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Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by ml_giant on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @07:19PM (#39623549)
When I took the GRE in 2017, I got a really bad bloody nose right when the test started and I couldn't pause the test.

The person monitoring wouldn't let me have a bunch of tissues at the computer (Perhaps due to cheating concerns), so each time I needed a new tissue I had to raise my hand and she gave me one.

I didn't end up scoring very well.

Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by ipython on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @07:21PM (#39623567)
Sounds like you should have bled all over the computer and let them deal with it. The lack of empathy they showed is abhorrent. Ugh. I’m sorry to hear that.
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by harkinian on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:23PM (#39624020)
This happened to me during a written final exam, and yes I bled on the test a bit. Was using one hand to control the bleeding, but sometimes I had to turn pages, plus it was dripping all down my arm. Even the digital scan showed my bloody fingerprints on every page plus some large drop stains.
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by listenallyall on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:13PM (#39623921)
That's like suggesting you trash a hotel room because of some grievance with corporate policy. What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made. The local test proctors are tasked with following very strict procedures and not given any room for discretion, especially if the testee isn't voluntarily withdrawing. It has nothing to do with an individual lack of empathy.
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by Retric on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:45PM (#39624159)
> What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made.

Thus costing the company money which, was the ultimate goal.

One person doing this can be thought of as an asshole, when a meaningful percent of people behave this way you get actual change and or lawsuits.

Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by bllguo on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:23PM (#39624019)
ironic. they demonstrate the exact lack of empathy they think they are deriding
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by anigbrowl on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @11:35PM (#39625090)
No it isn't, nothing is being trashed. The proctors should be better trained instead of required to behave like unsympathetic robots.
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by listenallyall on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @11:58PM (#39625188)
The fact that the proctor refused to break protocol while the test was in-session demonstrates proper training.
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by throwaway48r7r on Thursday March 07, 2024 @02:38AM (#39626229)
Do you think they have a written tissue protocol?
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by throwaway2037 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @02:47AM (#39626301)
Absolutely.
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by throwaway48r7r on Thursday March 07, 2024 @02:49AM (#39626319)
I find that kind of hilarious. Especially as they are the ones providing the tissues.
Re:U.S. students will take the SAT online by cute_boi on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @07:42PM (#39623707)
The way some people have zero empathy hurts me a lot....