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Cheaters, thanks to their “deep computer skills,” have outgrown the queue, says national testing coordinator Peter Honeth. But more cheats are wanted.
– It is not comprehensive and they will not be allowed to write the test even though they managed to cheat on a report.
As of 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, just over 7,400 people had managed to register and more than 50,000 lined up for the 27,640 test sites that are scattered across the test sites across the country.
The tail is long, but the tail seems longer than it actually is, according to Peter Honeth.
– In parallel, some people have registered for various devices, computers, mobile phones, i-pads and what they have now. Then there will be several places in the queue even if you are only one person.
– Some people also try to register even though they already have a valid university entrance exam. So they are not allowed to register, but they still occupy a place in the queue. It’s completely unnecessary, Honeth continues.
Payment problems
Sorry that the waiting time is so long. The reason is that the system can only handle a certain number of reports per hour.
Several people also testify on Facebook that after a long time in the queue they were unable to pay, were kicked out, had to queue again, and gave up when they realized they finished last in the queue. According to Peter Honeth, around 150 people have been affected by the payment problem and a solution is being found.
Already shortly after eight in the morning, the pressure on the system also became so high that it was necessary to take a break to have time to work on a race.
– It was a controlled break. We try to calibrate that you should be able to receive new records as quickly as possible. Then you ended up on the roof that the system can handle and had to slow down a bit, says Peter Honeth.
Union of critical students
The Swedish United Student Unions (SFS) criticize the fact that the test will take place in autumn, as regards the risk of spreading the infection and legal certainty. President Simon Edström says he is not surprised that there are problems in the registration process.
– This is almost to be expected when politics overwhelms the experts and with a very small time margin.
Instead, Edström had wanted to see a test next year with more time to prepare.
– This is a selection instrument to decide who should be allowed to study what and when not everyone has the opportunity to participate, it puts the rules of the game out of play, he says.
“For those who need”
This spring’s test was canceled due to the corona pandemic and for the same reason the number of places for the fall test is limited. For a long time it seemed that there would be no test at all this year, but after several tours it was recently decided that the test will take place on Sunday, October 25.
Only people without a valid test result can register and UHR and Peter Honeth have urged anyone who can wait to write the test to refrain this time, given the pressure.
– This round is not for high school students in grades 1 and 2 who want to train on the exam, but for those who really need it, said Peter Honeth earlier this week.
For the vast majority of higher education programs, however, there is no competition for places, but everyone with the right qualifications enters.
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Places for this year’s college entrance exam are fewer than usual, and those wishing to take the exam can sit in a digital waiting room in hopes of having a seat for the coveted exam. Photo: Petra Lindell / TT
The university entrance exam is usually taken twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring.
The college entrance examination is a selection exam that, with good results, provides an additional opportunity in addition to the qualification result to enter a popular higher education. It is written mainly by young people who are about to leave high school.
Typically, around 100,000 people sign up for the college entrance exam each year, 40-45 percent of whom are doing so for the first time.
The validity period of the test results has been extended from five to eight years.
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