What was your last exam cheating experience in college?
I last cheated in an exam when I was in 8th standard. It was a class test. The subject was Hindi. The paper was really easy. I was able to answer it completely except just one question worth 0.5 marks. I knew if I get this answer, I'll get full marks. 20/20! But even after trying so hard, I couldn't remember the answer. Desperate to get a full score, I asked the person sitting next to me.We used to have 2 sets of papers. Set A and Set B. So we both had different papers, but still he told me the answer. I wrote the answer and was happy that I'll get 20/20.On the day the answer sheets were shown, as expected, I had secured 20/20. I happily went to my friends who were standing in a group and discussing who's got how much, and told them I have got 20/20. The boy who told me the answer on the exam day was also standing there. He also had secured 20/20. And he said, "Actually tere 19.5 hone chahiye. Wo to maine tujhe ek answer bta diya tha isiliye tere 20/20 aa gye". (translation: Actually, you should have secured 19.5 marks. It was just because I happened to tell you an answer that you got 20/20).Everybody started looking at me. They kept saying, I cheated to get 20/20 and I am bragging about it and I am such a shameless person. That day, I felt so embarrassed that I literally felt like crying. I was a good student in school. Always finished in top 5 of my class. I never felt so insulted before. For me those marks were like a beggar's coins. I had to beg to someone to get them. That day I vowed to never cheat again in my life. Most of my friends laughed at me. But I held onto my decision. 6 years later, now here I am, at an IIT, doing my B.tech and I still don't cheat in an exam. I try to sit on the first bench just in front of the invigilator so that I don't have to care about someone whispering me to ask a question.For those who are laughing while reading this answer and thinking, "LOL this is so stupid", "So childish", "a fake story. Everybody cheats", etc etc. No. Not everyone is like you. Some people value self respect more than marks. I would rather be happy scoring 10/20 myself than scoring 20/20, out of which I cheated for about 15 marks from someone else.
MCAT??? share your experience please!!?
The other poster is spot on with their answer...except a few things have changed in recent years. The exam is completely on the computer with 4 sections: Physical Sciences (physics and general chem), Verbal Reasoning, Writing (2 essays) and Biological Sciences (Bio and organic chem). Each section is 1 hour 10 minutes. Between each section you get a 10 minute break. Every question is multiple choice, and like the other poster said, they are based on passages you read. 13 questions in each section are stand alone and based on your knowledge of the concepts alone. If you take a lot of practice tests (try AAMC) then the real test is not "scary" at all. It will feel just like a practice test (and your score will be about the same) Speaking of score, each section is scored out of 15. So the highest you can get is a 45. The writing is scored on a scale of J-T. Most applicants aim for a score at or above a 30P.
How hard is community college? im scared?
Its not very hard. CC offer freshman and sophomore college, and they require that their professors are available for office hours and help the students. As a result its easy for most students to study at community college, its still college so you do need to be responsible. A lot of the courses are intro courses and general education courses that you'll transfer to a 4 year college. What I like to do is get my textbooks a few days ahead, usually when you visit the college bookstore its divided into sections Accounting, Business, Geology, History, etc. You go to each section and see what course number and section you have lets say you have ENG 101 section 1000, you look in the English section and see if they list your section number for the textbook you need. If you are confused, ask someone for help. Before you go, print out your schedule so they know what section number to refer to for the textbooks that you need.
Is college really scary...???
haha no, 3 years English speaking is good enough, you'll be fine, they'll test you to see whether you should be in an upper ENglish class class or just going to lower one to prepare you. Nothing scary, first time is scary then after first you'll never get that experience again =) no fear college is fun as long as you don't screw up :) good luck
I'm so scared to take the NCLEX-RN!!!!?
First thing you should know is that someone telling you to calm down is not going to work. I have been a RN for the past 30 years, and still remember the trauma of having to sit through the NCLEX. When I took it, the test was two days long and four hours each day. Today, it is done on computer, and when you have answered either enough right answers, or enough wrong answers, it locks you out. Now that you know what is going to happen, it might make it a little easier to face. You say that you feel like you don't know enough about everything. Well, let me tell you something that you may really not know, the school you attended, would not have graduated you if they felt like you did not know enough to at least pass the NCLEX. Not one person who leaves school and sits for the NCLEX knows all there is to know about being a good nurse. That comes with experience and an open heart, as well as an open mind. That is why it is called "The practice of Medicine". The best "tip" I can give you is to not study at all the day before the test, because, you know the answers needed to pass, and the more you study the day before the test...the more you are going to second guess yourself the day of the test. Relay, you will do fine.
Are the REA practice CLEP tests harder than the actual CLEP tests?
I don't know which specific CLEP you're going to take but the practice exams in the REA Western Civ were harder than the actual ones, in my experience. Human Growth was easier than the actual, which was a bit scary when I was taking the exam.