Lend your extra calculator to a guy who forgot his ?

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#21

i forgot a wrist watch for L3 last year, which is pretty critical especially for the morning writing section… the test center in LA doesn’t have any clocks on the walls either. luckily the dude next to me was basically running a small Kinko’s operation with practically endless supply of pencils, pens, wrist watches, calculators, erasers, pencil sharepeners and ear plugs. he gave me a wrist wratch - thanks bro if you’re reading this

#22

If you think about it, the guy who forgot his calculator is probably not prepared anyway. So you’re doing yourself a favor by lending out your calculator. Yeah…

#23

Not sure why people keep attaching the fake 2nd part of the sink story. It’s clearly fake…

#24

Cause its funny

#25

Yeah definitely fake, but I still laughed. The actual sink story is 50/50 true IMO but still makes me laugh hard every time I read it.

#26

What happens if the person who borrowed your calculator finishes the exam before you and leaves the exam center with your calculator?

#27

Think that’s a violation of the code of ethics, you report him to cfaia,

#28

Welcome to 2004-05 Bromion because that’s when this was originally posted.

How hard is it to spend less than ten bucks to change your batteries before the exam? It amazes me that people who invest their time in a test you take once a year have zero comprehension of risk vs return.

#29

For the record, in case you missed it, all of us, except for Blake, are complete morons here. We suck. Let’s own up to it now and stop being pussies about it.

Let’s all get down on our knees and bow to Blakes superior Master’s degree brain. That includes you Bchadwick and your inferior PHD. What the fuck Bromion? The terminator was so 2005! Moron!

Blake + his Masters Degree > Jesus > An orgy with the entire brazilian women’s soccery team everyday for the rest of your life > Carlos Slim’s Bankroll > My brother’s prenup > Being born WASPY or Jewish > Top 3 MBA > CFA > Working in Back Office in Bangalore but looking to switch to a buyside role > People who don’t replace their batteries > People who write stuff on this forum (except for Blake) > Chicken Tikka

#30

especially when you need a screwdriver to change the batteries on one model

#31

if it was the guy next to me, I’d probably lend it on condition I could get it back if my first one failed.

Someone halfway across the room ? let someone else closer lend them theirs

#32

there’s scope for an entrepreneur here: I don’t know if you can get a bunch of the caculators on sale-or-return from a distributor and sell them for double the going rate outside the test center

#33

If it failed during a session, you’d be screwed because you wouldn’t be allowed to take it back. If you did, both of you would be written up and likely suspended from the program for cheating.

#34

I think Blake has brain damage. I’m not replying to any of his posts from now on. Most of the stuff he says does not make sense. “Congratulations for pulling an old post” after I said I was pulling an old post. Retard.

#35

I don’t think he’s got brain damage, he just a troll. There are plenty on the internets.

Although I suppose you can argue troll’s have inherent brain damage… won’t disagree with that

#36

How are you going to let him know your first calculator failed?

#37

Blake and everyone else, it’s pathetic that you think a calculator is necessary to pass these exams. It’s arithmetic that most third graders can do in their head. Idiot.

#38

Black Swan doing mental arithematic < Third grader doing mental arithematic

I won’t argue that one.

#39

Yea but it would sure be a big waste of time without a calculator

#40

I lost the ability to do simple math in my head while I was in high school.