Sealing the Paper

zam

Our superintendent takes them up un-sealed unless you used a treasury tag. Is that weird...?

fufureida

...? Weird! Omg lol maybe she/he is marking em

Aoifey!

That seemed a little odd. We seal all ours, treasury tag or not.

stevenfinnegan

Yeah that is kinda wierd.
I prefer to seal my own paper, so at least I know that I've sealed it and that any extra sheets are inserted and didn't fall out or whatever.
I must say the superintendent is creating a lot of work for themselves, and it is a lot of responsibility, especially if something happens and someones graph sheet or whatever goes missing.
If I were you, I would just seal my own, regardless of what they say. They can't throw you out for sealing your answer booklet.

zam

It's a bit odd... I'm sure it's nothing to worry about!...hopefully

Cook!eMonster

Has she been the same for all exams? Thats really strange, our superintendent is taking no responsibility like that whatsoever

gemxpink

Ya wanna watch she's not compromising your papers by slipping a few 50's in..

Victoria.

Yep ours does the same. I just realised that I forgot to put the name of my calculator on the booklet. I think I'm gonna be sick after working my ass off in maths.

JellyBeans92

Why don't you just seal them anyway?

The sticky bit is there for that reason?!

I'm sure that your examiner won't smack you for it!

:P

zam

Victoria. wrote: »

Yep ours does the same. I just realised that I forgot to put the name of my calculator on the booklet. I think I'm gonna be sick after working my ass off in maths.

I really really really wouldn't worry about it! If you're getting upset about it you could call the SEC about it and see what they say

tracker-man

They'll think you're a genius and that you didn't need a calculator

DL Saint

on another note do the extra pages (eg. graph paper etc.) have to be sealed in the booklet or can they be attatched just by the string thing?
Our attendant seems inexperienced and she told us we could put it on the outside because some people were having difficulty sealing it

Conor108

wtf is a treasure tag??

zam

Conor108 wrote: »

wtf is a treasure tag??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury_tag

Aoifey!

Conor108 wrote: »

wtf is a treasure tag??

The string thing that you hold on extra pages with

gemxpink

DL Saint wrote: »

on another note do the extra pages (eg. graph paper etc.) have to be sealed in the booklet or can they be attatched just by the string thing?
Our attendant seems inexperienced and she told us we could put it on the outside because some people were having difficulty sealing it

It says on the pink slip of the sealing part that all material must be inside the booklet, additional pages etc.

BarnhallBull

Lads the things ye worry about, seriously...

If it bothers you then seal it, he's hardly going to rip it open!

DL Saint

gemxpink wrote: »

It says on the pink slip of the sealing part that all material must be inside the booklet, additional pages etc.

****,so could they cancel my paper?

fauxshow

Victoria. wrote: »

Yep ours does the same. I just realised that I forgot to put the name of my calculator on the booklet. I think I'm gonna be sick after working my ass off in maths.

Don't worry! The same person will be marking your Paper II, so just don't forget to put your calculator type on your Paper II answer booklet! I'm sure thousands of students forget to do this every year, no biggy!

Aoifey!

DL Saint wrote: »

****,so could they cancel my paper?

I doubt that very much, I'd just say there's a fairly strong chance of the outside pages getting ripped off accidently

lucybrown

yeah thats very strange......i think he would get in alot of trouble if he was found out...

zam

BarnhallBull wrote: »

Lads the things ye worry about, seriously...

If it bothers you then seal it, he's hardly going to rip it open!

Haha I know it was just bothering me... There's so many different things to worry about... :P

DL Saint

Aoifey! wrote: »

I doubt that very much, I'd just say there's a fairly strong chance of the outside pages getting ripped off accidently

yeah I suppose theres a chance of that!
Has anyone on here who has marked papers ever seen/heard of a script when all the extra pages were not inside the booklet? and if so what happened?

zam

Whenever I use an extra page I write on the booklet "see attached page" just in case it isn't there... :P

stainluss

I dont know why he wouldnt let ye do that, it doesnt make sense and its against the rules

chaoticmess

zam wrote: »

Whenever I use an extra page I write on the booklet "see attached page" just in case it isn't there... :P

I like this idea.
I think I might do this in any exams just to be on the safe side.
So far I've not used any extra paper, not even graph paper in geography..:rolleyes:
haha.....
Where I would have found time to do a graph, I don't know!!

But anyway... yeah it's a bit odd as they're supposed to check that the papers are properly sealed and that exam no's are on etc etc. Just seal it yourself when you're finished though, they can't say anything to you about it.

dee o gee

Have to say this is my favorite part of every exam, once you've sealed it your happy in the knowledge that you'l never have to look at another book of that subject ever again. (Unless you repeat )

Compton

your examiner seems a bit dodgy!

muffinz

My superintendant is an idiot... shes about 19, and she tuts and clicks her fingers at you when you dont seal your paper fast enough! She forgot to hand out the log books until we reminded her, shes constantley on her phone and never looks up so when you need more paper your wasting time waiting for her to unglue her eyes! Btw is it necessary for them to write what time they give you paper at, like when i asked for graph paper in geography she wrote 11:15 on it, how come?

IronGirl92

muffinz wrote: »

My superintendant is an idiot... shes about 19, and she tuts and clicks her fingers at you when you dont seal your paper fast enough! She forgot to hand out the log books until we reminded her, shes constantley on her phone and never looks up so when you need more paper your wasting time waiting for her to unglue her eyes! Btw is it necessary for them to write what time they give you paper at, like when i asked for graph paper in geography she wrote 11:15 on it, how come?

They're not suppose to be using their phones :rolleyes: See that supervisor that got sacked for tweeting about supervising, the tool!
Yeah, our one writes the times on extra paper too, well, just the first time, she's used to me asking for extra paper all the time now though... abnormally large hand writing and what not!:o
AND it's really bugging me that the papers won't seal right when you've got extra sheets in! :mad: s'pose if that's all that's bugging me I'm not doing too bad..

muffinz

Yes, the fact that they dont close properly annoys the heck outta me! In geography, i was trying to get the rod thing through all the holes, but it wouldnt go through, then it wouldnt close as there was too much stuff... so stupid!!

Cook!eMonster

My surperindendant writes the time if we leave the room, thats it. its a bit odd alright

**Timbuk2**

I hate the way you have to bend the answerbooks to properly seal them if there is extra stuff in them. It feels wrong

Compton

ours writes when we leave, then when we come back.

DL Saint

DL Saint wrote: »

yeah I suppose theres a chance of that!
Has anyone on here who has marked papers ever seen/heard of a script when all the extra pages were not inside the booklet? and if so what happened?

Anyone??? I am seriously stressing about this

Compton

Keep reading the title as ' stealing the paper ' ! Its been a long day

pathway33

I thought they could link up loose pages by the exam number? yes / no?

muffinz

Im terrified ill end up writing my name instead of my number one of these days

Bob the Builder

muffinz wrote: »

My superintendant is an idiot... shes about 19, and she tuts and clicks her fingers at you when you dont seal your paper fast enough! She forgot to hand out the log books until we reminded her, shes constantley on her phone and never looks up so when you need more paper your wasting time waiting for her to unglue her eyes! Btw is it necessary for them to write what time they give you paper at, like when i asked for graph paper in geography she wrote 11:15 on it, how come?

My superintendent is doing everything absolutely by the book, which surely isn't a bad thing, but she has such a rough mood about her. There'll be no offences committed while she is present anyway. And if there is, she'll have you out on your ear... And that calculator cover rule I think is slightly silly. Especially when it's a calculator with no instructions anyway.

Yes, any interaction they have with you really. Either toilets, extra paper, graph paper, or otherwise has to be recorded. Seems like an exaggerated security measure but perhaps necessary in the grand scheme of things...

DL Saint

pathway33 wrote: »

I thought they could link up loose pages by the exam number? yes / no?

I hope you are right if mine goes astray :pac:

tigerblob

muffinz wrote: »

My superintendant is an idiot... shes about 19, and she tuts and clicks her fingers at you when you dont seal your paper fast enough!

If someone did this to me I would start really dramatically moving in slow motion. I can't stand people who are like that. She's getting paid good money, the least she can do is earn it.

randylonghorn

pathway33 wrote: »

I thought they could link up loose pages by the exam number? yes / no?

Yes, provided you have written your exam number on it. It's just a pain in the ass, as you can imagine, and a lot easier AND safer if everything is sealed in the booklet.

tigerblob wrote: »

If someone did this to me I would start really dramatically moving in slow motion. I can't stand people who are like that. She's getting paid good money, the least she can do is earn it.

It's rude and hardly necessary, but remember that superintendents are supposed to collect all scripts at the same time (which ofc is technically impossible), but at least they should be collecting them as quickly as possible so that the person at the back of the room doesn't have 5 minutes longer than the person at the front.

Cian92

IronGirl92 wrote: »

They're not suppose to be using their phones :rolleyes: See that supervisor that got sacked for tweeting about supervising, the tool!

The not using the phones seems to be a bit contradictory, as our guy gets a text just before we begin, telling him that it is the green or yellow packet he is meant to be opening! After last years fiasco!