[oldalum]

while USC's long history of cheating and other scandals (including but not limited to sports) is being recalled, I remembered a little-known one that occurred when I was in medical school at UCLA. The National Board Exam Part I was traditionally given at each of the medical schools in Southern California, and the Board had medical school administrators at each site administer and proctor them. But the year before I took it, a USC administrator sold copies of the exam to USC med students. They were later caught and the scores invalidated, but for my year the Board decided to send out their own people to proctor it themselves at one location, and they decided the most central location was at USC. So everyone else had to drive to and from USC in rush hour twice to take the 2-day exam. It was a total disaster, they were overwhelmed by the large number of students, and in order to get the exam going they had to completely drop all security measures. What is it about that place that attracts such people????!!!

[oldalum]

while USC's long history of cheating and other scandals (including but not limited to sports) is being recalled, I remembered a little-known one that occurred when I was in medical school at UCLA. The National Board Exam Part I was traditionally given at each of the medical schools in Southern California, and the Board had medical school administrators at each site administer and proctor them. But the year before I took it, a USC administrator sold copies of the exam to USC med students. They were later caught and the scores invalidated, but for my year the Board decided to send out their own people to proctor it themselves at one location, and they decided the most central location was at USC. So everyone else had to drive to and from USC in rush hour twice to take the 2-day exam. It was a total disaster, they were overwhelmed by the large number of students, and in order to get the exam going they had to completely drop all security measures. What is it about that place that attracts such people????!!!