Questino about appraisers exam (percentage, California, Los Angeles, Florida)

[witsendman]

About six years ago, I went to a Los Angeles location to join a group of a couple hundred people to take a government exam for employment as an appraiser.

I was one of the small a number to pass the test and get to the interview.

My collective score was not high enough to get a job, but even today, the following troubles me.

When taking the exam, I sat next to a fellow wearing a heavy watch the kept scraping across the table.

This made it harder to concentrate on some of the more difficult questions.

I would like to know if the exam results are merely pass/fail, or does it matter how well you score?

If it is pass/fail. then it doesn't matter if I was in this unlucky seat.

However, if score matters, I might have been an appraiser today if I had been assigned to any other seat without a scraping watch, since better concentration might have meant a higher score..

[dontaskwhy]

While I cannot comment about how California does things, in Florida it isn't pass/fail, you have to achieve a certain percentage/grade in order to pass. You can only miss x questions and still pass the test.

[luv4horses]

If that happens again ask the proctor to allow you to change seats.

[Diana Holbrook]

The story does paint a vivid picture.

[jackmichigan]

Unfortunately, the statute of limitations has passed for scraping watch complaints.

[witsendman]

I have no desire at my age to take the test again.

I just gave it a shot.

But if ones precise score matters, I might have been an appraiser today if I would have been at a different table. The guy with the scraping watch was also one of the few who passed.


If it is pass/fail only. then I would not have made it anyway. I think my final score, including the interview was 90%