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recroadtoday at 12:28 AM4 repliesview on HN

You mean currently exams aren't proctored?! I went to the University of Toronto and can't recall a single exam which wasn't.


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burnt-resistortoday at 12:29 AM

Stanford is also unproctored by charter.

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morkalorktoday at 1:59 AM

It's weird, right? The US is just hands down strange in some regards to little procedural things that are important but also easy to implement, and yet for whatever reason don't do and make a big deal over it when it's a complete non-affaire in other countries.

Like voter ID. It's not some partisan issue. None of the political parties are fighting Elections Canada over it and its been around my whole life. Its just not a thing(tm). You go to vote, show your ID and and voilà, done. And yet somehow, this is a "big deal" down south?

paulpaupertoday at 12:42 AM

Ivy league schools , imho, tend to operate differently--more hands-off approach. The assumption is if you're smart and determined enough to get in, that you will not cheat. The filtering to get in is intense, so this presumably filters out less honest people.

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bdlowerytoday at 12:56 AM

well yes, you were in Toronto, where there is a very very veeerry high cheating ratio compared to other areas.