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Did you ever notice, NO ONE wants to be the first one to turn in their test
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post Jan 8 2009, 04:29 PM
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It seems every time we have a test or a quiz, or something along those lines, everyone waits for a first brave soul to hand in their test. Because the second that first person sits down, almost 3/4ths of the class gets up and then turns in their test.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 05:18 PM
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Haha i noticed this today, i always do, but thats because i don't like asking where to place the tests.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 06:03 PM
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Yeah I hate being the first person. If I have time left over I always feel like I should make the most of it and check my test over as many times as I can before I finally have to turn it in.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 06:38 PM
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the faster i turn my test in the faster i can leave. so i don't usually sit around waiting for someone to turn theirs in.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 06:41 PM
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Sometimes when I take a test and it only takes me 15 minutes, I end up thinking that I did it wrong and that it shouldn't have been that easy. But when I am done with my tests I usually just check them over and hand them in and leave. I don't want to sit there and look around feeling like an idiot.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 06:46 PM
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Well I'm in highschool, we don't necessarily have the choice of leaving, although it's retarded having 45 minutes left in the class and having to stay there with nothing to do.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 06:51 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 8 2009, 05:38 PM) *
the faster i turn my test in the faster i can leave. so i don't usually sit around waiting for someone to turn theirs in.

I get paranoid that I finished too fast so I wait to make it seem like I took longer and reviewed my answers when in actuality I just sat on my ass waiting for a few more minutes to give myself a false sense of security and hope I didn't do poorly.

But then there have been times where I took a test in 5 minutes and got an A. Multiple choice is win.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 07:06 PM
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I don't like turning it in first becos iono where to put the test, eventhough the teacher says it at the beginning of class, i don't pay attention.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE(Gigi @ Jan 8 2009, 05:03 PM) *
Yeah I hate being the first person. If I have time left over I always feel like I should make the most of it and check my test over as many times as I can before I finally have to turn it in.


Yeah. I haven't been doing that and im failing history whistling.gif
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 07:16 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jan 8 2009, 06:51 PM) *
I get paranoid that I finished too fast so I wait to make it seem like I took longer and reviewed my answers when in actuality I just sat on my ass waiting for a few more minutes to give myself a false sense of security and hope I didn't do poorly.

But then there have been times where I took a test in 5 minutes and got an A. Multiple choice is win.

i get a bit paranoid too when it seems like im the first one to get it done and people are still doing theirs and i think that i didnt look through it very well and stuff so then i go back and check a few just in case.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 07:52 PM
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I used to be like that

Now that I can actually leave the classroom when you're done, I'll just turn that crap in and bail
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 08:11 PM
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QUOTE(shanaynay @ Jan 8 2009, 04:29 PM) *
It seems every time we have a test or a quiz, or something along those lines, everyone waits for a first brave soul to hand in their test. Because the second that first person sits down, almost 3/4ths of the class gets up and then turns in their test.

lmao. i hate being the first person. i feel like i did worse than everyone because i didnt spend as long on the test than everyone else. and i REALLY hate being the last, because everyone is waiting for you.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 11:17 PM
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I would always wait for someone to turn in their test first before turning mine in while I was in high school. But now that I'm in college, I just want to get out of there as soon as I can.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 11:25 PM
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It depends which class I'm in. Sometimes it seems like people are competing to be the first to hand in their paper, and sometimes it's like they're too scared to be the first.

I usually hand in my paper right when I'm done because I HATE tests/exams and want to get out of there as soon as I can. It's not good though because I don't really look over my answers for mistakes, which results in not the best marks.
 
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post Jan 8 2009, 11:38 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jan 8 2009, 03:51 PM) *
I get paranoid that I finished too fast so I wait to make it seem like I took longer and reviewed my answers when in actuality I just sat on my ass waiting for a few more minutes to give myself a false sense of security and hope I didn't do poorly.

But then there have been times where I took a test in 5 minutes and got an A. Multiple choice is win.

Hahaha, that sounds exactly like me. XD.gif

So yes, I tend to wait a bit even if I'm done.
 
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post Jan 9 2009, 03:59 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 8 2009, 06:38 PM) *
the faster i turn my test in the faster i can leave. so i don't usually sit around waiting for someone to turn theirs in.


My thoughts exactly.
 
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post Jan 11 2009, 01:09 AM
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Im not like that. To help me get better scores I kinda treat school like a competition.
But sometimes when I finish something and say done before everyone else I later find out I only wrote half of what I was supposed to or something.

Im the fastest reader and writer in my english class so i often spend a lot of time staring at a wall while everyone else is writing something. And i get good grades. And since im an actor im naturally good at speeking so i always get picked to read books for class and stuff.
 
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post Jan 11 2009, 01:17 AM
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QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Jan 10 2009, 10:09 PM) *
Im not like that. To help me get better scores I kinda treat school like a competition.
But sometimes when I finish something and say done before everyone else I later find out I only wrote half of what I was supposed to or something.

Im the fastest reader and writer in my english class so i often spend a lot of time staring at a wall while everyone else is writing something. And i get good grades. And since im an actor im naturally good at speeking so i always get picked to read books for class and stuff.

H'okay. Judging by what you just wrote, no. Besides, speed is only relevant in a competition if you're also accurate, which clearly you are not. And also, you're 13 if I remember correctly. Being mediocre and getting away with it can only last so long. Learn to grow up soon or prepare to face failure in the future.
 
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post Jan 11 2009, 01:24 AM
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QUOTE(Gigi @ Jan 11 2009, 12:17 AM) *
H'okay. Judging by what you just wrote, no. Besides, speed is only relevant in a competition if you're also accurate, which clearly you are not. And also, you're 13 if I remember correctly. Being mediocre and getting away with it can only last so long. Learn to grow up soon or prepare to face failure in the future.

No i go fast and I do good. All A's. Im homeschooled but its like a twice a week school.
Im a homeschoold, jewish christian. Im smart. Straight a's my whole life.

And I know your gonna say something like homeschoolers cheat but actually the curriculum are normally a lot more advanced than most.
 
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post Jan 12 2009, 04:36 AM
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Not really. I just don't care

In fact recent studies have shown that a lot of companies don't even ask for your GPA and are more interested in work experience. So unless you're going for a master's degree (i.e. law school) then seriously: screw it.
 
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post Jan 12 2009, 04:52 AM
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I had a 2 hour test that I finished in half an hour and couldnt leave the lecture hall, so I sketched an epic picture on the back of my exam, I was pretty cut when I had to hand it in.
 
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post Jan 12 2009, 05:50 AM
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QUOTE(Gigi @ Jan 9 2009, 07:03 AM) *
If I have time left over I always feel like I should make the most of it and check my test over as many times as I can before I finally have to turn it in.

thumbsup.gif and i'm slow anyway.
 
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post Jan 12 2009, 10:10 AM
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I'm usually the first one done whistling.gif .
But I do notice that people wait until someone else gets up.
I really don't care...
 

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