<p>Last time I took the SAT, I was sitting in a classroom 15 feet away from construction of new school tennis courts. There was constant beeping, hammering, and digging--causing the entire ground to tremble.</p>
<p>Is it against the rules to use earplugs during a test?</p>
<p>one word: yes</p>
<p>that sucks
i sat in the front for the sat today and the teacher were talking to each other like a feet away from me
and she wrote the time on the board every 2 minutes which was really annoying</p>
<p>Really? From the start of the test at 8:00, my ear plugs were stuck deep in my ear and the world was a mumble.</p>
<p>hahah swatman i'm owondering if we were in the same room...my proctor did that too</p>
<p>atleast she told you your time, our proctor didnt even tell us time on essay, and like nobody but me and like 2 other kids finished.. i dont think earplugs are allowed, since I have shure headphones that have earplug earbuds like bright orange and everything, and well I could cheat very easily that way, playing off my headphones as a hearing aid</p>
<p>I brought my earplugs but decided not to use them since they tend to get quite uncomfortable after expanding( I use the 32dB ones). I can empathize with you, though. Last time, I sat by the window next to a construction site where spanish workers shouted in their language and unleashed the screwdriver-- a nightmare.</p>