Caught with wrong calculator

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I thought I would share my exam experience cause it sure did make me smile…
the guy next to me was caught with a calculator that was not an approved model. This peanuts first go to reaction was to claim he did not speak English!!! Then obviously the proctor pointed out to him that he sitting an exam written in English and his head just dropped… I had to bite my tongue…
 
Interesting. I feel as though I remember reading somewhere on the CFA website that you “should be prepared to take the test in English”, but I’m too lazy to look for it again. I saw someone try to get in without a passport, I could tell the proctor felt bad for her and he walked with her somewhere, however, I didn’t see her again so whatever he tried to do for her didn’t work.
 
You all don’t understand the problem. There are many foreign people (like me, for example) can’t speak well english (even can’t speak english just because lack of practice) but they can read and check the box. If they understand Finance, they can take CFA Exam.
As you said, in the CFA website, “should be prepared to take the test in English”, it doesn’t mean that you must “speak english”.
 
But I agree with you that, if the guy who live in Australia + take CFA exam + can’t speak english, this guy has problem.
 
pivpomars wrote:
But I agree with you that, if the guy who live in Australia + take CFA exam + can’t speak english, this guy has problem.
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You would be surprised …
 
pivpomars wrote:
You all don’t understand the problem. There are many foreign people (like me, for example) can’t speak well english (even can’t speak english just because lack of practice) but they can read and check the box. If they understand Finance, they can take CFA Exam.
As you said, in the CFA website, “should be prepared to take the test in English”, it doesn’t mean that you must “speak english”.
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you’re in for a surprise at L2
 
Your point is invalid. You are apt enough to understand the whole test, there is no reason you wouldn’t be able to understand what the proctor is saying.
She or he would just be saying your calculator is not approved and what the candidate said to them is I don’t speak english which is simple meaning as your cal is not approved.
The funny thing is I don’t see how not speaking english has to do with they brought in the wrong cals. lol.
Btw, i’m foreign from Vietnam too but stay in Aus for a long time, so the example above was a bit coincedental. haha.
 
dennis_3107 wrote:
Your point is invalid. You are apt enough to understand the whole test, there is no reason you wouldn’t be able to understand what the proctor is saying.
She or he would just be saying your calculator is not approved and what the candidate said to them is I don’t speak english which is simple meaning as your cal is not approved.
The funny thing is I don’t see how not speaking english has to do with they brought in the wrong cals. lol.
Btw, i’m foreign from Vietnam too but stay in Aus for a long time, so the example above was a bit coincedental. haha.
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Chillax, his point is totally valid, he was explaining why someone could possibly attend the exam, make the mistake of bringing the wrong calc and then not understand what the proctor said.
Although unlikely his point is still coherent. You misread his post and assumed that he linked the fact that the person brought the wrong calculator and did not speak english.
 
Yeah, sure. We gotta be chilllax.
I just gotten tense since the exams ended. two months waiting is going to be too much.
 
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