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If you fail the CCS exam, do they tell you what you did wrong? - sm


Posted: Jul 10, 2012

I haven't taken it, but I'm just wondering.

No. They only tell you which sections you got questions wrong. - nm

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nm

So you don't even know if you half passed it, barely missed it or what, right? - sm

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So that means all you know is, you didn't pass. You might think you did really well or really awful, but you don't really know if you are close to passing or not if you fail. Is that right?

In my case, I always think the worst about myself, so I would assume that I failed it miserably. Someone else who always believes they do better than they really do, and I know people like that, may have failed badly but believe that they just missed by maybe a question or two.

I wish they would give a number so you would know whether it's worth it to try again or if you need to go back and get a better education before you spend that time and money again.

No, they tell you your score. - CCS

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You will know how close you were.

Regardless, it is a credentialing exam. You have to take it on their terms if you want the credential. You have to do what everybody else did to get it. Given that the failure rate is so high, that turns out to be doing a lot.
score and CCS - viva
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Yes, they tell you what you got and the percentages corresponding to different areas.
I got a total of 288 and missed passing it by just 12 points on my first try.
You need 300 out of 400 to pass.


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