<p>I've just taken the OCT SAT and the PSAT within this month at my school
in Pennsylvania. I've seen many kids go to the bathroom and discuss answers and stuff.
But their test was never confiscated, and the proctor didn't say anything to them either
It seemed as if nothing happened ...</p>
<p>I thought the proctor had to file an irregularity report if anything as such ever
occurred.</p>
<p>Do they file the report after the test is over and the students are dismissed?
Like, do they file it without the students notification?
Or do they have to pull the student aside AFTER the test and inform he/she that they
will have to file an irregularity report?</p>
<p>How could the proctor know if they were discussing answers in the bathroom?
The Proctor in my room didn’t go to the bathroom, so anyone could do anything.</p>
<p>How would YOU know they were discussing anything in the bathroom even? </p>
<p>And even if they are, chances are they’re not extremely smart anyway and they either missed the question or missed other questions due to the time they lost going to the bathroom.</p>
<p>Unless you mean it was during a break, but then that is even less of a chance that they discussed the questions because then they would have to go back and edit old ones.</p>
<p>I would say overall to just forget about it.</p>
<p>My proctor for the PSAT was wayyyy to lenient. During the 10 minute break, about 5 students in the corner just had their tests open and were discussing the answers they had. Later, the person next to me also copied 2 of my grid ins. I know this because he didn’t finish the math section in time and by the end of the test, he had that same as me.</p>
<p>Ten minute break? We only had two five minute breaks, and we had to close the books immediately. Also only one person was allowed to go to the bathroom at a time even though we were in a portable so the bathroom was far away. Overall my proctor was overly-strict.</p>
<p>No I walked outside, I thought my proctor was fairly lenient, and I heard them discussing it.
Walked back in, I heard them talking about it again, but much quieter, but I saw the proctor raise her head just to look.</p>
<p>I thought she had saw them talking, and she was going to file a report, but NOTHING happened -.-</p>
<p>IF the proctor were to file an irregularity report, he/she would have notified the student on the spot right? The proctor wouldn’t wait to file after the students leave testing campus right?</p>
<p>So basically if the student leaves after testing room, and nothing happens, that means proctor didn’t file anything right?</p>
<p>It depends. But in my experiences the college board proctors will take the test away immediately. I’ve seen four people have their tests taken away before.</p>
<p>Not sure then. Standard procedure is to move the students and give a warning, if it happens again you remove them from the room and confiscate their test. You report it either way.</p>
<p>Sometimes proctors bend the rules a bit, though, as they’re technically supposed to have a secondary witness for the copying as well. They also often don’t actually give the initial warning, as I’ve seen two of the aforementioned tests taken away with no wraning.</p>
<p>But if they don’t take it away, and they don’t approach you at all through the duration of the test, then is it safe to say, nothing will happen?</p>
<p>The AP proctor guidelines say to get a secondary witness to verify your reasons for taking away the test. But I think its more of an optional thing. And yes I realize the SAT isn’t the AP, but they have fairly similar guidelines.</p>