Good morning Bob:

You're in good company... lots of folks have had trouble passing the exam with near passing scores like 168. The best option now is to go ahead with the Tier I LEED Green Associate accreditation, pass that exam first, then retake your original specialty track (i.e. LEED NC 2.2 which is now LEED BD+C, or LEED CI 2.0 which is now LEED ID+C). We recommend people take the exams in a staggered fashion so that they don't have to absorb so much brain damage in one sitting, but it's up to you. You may have the material down already and only have to worry about the nuances of any changes between the current LEED v2 and LEED v3.

Good luck!
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I scored a 169 and find it absolutely ridiculous. I must have had one of the hardest versions because I studied for weeks and took many many practice tests. I consistently scored in the 85-95% percentile. I am a practicing architect and have the ability to get many projects on the LEED track. I genuinely feel like the USGBC is very money hungry, and this is just another tactic to keep bringing it in. Obviously a little bitter about the score, but when taking the test I felt completely out of it as the format and content of the questions were unlike anything I had seen in any of the study material.

Regarding everybody's less than passing score, my condolences. Quite a few in my company have taken and passed the LEED exam (+/-60) and, although failures are not broadcast, out of the ten people I know, 60% have failed the first time out; two failed twice. Most failures had scores of 164 to 167.

I was fortunate that my first time I scored a 180 but unfortunately my study partner scored 165. I've searched everywhere for insight to the scoring system and have found little more than anecdotes. I even tried to correlate the quantity of questions by section identified in the USGBC Colorado Study Guide to that of the USGBC Candiate Handbook to determine if I can reverse-engineer the scoring system based on my scores; a futile effort.

I see that no one posts their percentage score per section. I would think it may help others to perhaps identify which sections might be easier and which may require more study time. My results are:

Knowledge of LEED Credit Intent and Requirements = 68%.

Coordinate Project and Team = 89%

Implement LEED Process = 93%

Verify, Participate...Perform Technical Analysis...= 50%.

And finally, I spent anywhere from 60 to 80 hours of study before the test I know I should have spent twice that to be comfortable. I've read that anywhere from 40 to 100 hours is necessary based on an individuals prior experience. Just wondering what were your time committments?

I just recently took the test this evening and failed with a score of 169. This was my second attempt and did much better than the 1st time scoring a 163.I've been studying for 4 weeks and felt very prepared especially after scoring a 90% on 4 practice exams, attending a seminar, and studying from other sites. I scored above 64% in every category and still can't make sense of this.I am planning on contacting the GBCI to find out what the next step would be. I would like for them to re-evaluate my test. Has anyone contacted the GBCI?

Out of 100 Questions, how many should I answer correctly in order to pass the LEED GA test?

Thank You

I scored a 168 this morning (11/14/2010) on the LEED GA exam, with the following results:

Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application Process - 76%

Project Site Factors - 85%

Water Management - 77%

Project Systems and Energy Impacts - 78%

Acquisition, Installation, and Management of Project Materials - 55%

Stakeholder Involvement in Innoovation - 78%

Project Surroundings and Public Outreach - 75%

I did not take any exam prep courses other than review the LEED GA Study Guide. I thought that the exam was fair and I understand the alogrithmic nature of the generation of questions. My only hope is that I am not "slotted" as a candidate that failed on his first attempt and who therefore will face subsequent exams that are more difficult than those that my peers may be taking.

I JUST WROTE MY GA EXAM, AND GOT 168! DO YOU THINK IT IS POSSIBLE TO APPEAL MY MARK? IS THERE ANY OTHER OPTION I HAVE OTHER THAN RE-WRITING THE EXAM!?