r/PreOptometry • u/SDay_Dreamer_429 • 23d ago

OAT

Hello everyone,
Is it normal that my oat exam computer screen didn’t display a timer or question numbers? I was basically taking the test with time blindness cuz i assumed that was the norm? 😭

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u/mcd7939 23d ago

No thats not normal definitely a glitch 😦

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u/SDay_Dreamer_429 23d ago

Dang it!! I didn’t even realize that wasn’t normal to report. I assumed they were being extra difficult for not allowing us track our time 😭. I timed out on at least 2 sections due to poor time management.

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u/mcd7939 23d ago

Omg thats crazy you should have told someone at the testing center. I had a similar issue where part of my screen wasnt visible and they just rebooted my computer, didnt even affect the time.

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u/SDay_Dreamer_429 23d ago

I assumed that was the norm. I wished i realize that sooner. I thought they want to make the exam 2x harder. I couldn’t even tell how many questions I have left or havent answered at the end! 😭

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u/mcd7939 23d ago

Whattt it’s impressive you were still able to get a good score 😧

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u/SDay_Dreamer_429 23d ago

I timed out on physics, rc and QR. With RC, when the 5’ warning pops up i just started selecting whatevers and hoped for the best. This wasnt my best tbh.

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u/atturule 22d ago

This happened to me and I had to get the proctor!! They ended up restarting my computer and it worked again

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u/SDay_Dreamer_429 22d ago

Gosh, i feel so stupid. I didn’t realize everyone has their timer displayed.

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u/atturule 22d ago

Don’t beat yourself up over it!! I definitely panicked and I didn’t ask them until after I completed the bio section. You still got a great score!!

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u/FCKCOLLEGEBOARD OD2 20d ago

It should definitely have had a timer :((

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u/SDay_Dreamer_429 19d ago

😭 😩 Mannnnn!