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Is this a reasonable request during the exam

 
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I know its weird but I tend to talk to myself/talk out loud while I am working out a problem. I'm not sure but something about hearing my thoughts as I move along lets me concentrate a bit more. Is it unreasonable to arrange to take the test by myself?
 
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When I took the test I was completely alone in the room. Your trick is to talk while working, mine was to sing, I like that since it helps me concentrate... I guess if you are alone in the room you can talk to yourself, but not if other people are there.
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I was put in a room with two computers, but fortunately nobody was at the other one, so I had the whole room to myself.
 
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Originally posted by Matt Kidd:
I know its weird but I tend to talk to myself/talk out loud while I am working out a problem. I'm not sure but something about hearing my thoughts as I move along lets me concentrate a bit more. Is it unreasonable to arrange to take the test by myself?


Let's say you are running a restaraunt that seats 50 people and one of your customers tells you they don't like eating with people so would it be OK if you didn't allow anyone else in while he was eating? So your request to Promatic is, "I know that you are a business and that you need to make money but please don't allow anyone else in here for the 2 hours that I will be working." Do you think that is reasonable?
 
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Ron said:

I was put in a room with two computers, but fortunately nobody was at the other one, so I had the whole room to myself.


So that's how he did it!
On Computer No. 1 he got 50% and on Computer No. 2 he got the other 50%.
 
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Interesting coincidences... I was all alone too when I took the exam.
[ September 17, 2002: Message edited by: Anthony Villanueva ]
 
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I hope I am not alone when I go to take the exam because I willneed all the help I can get! :roll:
 
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