Report a Testing Center? Forum
- BeccaLynn
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Agreed. I've been relaxing all evening and plan to for at least another week. ...and thanks.
However, I'm sort of concerned that this thing could have time strings attached. I mean, if I complain early, my complaint is likely to be taken more seriously...I would think...than it would be after I get my score.
Surely SOMEONE out there has done this before!
However, I'm sort of concerned that this thing could have time strings attached. I mean, if I complain early, my complaint is likely to be taken more seriously...I would think...than it would be after I get my score.
Surely SOMEONE out there has done this before!
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from the lsac website:
Also, from Korea you're probably going to have to fax that sucker.
I don't know the specific answer to your question. I do know that if you're going to complain, you have five more days in which to do it.Report any problem to the test supervisor. However, informing the supervisor is not sufficient. You must also follow up your complaint by writing to LSAC, 662 Penn Street, Box 2000-T, Newtown, PA 18940, or fax your complaint to 215.968.1277. Your complaint, which must include your signature, must be received by LSAC within six calendar days after the administration.
Also, from Korea you're probably going to have to fax that sucker.
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Hey Becca,
I think I was in the same room as you. I was wearing black horn rimmed glasses and a black t-shirt that read "Don't Waste My Time"
This is my 2nd time taking the test here in Seoul, the first time in Yonsei. To be honest, both centers were sub-par in performance. None of the proctors spoke english at either center, and if i didn't speak korean i woulda been very troubled by this.
The guy who left that was sitting in front of you was a friend of mine. He later told me he assumed one of the sections was experimental to find out later that it wasnt. Don't know why the proctors had him play musical chairs though. I also had 3 people leave near me, both had to go back and forth. It was distrubting, but after taking it at Yonsei i was expecting such things. The guy who came in late, his cellphone was vibrating during most of the 2nd section. I wanted to get up and knock him out.
Did you enjoy that one child who screamed for like a minute straight. I think he was having a contest with another child.
I think I was in the same room as you. I was wearing black horn rimmed glasses and a black t-shirt that read "Don't Waste My Time"
This is my 2nd time taking the test here in Seoul, the first time in Yonsei. To be honest, both centers were sub-par in performance. None of the proctors spoke english at either center, and if i didn't speak korean i woulda been very troubled by this.
The guy who left that was sitting in front of you was a friend of mine. He later told me he assumed one of the sections was experimental to find out later that it wasnt. Don't know why the proctors had him play musical chairs though. I also had 3 people leave near me, both had to go back and forth. It was distrubting, but after taking it at Yonsei i was expecting such things. The guy who came in late, his cellphone was vibrating during most of the 2nd section. I wanted to get up and knock him out.
Did you enjoy that one child who screamed for like a minute straight. I think he was having a contest with another child.
- lsat180
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Tempus Fugit- Would that actually work, or would the admissions committe feel as if she is trying to make excuses? Or are you saying that it would work if enough people filed complaints about the testing center? Lets say that several people do file complaints, what does LSAC do, do they document it when they send out the scores or what? Thanks.
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- lsat180
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Why wouldn't the adcomm think "if it's that bad, why didn't the person cancel their score or retake the test?"
I think it would make you look worse to adcomms. I don't think writing these sort of things are useful except in extreme situations (family death, mono, etc etc). I think if you complain for something relatively minor and without real substantiation, it makes you look whiny. Nobody likes a whiner.
I think it would make you look worse to adcomms. I don't think writing these sort of things are useful except in extreme situations (family death, mono, etc etc). I think if you complain for something relatively minor and without real substantiation, it makes you look whiny. Nobody likes a whiner.
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You don't have to explain getting a better score the second time around. Lots of people take it again because why? They think they can do better! Adcomms have been doing it for ages and ages. Do you think every time someone writes they had a bad experience they go.... oooh.. poor person, they had a bad LSAT experience...let's weight it less....
I think you're giving the bad advice. I think making excuses for every little thing shows that you can't take responsibility for yourself and just blame everything/everyone around you.
It's fine if you have your own opinion. But your advice in this situation is not necessarily better and it's funny that you think it is.
I think you're giving the bad advice. I think making excuses for every little thing shows that you can't take responsibility for yourself and just blame everything/everyone around you.
It's fine if you have your own opinion. But your advice in this situation is not necessarily better and it's funny that you think it is.
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I agree completely with Tempus Fugit.
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This is from things that I remember from reading on another message board after the September test last year:
If you feel your performance was affected by the bad environment, and LSAC thinks your complaint is valid, LSAC may offer to let you have the chance to cancel your score after it's been reported to you, and may waive your fee for a retake. I don't remember the details of what happened, but I think that's a potential very good deal, and personally beneficial.
You should just talk to LSAC asap-- they'll tell you what your options are once they evaluate it. You won't be penalized for complaining about the conditions, except perhaps getting your score slightly later than normal.
If you feel your performance was affected by the bad environment, and LSAC thinks your complaint is valid, LSAC may offer to let you have the chance to cancel your score after it's been reported to you, and may waive your fee for a retake. I don't remember the details of what happened, but I think that's a potential very good deal, and personally beneficial.
You should just talk to LSAC asap-- they'll tell you what your options are once they evaluate it. You won't be penalized for complaining about the conditions, except perhaps getting your score slightly later than normal.
- BeccaLynn
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Interesting, Loluna. That's exaclty the kind of info. I wanted. Thanks!
NJdave, hey there! Thanks for posting on the topic - it's nice to have someone else who was there. Tell your friend I hate him...but I still love him for interpreting what the proctor was saying .
So, the conditions weren't any better at Y.U.? Were the windows open? Are there children there, too? Just wondering, because I may have to retake.
Do you plan to complain? What university would you recommend for testing? ...I don't know Seoul that well.
As for the screaming kid, WHICH ONE!? Really, I must have tuned it out okay. However, the singing girls killed me. Wish I could have been playing with them rather than testing.
NJdave, hey there! Thanks for posting on the topic - it's nice to have someone else who was there. Tell your friend I hate him...but I still love him for interpreting what the proctor was saying .
So, the conditions weren't any better at Y.U.? Were the windows open? Are there children there, too? Just wondering, because I may have to retake.
Do you plan to complain? What university would you recommend for testing? ...I don't know Seoul that well.
As for the screaming kid, WHICH ONE!? Really, I must have tuned it out okay. However, the singing girls killed me. Wish I could have been playing with them rather than testing.
- stylus212
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Becca,
I cannot believe you didn't have any air conditioning in the test center given the hot weather these days in Seoul. I was planning on taking it yesterday in Seoul, but moved the date to September test which takes place at Yonsei University as someone already mentioned. Location wise, it is better, and there will not be, at least, any young school children singing outside the school (I finished my graduate studies at Yonsei, and I don't remember seeing any children playing around in the campus).
I don't think there will be another test center open for the test besides Yonsei, so we don't have any choice but to take it there.
Based on what you wrote though, I have a feeling you did very well on the test, and won't have to retake.
I cannot believe you didn't have any air conditioning in the test center given the hot weather these days in Seoul. I was planning on taking it yesterday in Seoul, but moved the date to September test which takes place at Yonsei University as someone already mentioned. Location wise, it is better, and there will not be, at least, any young school children singing outside the school (I finished my graduate studies at Yonsei, and I don't remember seeing any children playing around in the campus).
I don't think there will be another test center open for the test besides Yonsei, so we don't have any choice but to take it there.
Based on what you wrote though, I have a feeling you did very well on the test, and won't have to retake.
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Becca,
Ya if you didnt hear that kid screaming, then you prolly tuned them out enough to focus ^^ did you hear that loudspeaker in the beginning though? i thought, please lord... dont let them have a riot/protest during the LSAT!!!
Y.U has air conditioning, from what i remember. but it was feb when i took the test there. the proctors werent that much better then the D.S.U proctors. but the administration of the test was better, they used a PA system to start and stop the sections. YU is the only place in seoul you can test, DSU was just a fill in for this month (dont ask me why, but this is what i heard from a LSAT instructor here in Seoul). maybe you could fly out to bejing or taiwain or okinawa? i was considering it before DSU was opened as a test center. originally there was no test center for JUNE tests here in Seoul.
as for me, i dont think that i will be writing a complaint. the lsac is completely twisted and evil. and to be honest, after our test form being completely different then those of the states... i cant even comprehend how you can call this a STANDERDIZED test. there was nothing standard about it.
best of luck
Ya if you didnt hear that kid screaming, then you prolly tuned them out enough to focus ^^ did you hear that loudspeaker in the beginning though? i thought, please lord... dont let them have a riot/protest during the LSAT!!!
Y.U has air conditioning, from what i remember. but it was feb when i took the test there. the proctors werent that much better then the D.S.U proctors. but the administration of the test was better, they used a PA system to start and stop the sections. YU is the only place in seoul you can test, DSU was just a fill in for this month (dont ask me why, but this is what i heard from a LSAT instructor here in Seoul). maybe you could fly out to bejing or taiwain or okinawa? i was considering it before DSU was opened as a test center. originally there was no test center for JUNE tests here in Seoul.
as for me, i dont think that i will be writing a complaint. the lsac is completely twisted and evil. and to be honest, after our test form being completely different then those of the states... i cant even comprehend how you can call this a STANDERDIZED test. there was nothing standard about it.
best of luck
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- BeccaLynn
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Stylus212, your confidence in me is much appreciated. I hope I don't have to, but I'd be glad to be testing with you, if I must take it again, in Sept.
NJdave, I most certainly did hear the speaker. I actually started to laugh out loud when it went off. Did you hear me? I thought about flying out of Korea to take the test. Really, I think I could deal with the proctors, now that I now what to expect. I just need something between me and the bugs...and screaming children. Thanks for the info on YU. I'm with you on the differences between the tests. I understand why they do it, but I have no idea how the grades can be fairly compared. I'd like to see some info on that. Thanks a bunch for responding.
IHateStuding, thank for the reassurance that my complaints are well founded. I feel like such a loser for wanting to complain! I certainly am glad I didn't have to fly home for the test, after all. Thanks for sharing
your experiences.
To everyone interested, I have finished a complaint letter and plan to fax it to LSAC later today. Its tone was diplomatic. I made sure to keep my complaints pointed to the matters of English language ability, AC/open windows/bugs, and children on the campus. I ended by saying it would be a shame for LSAC to force future testers to contend with those conditions.
I sort of doubt it's going to help me...but maybe it will do some good for others.
NJdave, I most certainly did hear the speaker. I actually started to laugh out loud when it went off. Did you hear me? I thought about flying out of Korea to take the test. Really, I think I could deal with the proctors, now that I now what to expect. I just need something between me and the bugs...and screaming children. Thanks for the info on YU. I'm with you on the differences between the tests. I understand why they do it, but I have no idea how the grades can be fairly compared. I'd like to see some info on that. Thanks a bunch for responding.
IHateStuding, thank for the reassurance that my complaints are well founded. I feel like such a loser for wanting to complain! I certainly am glad I didn't have to fly home for the test, after all. Thanks for sharing
your experiences.
To everyone interested, I have finished a complaint letter and plan to fax it to LSAC later today. Its tone was diplomatic. I made sure to keep my complaints pointed to the matters of English language ability, AC/open windows/bugs, and children on the campus. I ended by saying it would be a shame for LSAC to force future testers to contend with those conditions.
I sort of doubt it's going to help me...but maybe it will do some good for others.
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