I have to take an exit exam today....

[Scarpozzi]

I'm graduating from my University in a month and they're forcing all seniors to take exit exams. It sucks cause they allow for 3 hours, but make you stay at least 2. Pray for me while I'm taking this standardized piece of crap this afternoon.

 

[purbeast0]

good thing UMD didnt have one of those, that woulda sucked .

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
good thing UMD didnt have one of those, that woulda sucked .

Thanks for the empathy. :disgust:

 

[jagec]

standardized tests for a UNIVERSITY??

I would have thought profs would be too smart to subscribe to that crap.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: jagec
standardized tests for a UNIVERSITY??

I would have thought profs would be too smart to subscribe to that crap.

It's an exit exam strictly for general university accreditation. It's mandatory for all seniors, but only by the university and not the state... Pretty crappy though because I doubt any of the seniors really try when they take it.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I'm graduating from my University in a month and they're forcing all seniors to take exit exams. It sucks cause they allow for 3 hours, but make you stay at least 2. Pray for me while I'm taking this standardized piece of crap this afternoon.

Are you at UTC? If so, do you know if the exit exam applies to all UT schools?

 

[Aharami]

i never took my exit exam from RU. they keep on sending me letters...but i just ignore them. i already have my degree

 

[Beattie]

Uhh, when I graduated, my "exit exam" was a 20 question thing I did online.

 

[Beattie]

Originally posted by: Aharami
i never took my exit exam from RU. they keep on sending me letters...but i just ignore them. i already have my degree

IIRC, not taking that exam does something with loans and negatively affects your credit among other things.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I'm graduating from my University in a month and they're forcing all seniors to take exit exams. It sucks cause they allow for 3 hours, but make you stay at least 2. Pray for me while I'm taking this standardized piece of crap this afternoon.

Are you at UTC? If so, do you know if the exit exam applies to all UT schools?

Yeah...at UTC. Not sure if it's applies at Martin or Knoxville. I'd guess it does though. Most of the things we do around here get passed through the system from Knoxville.

 

[maziwanka]

wtf. that sh!t would never fly at my school.

 

[OutHouse]

wow, so if all the seniors just "filled in the blank" and got them all wrong would that totally screw your schools accreditdatiton?

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: Citrix
wow, so if all the seniors just "filled in the blank" and got them all wrong would that totally screw your schools accreditdatiton?

I'd guess they'd throw out the extreme tests and probably try to get more of the "norm". Accreditation is usually handled by college or program instead of University wide. I'm not sure exactly how they use it...maybe it's just for Gen Ed?