000 passed and that 3 to 6 questions will be thrown out. So whatever rumor allows you to sleep better at night go with it.
7YRLOU said
May 14, 2008
Hey Al, 4 thrown out or out of the 4 you also have double answers?..... Where is this rumor coming from?.........
al3181 said
May 14, 2008
I'm not sure if that's throw outs or double answers. I just heard the same thing from various people so I just wonder if there any truth to it.
al3181 said
May 18, 2008
Hmm.. Now i hear that there are 3 throw outs and 3 double answers. If you call DCAS do you think they'll be able to tell you?
brooklynbacon said
May 18, 2008
900+ passed? That would mean 1 out of every 6 test takers passed that test.
I can sit here confidently and say that 1 in 6 did NOT pass that test.
cat said
May 18, 2008
500 plus passed that is a fact; that is without double answers or throw outs!!
-- Edited by cat at 11:59, 2008-05-18
wileone said
May 19, 2008
That test was very fair and a lot easier than the 2003, 2006, and 2007 exams. It seems that year by year its getting easier, just like the requirements for this stupid job.
7YRLOU said
May 19, 2008
wileone wrote:
That test was very fair and a lot easier than the 2003, 2006, and 2007 exams. It seems that year by year its getting easier, just like the requirements for this stupid job.
5,000 plus took the 08 test and about 500 passed..... They are not getting easier, I just think we are seeing it more often and understanding the format of questions
waitingfornassau said
May 19, 2008
7YRLOU wrote:
wileone wrote:
That test was very fair and a lot easier than the 2003, 2006, and 2007 exams. It seems that year by year its getting easier, just like the requirements for this stupid job.
Did you take the 03,06,07 exams? How do you figure the 08 test was much easier? If you took the key rewrites of said exams the only thing that was easier was the in basket, which was pretty much 13-15 points up front. If more people pass this test it is simply because they decided to give a gift inbasket. Many people on this site and those I have spoken to are in the 70-80 range and with a more difficult in basket I think those passing with low 70 to mid 70's would be failing by 2 or 3 questions. Just my opinion.
egor said
May 20, 2008
whats the highest grade youve heard of so far, before throwouts/double answers? highest i heard was an 87, next was an 85, 82.. any 90's out there
7YRLOU said
May 20, 2008
87..... But "wileone" thinks the test are getting easier......
egor said
May 20, 2008
1999 test, 200 got a 96+ and they cut the list off at 79, 2,200 people made the list
wileone said
May 21, 2008
Believe it or not, if I was a good test taker, I would have passed my first exam in 2003 AND what REALLY helped me was the NYPD practice exams that was was posted in the department intranet.
I just want to correct myself, the tests may not be getting easier, but a lot more SIMPLIFIED. Those who don't believe me try studying the next exam with the department intranet.
jaggedj said
May 22, 2008
the on-line test did actually help and its a good idea for the dept. to continue them for all promotional exams. atleast 3 of the on-line tests questions were on the test. just worded slightly different.
NYPDee said
May 28, 2008
I got a 90, and someone i know got an 88.. but i havent heard any higher than that yet!
al3181 said
May 29, 2008
Rumor is going around that the list is going to be out at the end of July. Hope this is true. Did u guys hear anything?
10mtn said
May 30, 2008
I didn't hear anything but that would be nice.
STOPTHEINSANITY said
May 30, 2008
2003 test 7000 took it only 20 people got above a 90.Brutally hard test..There is no longer a good study ethic.THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THE TIME IN usually PASS.SOME PEOPLE WALK IN and expect to pass.They are still not giving it away.
-- Edited by STOPTHEINSANITY at 00:45, 2008-05-31
delro71 said
May 31, 2008
I agree with wileone. as a 4 time loser (LOL) I can honestly say that this test is the easiest one in some years. Easier because it was more simplified. They had a lot less trickery questions and more straight foward questions. What makes the test difficult the last few years is that they are going deep into the procedures and attacking the notes and additional data which makes your general knowledge of the patrol guide useless, YOU HAVE TO READ THE PATROL GUIDE, THE CLASSES ALONE WON'T CUT IT.
-- Edited by cat at 11:59, 2008-05-18
That test was very fair and a lot easier than the 2003, 2006, and 2007 exams. It seems that year by year its getting easier, just like the requirements for this stupid job.
I just want to correct myself, the tests may not be getting easier, but a lot more SIMPLIFIED. Those who don't believe me try studying the next exam with the department intranet.
-- Edited by STOPTHEINSANITY at 00:45, 2008-05-31
good luck everyone