<p>@TheBjng2
Suing would have to be the last resort, and this post is more to show how disappointed I am with CB. Thanks anyway :)</p>
<p>@brownsugar12
What these academies were condemned for was the releasing of test questions from recent tests (ex. individuals that took the Chemistry exam in December had access to what came out on the test the day after; similar to what happens in CC forums when members discuss questions, except this is done in a more professional manner).
Moreover, they did make students pay extreme amounts for these released tests. One academy called over $9000 for a month of access to these tests.
Also, CB is infamous for not making new tests, especially when it comes to international or subject tests. For instance, the January exam for Chemistry was apparently more than 80% recycled problems. International tests for the SAT reasoning are usually “repeated” as well (October 2012 exam was November 2009 in US).
Thus if you memorize the answers to test from say January 2006 to January 2013, you basically are guaranteed to have a test that “repeats” questions/tests, and therefore ace the exam. This is what the academies are getting at when they’re collecting tests.</p>
<p>Personally, I think there is a problem with how ridiculous these academies are, but CB should seriously make new tests if they really want to get rid of abuse.
I know it takes a lot of time and effort and money to make new tests, but really, they’ve been using the same tests for the past 4+ years.</p>
<p>Being fed up or frustrated is not a legal basis. Taking an exam for a chance to study in the United States is not a right or an entitlement to you. And I am not sure the US courts are even available for such a suit brought by a foreign citizen anyway. So cut out with the legal lingo. Sorry, dude, it’s unfortunate if you have to keep studying till there’s another (uncompromised) test administered in Korea, but life aint always fair or easy.</p>
<p>I also highly doubt that frustration and anger are substantive legal bases for a lawsuit, and even then you won’t be able go to to a US court to do so.</p>
<p>In the words of Bill Gates, “Life is not fair; get used to it.”</p>
<p>When I applied for a passport here in the US, I didn’t submit the right size photo , and had to delay my travel plans. Even though the picture was clearly of me, it wasn’t the right size, so I had to go back and reprint the size. That took an extra 3 days because the office wasn’t open over the weekend , so I had to wait.
I didn’t whine and cry about it - that was the rule and I simply didn’t follow it. I could have stood there at the desk arguing with the person in charge there till I was blue in the face, but nothing would have changed.
It’s simply called following the rules.
That’s apparently something many Korean students, parents and those that made these cheating dens called Hagwons, don’t get.
If you were indeed inconvenienced, why blame TCB? TCB didn’t have this same problem in say Japan, where testing pressure is just as extreme. It seems to be a Korea specific problem.
Its unfortunate that many Koreans that didn’t cheat were caught up in this, but when the problem is so systemic, I fully understand and support TCB/ETS decision.</p>