The toughest exam students ever take in higher education depends on the student, and on what classes they take, as well as the circumstances. I remember a part

The toughest exam students ever take in higher education depends on the student, and on what classes they take, as well as the circumstances. I remember a particularly difficult final exam in which I was distracted by a sudden thud from about five meters behind and to the left of me. A student had fainted from fright, falling out of her chair. She was ushered out of the room by a TA, to lie on a bench with her feet elevated for a while. Afterward, the rest of us turned uncomfortably away from the spectacle, back to our tests. I think, for that particular student, the toughest exam was that day. For me, it was about a year later, under circumstances embarrassing enough that I won't repeat them. For other students, other times. There's a surprising amount of variation from person to person.