One of my A+ students just passed 220-1001 with a score of...

[Rae Whitlock]

...881.

You guys have all been at this longer than I have, so you might've seen scores like that before, but it's a first for me. I can't really take credit bc he's literally smarter than I am, but I'm proud nonetheless.

 

[Lee McWhorter]

Wow that is a great score!

 

[Rick Butler]

That is an amazing score - my highest on anything was an 873 on the Security+...and higher than my A+ v10 scores (admittedly, I didn't study that much for those - just went and took 'em.

But whether you get a 676 or a 899, a pass is what we all wanna see!

/r

 

[Jarrel]

that's a good score!
kudos to you and your student.

There's a thread re: best practices and tools that you use in class.
See link https://cin.comptia.org/threads/question-of-the-week-14.895/

It would be great to hear what you do in class, for possible reapplication.

 

[Umaish Nair]

kudos to the trainer and the student

 

[Gregory Childers]

Many years ago, I saw a high school kid take both A+ exams on the same day and he walked out with two perfect 900 scores.

Either he's brilliant and has photographic memory or he braindumped his way through both. I'll never know.

Want to do something really difficult? Try passing an exam with EXACTLY the passing score. I did it on the CySA+ the first time I took it.

 

[Jarrel]

I've not had a perfect score yet in a CompTIA exam.
I'm only able to do it on practice exams.
But it's something for me to strive for, i think.

 

[Gregory Childers]

I don't strive for perfect scores. I strive for passing scores. All the extra preparation time trying to exceed the passing score would be better utilized working on another certification. I learned more after getting my certifications than I ever learned studying for them.

 

[Lee McWhorter]

I tell my students all the time that the perfect score is the passing score. Anything above that is for bragging rights.

 

[Liz Wannemacher]

...881.

You guys have all been at this longer than I have, so you might've seen scores like that before, but it's a first for me. I can't really take credit bc he's literally smarter than I am, but I'm proud nonetheless.

This is fantastic!!!! Thank you for sharing. Congratulations to you and your student

 

[Mark Anthony Germanos]

Why does CompTIA max scores at 900 and not 1000? The math would be easier when someone asks "What percentage did you get right"

 

[Jarrel]

Why does CompTIA max scores at 900 and not 1000? The math would be easier when someone asks "What percentage did you get right"

This is a good question for a separate trail. I'd love to hear the proper answer for this one.
I've always thought that it is patterned to a 'credit score' where the max score is 900 and the base is 100 for literally just writing your name.

 

[Gregory Childers]

Why does CompTIA max scores at 900 and not 1000? The math would be easier when someone asks "What percentage did you get right"

It's not a percentage. Some of the questions are unscored and the ones that are scored do not have equal weight.