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Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:18 pm
by heebie-jeebies
Is it customary to tip the proctor(s) after the test if you are satisfied with their performance? If so, how much should I plan to tip? I tried to search the LSAC website, but couldn't find any info there.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:20 pm
by beachbum
Fantastic.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:23 pm
by WhiteyCakes
lolzzzzzzzzzzzz
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:25 pm
by Swimp
4% of your expected earnings in your first year out of law school. Proctors can make or break your test day performance, which in turn determines the course of the rest of your life. If you can't afford it, take out a private loan. It'll be a drop in the bucket compared to your debt load when you graduate.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:25 pm
by gaud
beachbum wrote:Fantastic.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:40 pm
by drmguy
Damn near lost it in the library.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:42 pm
by JamMasterJ
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Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:45 pm
by sunynp
No. Don't give the proctor any money. Don't attempt to give the proctor any money. Don't tip the proctor.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:46 pm
by lovelydarkanddeep
20% of what you are expecting to pay for the LSAT, CAS, LSAC, and applications in total was what I was told....but I could have been misinformed....
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:46 pm
by goden
JamMasterJ wrote: >
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:06 pm
by crit_racer
gaud wrote:beachbum wrote:Fantastic.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:10 pm
by dowu
JamMasterJ wrote: >
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:12 pm
by dowu
sunynp wrote:No. Don't give the proctor any money. Don't attempt to give the proctor any money. Don't tip the proctor.
What do you mean?
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:12 pm
by Funkycrime
15% of the registration fee, more depending on what she looks like.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:32 pm
by CalAlumni
I suggest tipping the proctor BEFORE the exam begins.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:39 pm
by goldeneye
Be sure to tip in $1 bills. And hand them over one at a time.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:19 pm
by CyanIdes Of March
Contrary to all the bad advice and nonsense here... it is customary to tip the proctor $1 for every minute they "forget" to call time after the 35th minute mark.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:23 pm
by Teoeo
crit_racer wrote:gaud wrote:beachbum wrote:Fantastic.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:25 pm
by M.M.
Hahahaha
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:41 pm
by manofjustice
Swimp wrote:4% of your expected earnings in your first year out of law school. Proctors can make or break your test day performance, which in turn determines the course of the rest of your life. If you can't afford it, take out a private loan. It'll be a drop in the bucket compared to your debt load when you graduate.
Just like law school tuition.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:54 pm
by TopHatToad
sunynp wrote:No. Don't give the proctor any money. Don't attempt to give the proctor any money. Don't tip the proctor.
There's always one in every group.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:32 pm
by VUSisterRayVU
This is why I plan on wearing skinny jeans and a deep V to the test. I will also trim my chest hair on the evening of 5 Oct. and lean provocatively over the proctor as I hand her (I hope I get a good draw and it's a woman) my license and test ticket. I will include a small slip of paper with my # and instructions to call me after the test. I'd rather leave it up to her if she wants the gratuity instead of just imposing my will tbqh.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:14 am
by cookiejar1
VUSisterRayVU wrote:This is why I plan on wearing skinny jeans and a deep V to the test. I will also trim my chest hair on the evening of 5 Oct. and lean provocatively over the proctor as I hand her (I hope I get a good draw and it's a woman) my license and test ticket. I will include a small slip of paper with my # and instructions to call me after the test. I'd rather leave it up to her if she wants the gratuity instead of just imposing my will tbqh.
This. Follow this advice, OP.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:53 am
by PinkCow
Having Louis Litt ask this question makes it somehow better.
Re: Test Etiquette: Tipping the Proctor?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:54 pm
by Cerebro
OP: Ignore all the haters on here who did not take your question seriously; they clearly have not been out in the world and have no panache.
Have you considered event tickets? I know you have no idea what kind of person the proctor at your location is going to be, but if you can swing it, tickets would add a personal touch while at the same time showing a person that you really know how to live. I've found that this type of thing often goes over much better than just handing out a wad of cash, which frankly has no style. To deal with the uncertainty regarding the proctor's likes/dislikes, you can walk in with two or three pairs of tickets to different events in the pockets of your blazer. If the proctor looks like he or she would enjoy a sporting event, you give those tickets; if they appear to be more cultured, you give the ballet (or equivalent type of performance) tickets.
Need I mention that if you hit it off with the proctor, there is always the possibility that you can attend the event together?