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One thing for Westerners to be aware of: In India, your exam scores (SAT-type thingys) are public, very public. They are usually published in a special edition
by Balgair 9y ago
One thing for Westerners to be aware of: In India, your exam scores (SAT-type thingys) are public, very public. They are usually published in a special edition of the local newspaper, in descending order. Meaning that the best kid comes first in a very public way. Couple this with the familial honor system/arranged marriages and I think you'll understand why pressure can be so intense. Even your love-life can be radically changed by these tests.
- outworlder 9y agoOMG! And I thought some of my teachers were horrible because they handed out exam results in descending order. Although, now that I think about it, my country does the exact same thing for university admission exams, at least the public ones.
- tathougies 9y agoYup.. My parents and aunts and uncles all tell us how great we have it. Their results were all published publicly. Interesting to know it still happens.