shady Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 I hope this has not been posted before. I tried searching, but didn't find anything. I know many people have mentioned that tech difficulties shouldn't cause problems, and Mac asserts that, but I think many of us would want "proof", so to speak. Has anyone out there been interviewed in previous cycles after having difficulties with CASPer? I mean, not someone who re-wrote the test, but someone who missed a complete section, informed Mac about it, didn't re-write the test, and still got an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 The lack of answers .. is scary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Yes. I know someone who had difficulties last year and still interviewed. Mac is very accomodating about that and will adjust their marking accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanmari Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 There are so many different types and degrees of problems that people could have while taking this test that I am curious as to how they manage to account for them fairly in the marking scheme. If only infrastructure and logistics permitted for a centralized exam sitting like the MCAT...but I suppose that accommodating thousands of people for an entrance test would be nearly impossible for a single university. The technical difficulties seem to really be the CASPer system's Achilles' heel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 I think there's quite a bit of subjectivity and unfairness involved but this is what Mac's doing and there's nothing we can really do about it. I do feel that CASPer is very vulnerable though, and the method of conducting the test isn't very fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervousnellie Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Perhaps that is why they lowered the percentage that CASPER is worth this year from 50% to 32%. they may have realized that the emphasis on it was out of whack relative to the MCAT and GPA portion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insomnia Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Yeah I had some difficulties last year, but still got an interview. Don't freak out! Just relax and know its not your fault and these things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 That's good to hear. Thanks for the responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rext Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Yup! Like many of the other posters have already said technical difficulties will NOT impede you from progressing in the admissions process =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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