poloruler23

i was going through the site and is it true that most/if not all tests are take home, take-library, etc?

NYSkins1

Maybe not most, but a significant portion. It's really nice to be able to take a test in the environment in which you are most comfortable, rather than in a giant over-air conditioned room with 100 other people.

tetrisfan

I love honour codes. I definitely wanna attend a college that has one.

poloruler23

are all test under the honor code??

thelonius

All tests (along with papers, homeworks, etc) are governed by the honor code, meaning that you pledge not to cheat on them. You write a pledge on the bottom "On my honor, I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on this ______." From my time at Rice, at least among the students I know, people actually follow this.
Because of this, a lot of our exams are takehome. However, a good number of professors like to have scheduled or in class exams, just to manage the logistics of having everyone turn them in more effectively, because they like to be available for any clarifications, or because the exam somehow requires their presence (such as my Arabic exams which included listening sections). However, in pretty much all of the exams I've taken recently, the professor has not actually stayed in the room to proctor the exam, but instead pops his head in every 20 minutes or so to make sure that there are no questions.

riquiquisimo

I have one class this semester in which the final exam is take-home.

anxiousmom

I still remember coming into Houston to visit DD, and calling her to find out her location. "I'm in Rice Village in xxxx coffee shop. Meet me there, I'm almost finished." I walked into a lovely coffee shop, and greeted daughter, who was perched on a tall stool, tapping away on her laptop and drinking a big cup of tea. I sat at another table and ordered some tea and muffins while she finished up her final.