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0 pointsmanacit9y ago0 comments

Fortunately, I still have the e-mail that they originally sent me. They list the requirements as:

  In order to take the assessments from your home, you will need:
  * a webcam (either internal or external is fine)
  * a microphone
  * a computer that meets the technical requirements and equipment test (most Macs and PCs meet these requirements – Linux and Unix are not compatible)
  * a basic calculator (please do not plan to use your phone, computer, or graphing calculator)
  * a government-issued photo ID

However, later in the e-mail:

> If you do not have a webcam, your computer doesn’t meet the technical requirements, or for any reason you'd prefer to take the exam at a proctored location near you, please let me know. I’ll need you to provide your full legal name and current address, and I’ll be able to make alternate arrangements.

I think the company they do this through has testing locations around the USA to accommodate.

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flukus9y ago

So straight off the bat their eliminating linux users, who you'd think would be a large part of their target market.

>a basic calculator (please do not plan to use your phone, computer, or graphing calculator)

Who even has a basic calculator anymore?

nommm-nommm9y ago

You can get them from the dollar store.

mynameisvlad9y ago

Sure, but that requires me to actually go out and buy a calculator. For a single use. It's so incredibly wasteful and forces me to go completely out of my way to complete the process.

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