"Unauthorised" material in exams

[lawrawrrr]

Something I remember was what my boyfriend told me the other week, when he had an exam they were allowed to take food in with them and someone had about 2 portions of chips and a burger with him and people were just eating during the exam? Not sure if that was because of the length of the exam or just because it cut through dinner at their school but I for one found that really weird.

that seems a bit silly rly :S mine was only a 2 hour exam, straight after lunch too.

it is nicer how much more relaxed it is at uni, i love being trusted more.


although to the invigilator who stood over my shoulder and watched me write for about 5 minutes....... not so fun.

[GommeInc]

I'm still amused I can take a dictionary into any of my exams. Then again, my university are far too relaxed, and one of the returning examiners looks like Nick Hewer from The Apprentice.

[Chippiewill]

take sweets in with us and all sorts.

The exam boards allow things like sweets as long as they're not in wrappers. This not being allowed is on a school by school basis.

one of the returning examiners looks like Nick Hewer from The Apprentice.

You're complaining about this?

[GommeInc]

You're complaining about this?

To be fair it just came out without thinking At the end of the exam he wished everyone a Merry Christmas and hopes no-one caught a cold off the girl who was sniffing all the time - who was really apologetic. Since then I seem to have no fear of exams, just because they're just not strict in Uni.

[Mark]

We're not allowed anything in the exam except our SQA number card, pens, pencils etc and that's it. We can bring in a bottle of water but just yesterday my mate got held behind because he was apparently 'drinking too much' and they thought something fishy was going on.

[Recursion]

The exam boards allow things like sweets as long as they're not in wrappers. This not being allowed is on a school by school basis.

Universities are their own exam boards

(which unfortunately shows when they completely screw up questions by missing the last half off or not checking spelling and grammar.... or even using triple negatives, but we won't go there)

[Walks06]

Madness!! In my school about 5 years ago now we wasn't aloud to have a rubber or seethrough paper packets n stuff like that

[Succubus]

Even phones, iPod's have to be handed in now. Not allowed in bags at all.
They supplied things for us but moaned how they weren't for the next one, yet they did

[Lee]

When I did mine I kept my phone in my pocket... Did anyone else :rolleyes:

[lawrawrrr]

I have once by accident, I felt so guilty and nervous the whole time (even though it was on silent)! I only realized about 20 minutes in and if i handed it in i'd get 0 so what's the point :S