schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I didn't get anything either. I'm sure we will all get something by 5pm or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Yeah, this is probably why the system is still offline. It would be unfair if I took a "better" time slot just because I got the e-mail first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Yeah, this is probably why the system is still offline. It would be unfair if I took a "better" time slot just because I got the e-mail first. lol it's all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froston Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Just got my email. As far as time slots go, it doesn't sound like it's first come first serve. You have until Oct 10th at noon EST to rank your preferences, and then they assign slots based on that. Email explicitly says that there is no advantage to ranking preferences early. The email also says the website will open this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Just got my email. As far as time slots go, it doesn't sound like it's first come first serve. You have until Oct 10th at noon EST to rank your preferences, and then they assign slots based on that. Email explicitly says that there is no advantage to ranking preferences early. The email also says the website will open this evening. Exactly...the McMaster website clearly says it is a lottery based selection process that attempts to maximize applicant choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Oh, I must have missed that part. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-trad hopeful Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Have other still not received their email? I've yet to get mine so I'm wondering if I should call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanmari Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I got my email at the same time as froston did, timestamp 1:36pm. I think they're sending them out in batches to avoid overloading their own system, so waiting for a bit longer may solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I have yet to get mine. don't call them, we will get it in due time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 just got mine. timestamped at 3:08pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 just got mine. timestamped at 3:08pm Same w/ me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 BTW, for those who are worried, don't be: You have until October 10th at 12:00 noon EDT to select your timeslot preferences. THERE IS NO ADVANTAGE to selecting your timeslot preferences early. ^ from the email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasypus Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I've got my email, but it seems the website is down. Is that true for everybody? Anyone know what on earth is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I've got my email, but it seems the website is down. Is that true for everybody? Anyone know what on earth is going on? Surely you read the email? Go read it again. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasypus Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Surely you read the email? Go read it again. ;-) This is me, embarrassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBookWorm Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I got it a little earlier, around 2 pm. I'm sure everyone is receiving them today but probably at different times based on the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Also, as with another person above, mine was in my gmail SPAM folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 You should be able to access CASPer and the pretest now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 You should be able to access CASPer and the pretest now. ditto .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carraci Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 does anyone know if we can we access the sample videos as many times as we want? are there sample questions associated with each? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I believe it shouldnt be a problem.. I have looked at them and there are questions for each. I *think* these would likely be the same as on the exam, since it would be difficult to ask different questions on the same video (you'll see) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottoncandy6827 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I still can't access the website yet. Can you guys? Also, if they are using the same questions, does that mean we can just prepare ahead of time and then copy and paste during the actual test? that can't be right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I still can't access the website yet. Can you guys? Also, if they are using the same questions, does that mean we can just prepare ahead of time and then copy and paste during the actual test? that can't be right... Try pressing the refresh button - I used Chrome and it still said offline until I refreshed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I still can't access the website yet. Can you guys? Also, if they are using the same questions, does that mean we can just prepare ahead of time and then copy and paste during the actual test? that can't be right... You can't copy and paste. It is disabled (mentioned in the instructions). My impression is they're giving you two freebies, you just don't know which two. In my opinion, prepare all 4 well.. that way you know you'll at least be able to answer 2 scenarios on the actual exam well... and in the worst case, you've done some practicing so that you're not totally freaked out on the actual exam with the time limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I still can't access the website yet. Can you guys? Also, if they are using the same questions, does that mean we can just prepare ahead of time and then copy and paste during the actual test? that can't be right... you could prepare but you can't copy and paste as the functional keys are disabled during the test. It's Java based after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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