Passed BJCP Exam

[clex25]

Oh wow that is good to know. I might just have to give it a test run for $10 and see if I can handle it in one go. I know they don't tell you your score, but how did you feel about the 160 that you did answer? Even if you assume you got 90% of your 160 correct, that's 144/200 = 72% . So you must have done pretty well on the ones you answered! Or perhaps it does some sort of special calculation for questions that you miss but ran out of time to complete. Perhaps they only count half off or something?

 

[clex25]

Possibly that's sort of a "legacy memory" from the old way of the written test. IIRC, a score of 60 was minimally passing, but your ultimate rank (subsequently gained by judging experience) was limited by your score. So it was something like you could be certified with a 60, but needed 70 to become National, 80 for Master, and 90 for GM.

Something like that, I don't recall the details. My score was like 85, so if I wanted to reach the highest levels I'd need to re-take the test under the old scheme. Again, I don't know if that's how it works now.

Yeah, the online exam is just a gateway pass/fail for the tasting exam, the score there will determine rank.

 

[Yooper]

Oh wow that is good to know. I might just have to give it a test run for $10 and see if I can handle it in one go. I know they don't tell you your score, but how did you feel about the 160 that you did answer? Even if you assume you got 90% of your 160 correct, that's 144/200 = 72% . So you must have done pretty well on the ones you answered! Or perhaps it does some sort of special calculation for questions that you miss but ran out of time to complete. Perhaps they only count half off or something?

No, a missed question, whether skipped or just not finished counts as 0!

The test was harder than I thought it would be. The hardest questions (and I had a LOT of them!) were the "multiple choice/multiple answer ones! Like, pick the ingredients and qualities that you may find in robust porter, but not in Northern English Brown, and then a list of 4 things. You can pick one, two, three, or all four. It takes time because there isn't just one right answer, and you have to get them all to get the question right. And you don't know how many answers there are. So you have to read the question, and ALL of the answers and go back and pick the one(s) that apply. It's much easier to have a multiple choice and true/false, as you just click the one correct answer and move on. It took me the full hour, and I still had about 15 questions left that I didn't get a chance to finish! I could have easily used another 10 minutes.

I also had lots of questions about advancing to Master Judge level, the points needed, the requirements for judging points for National level, etc.

I wouldn't even attempt this without looking at the Study Guide!

 

[Pappers_]

Yes, I found the study guide helpful, too. And also agree about the multiple choice with multiple answer questions being a bear - damn hard.

 

[clex25]

Took the exam last night and passed. I had the style guideline open and was able to lookup stuff I was unsure of. It wasn't terribly hard if you've read the guidelines through a couple times. If you're thinking about giving it a shot, I say go for it.

 

[mors]

yeah the multiple guess questions are the hardest ones on the exam. The 160 or so I did answer seemed fairly easy to me. Thinking there were only 100 questions I did verify alot of my answers in the first 100. This verification and 'time wasting' is why I didn't finsh. Without it I was able to answer 60 some questions in 10 mins. Having the style guidelines open on my phone app really helped with those multiple guess questions. I would also suggest having the off flavor flash cards open (found on the bjcp.org study section)

 

[RogueGoose85]

Just wanted to give this a bump, as a couple people in here said they were taking the tasting portion in a week or two (from a post in april), and i am curious to how that part of the exam went.

I have my tasting exam in august (passed the online about 3 weeks ago), and want to know what i am in for

 

[DubBrew]

I took it shoot a month ago. It went well, I'm very confident I passed. One of my Proctor judges was Gordon Strong, so my sheets will be compared to his which is intimidating.

 

[Pappers_]

I'm signed up for a tasting exam in July. Its crazy - I live in the third largest metropolitan area in the country and I couldn't take an exam anywhere in the area for the next 15 months. Will be driving to Detroit.

 

[Yooper]

I'm signed up for a tasting exam in July. Its crazy - I live in the third largest metropolitan area in the country and I couldn't take an exam anywhere in the area for the next 15 months. Will be driving to Detroit.

I'm going to Minneapolis in September- there are lots of them scheduled in Minneapolis (I think monthly) and there seems to be room for people who can make it to Minneapolis.

 

[RogueGoose85]

Yea it was difficult finding an exam. I'm in Chicago and the two locations are booked through 2013...I was able to land one in Kalamazoo Michigan however in August (still seats available FYI, but she requires you pass the online exam before reserving a seat)

 

[RogueGoose85]

Dubbrew: could you elaborate a bit more on your experience? Maybe it is just what it is, but I was just curious how it went. Anything you wish you studied more of? Thanks

 

[ResumeMan]

I took it shoot a month ago. It went well, I'm very confident I passed. One of my Proctor judges was Gordon Strong, so my sheets will be compared to his which is intimidating.

Jamil Z. was one of my proctors. This was back in about 2003, before he was THE Jamil, and I only knew him as the guy who had won about 2,523 ribbons at my club's homebrew competition. Still, from that I knew he was a hell of a brewer!

 

[xjncoguyx]

They're tricky! They just want my $10 to attempt the real test without studying!

I just took the test without studying yesterday, and PASSED! :rockin:

Now comes the studying for the tasting portion

 

[Minjin]

Congratulations!

 

[gotsumbeers]

I just passed this test too. I then got a seat for a tasting exam in my area in Sept 2013, so unless I get in on one of the three wait lists I will have to re-take the online exam.

Oh well....plenty of time to "study" for the tasting exam.

 

[xjncoguyx]

I just passed this test too. I then got a seat for a tasting exam in my area in Sept 2013, so unless I get in on one of the three wait lists I will have to re-take the online exam.

Oh well....plenty of time to "study" for the tasting exam.

I mean, you have a year. Im sure you can find a tasting somewhere

 

[gotsumbeers]

I am on a wait list for three exams within the year I have without taking the entrance exam again. The exam I definitely have a seat at is over a year away. I hope to get in on one of those. I am patient. Not going to drive more than 3 hours to take the exam.

 

[Darwin18]

I just passed the Online Exam last Friday as well. I consider myself to be a knowledgeable brewer but it was definitely tough. I wouldn't recommend taking the test without reviewing the study guide and having the style guidelines on hand. I found the studying to be beneficial and I learned a lot about some styles that I haven't made/tried before. I definitely have a LOT of studying/preparation to do for the Tasting Exam, but all in all a good process so far. I found most of the Online Exam's questions to be solid, although there were a couple (hot side aeration & autolysis) that I rolled my eyes at.