Ear Plugs / Passive Noise Cancellation Devices

[Twitch]

Anyone know where we can get the ones (preferably) similar to what the folks who take the CBT MCAT get?

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[AggieJohn]

Don't know, but you can't use them on the Pen & Paper version. They are not allowed.

 

[nena]

get some swimming ear plugs..those are really good. you won't hear a thing. im sure they cost less than $5. if not, go to the center where they administer the CBT test and i'm sure they'll give you some. tell them you want to adjust to using them before you take the test...

but like the above poster said, you can't use them for the paper pencil test. they're great for studying though...

 

[Jon Davis]

For the paper test, I covered my ears with my hands. The proctors looked at me funny but didnt say squat.

 

[Twitch]

For the paper test, I covered my ears with my hands. The proctors looked at me funny but didnt say squat.

Was it more of a cupping of the ears by the hand or was there distinct penetration of the finger into the ear?

 

[Scrub MD]

For the paper test, I covered my ears with my hands. The proctors looked at me funny but didnt say squat.

They were looking at you funny cuz you had to bubble in the answers with the pencil in your mouth.

 

[Twitch]

They were looking at you funny cuz you had to bubble in the answers with the pencil in your mouth.

Actually they were wondering where the other two were - one with the hands on the mouth and the other with the hands on the eyes to complete the trio...

But seriously it can be difficult studying in the library with people sneezing, coughing, coming and going, opening/closing their back packs loudly, or even with the cell phones going off. It'd be nice to find a quiet place to study. I'd study at the house but there are so many distractions...speaking of which I need to get back to my counterstrike gaming...

 

[Jon Davis]

Was it more of a cupping of the ears by the hand or was there distinct penetration of the finger into the ear?

Cupped.

 

[Beau Geste]

I'm taking it in '07 but if I somehow decide for august '06, I'm going to bring my earplugs, rules be damned. People are still bringing cell phones and the proctors are not enforcing that! Also, I have a really hard time concentrating during exams (ADD?) so I need it to be pin-drop quiet. I've got some super molded ones made by my audiologist friend.

 

[karlin009]

For the paper test, I covered my ears with my hands. The proctors looked at me funny but didnt say squat.

hehe...I did the same thing too. Either I was going to do that or punch out the guy next to me ( he needed to underline and circle almost everything in the passages) .

 

[Jon Davis]

hehe...I did the same thing too. Either I was going to do that or punch out the guy next to me ( he needed to underline and circle almost everything in the passages) .

I've been there too. ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.