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September 25, 2023

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CPA Exam Pass Rates Basically Went Right Off the Cliff at the End of 2013

by Adrienne Gonzalez

Your final tally of CPA exam pass rates for 2013 has been calculated. Way to go, end of the year procrastinators!

Jeff at Another71 compared these to last year's and really, it isn't that bad. You guys are still killing it in BEC which either means you're studying harder or they finally made BEC easier to study for, still not sure which.

What could explain this poor performance in a historically not too bad quarter? Your guess is as good as mine.

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