robot125 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 I've never been able to answer that...why though? doesn;t it make it kinda unfair? different time zones mean different tests right? Also i think all of you who are writing right now are very lucky..I can't wait for my finals...360 days left Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darta Jenn Bush Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Oh, you could suggest writing exams at 1am or 11pm.. go for it ! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBrogliez Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Simply because the whole world can't take the exam at the same timeIf it's 8 AM hereIt might be 3 AM in AmericaIf they are going to wait for it to be 8 AM in AmericaThen I would be already done with my exam by thenSo I can distribute the questions and cheating happensSo I think it is fairIt is a psychological thing that everyone thinks that their exam was more difficultWhen, in fact, both are almost the same Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 ^ Actually I believe it's the TZ2 papers that are rumored to be harder, not our papers. Nice try But yeah basically what's been stated above is true. There's different time zones to prevent cheating. Since Europe/Asia/Africa is ahead of the Americas time-wise they all take their exams before we do. If I had a friend in the UK and we were both taking the HL chemistry exam, I could call them up and ask what was on the exam, thus getting an unfair advantage. The IBO tried to discourage/prevent it by making different time zones. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeZell Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 To stop plagiarism and so people don't have to sit it at ridiculous hours. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.