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Old 07-19-2008, 03:07 PM   #1
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Using a Stopwatch?

My analog watch is always 'off by a minute' when time is called, and one time it died on me. Whenever I practice, I use a stopwatch so I am accurate to the second. Am I allowed to bring one in?

Any suggestions on how to keep accurate time?
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Old 07-19-2008, 03:20 PM   #2
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Seems like they'd let you bring one in, since you're allowed to have regular watches. My stopwatch does this annoying clicky noise the whole time, so that could be a problem, but if yours is normal then I'd let you bring it in lol.
Maybe just make sure to tell your proctor that you have it so they don't realize halfway through and then get mad.

I didn't do the ACT, but during the SAT the proctor was realllly good about writing the time up on the board, they even said like "30 seconds left" and gave regular updates and went by the clock on the wall in the room, so you could see it. Anyway. I don't know more than that.
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Old 07-19-2008, 03:51 PM   #3
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Thanks for the reply.

ACT does not permit "any electronic device other than a permitted calculator (examples include timer, cell phone, media player, PDA, headphones, camera)". So, I'm guessing a stopwatch is a 'timer'?

Hmm... so I guess I should find a digital watch with a lap timer.

ACT proctors aren't allowed to give any other time warning besides the five minute warning. My proctor got mad at this one guy for even asking. As for using the school clock... I always sit closest to the clock wall. So, I can never tell where exactly the minute hand is.
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Old 07-19-2008, 04:01 PM   #4
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The thing is... those stupid watches make noises.......... I just giveup and set my analogue watch (the minute hand)45, 60, 35, and 35 minutes from twelve (the hour hand)... that keeps me focused on how much time i have left and also lets me ignore how long I've wasted on this Saturday.
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Old 07-19-2008, 04:05 PM   #5
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No you can't bring a stopwatch but you can bring a electric watch that counts the time and then when they're saying stop just cancel
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Old 07-22-2008, 04:51 PM   #6
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i think that as long as it's an electric watch with a counter that doesn't make noise you're good
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