Pass rate for Course 1?

[Nanae7]

Does anyone know what the pass rate for the past couple of exams was? I am nervous about the desk and will probably be borderline passing. Thanks for the info!

[glenn]

http://www.soa.org/eande/pc0105per.html
http://www.soa.org/eande/pc0011per.html

Try writing the last few exams, also available on the SOA website. I don't think there's been any determination of how many correct answers it takes to pass for course 1, but I've always used a rough rule of thumb of about 60%.

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[Bill Gates]

Do we know whether the exam will be tougher than the previous few, since the exam time is now 4 hours?

[Macroman]

Bill:

I always assume that there will be some new wrinkles in the exam. As a general rule, however, the prior exams are the best available indication of what the next exam will look like.

[Sam (Retired)]

But how about the pass mark for C1? will it go up because of the increased time?

[Bill Gates]

The reason we have more time is because students complained that 3 hours was not enough to get to all the questions. Hence, we shall definately see an increase in the questions answered and a decrease in guesses, leading to higher scores and eventually a higher passing level.

What do you guys think of this logic?

[Nanae7]

Bill:
Your logic makes a lot of sense but I still hope you're wrong. I really NEED the lower pass rate! Good luck to everyone tomorrow!!

[h2OL2O]

I past it with a score of 7