JLPT 2008 - How was your desk?

[lazysunday]

Here is a pic of the NYC desks (barely big enough to hold a steno pad and insanely close together.



I have heard DC is just as bad. How were the desks where you took the test? I may have to buy one of these to practice my balance for next year. I kept dropping my pencils and couldn't get to them them.

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[sashimidimsum7250]

Those looks terribly uncomfortable.

The room that I did mine in was a lecture hall with long tables that spanned across most of the room. We actually had plenty of room because the seat next to each person is left empty to prevent cheating.

The chairs, though, I found were not too great. My back hurt a bit by the time it was all over.

[slaughterj]

DC has similar-sized desks, but with much better spacing (i.e., you can get your dropped pencils ).

[ceirelav]

I took it in NYC as well. Those desk were seriously tiny and awfully low. I felt like my neck was about to break after 3.5 hours...

[oyayubi]

Hi, just noticed this thread. If I wasn't fortunate enough to sit at one of the left-handed desks in NYC that day, I would've been really uncomfortable... at least I won't be surprised with that arrangement at the end of this year.

[skmt999]

Wow! I didn't think about preparing for my 'desk' area, as well as the test. I'm left handed, too - never thought about what if I my test location has those right handed old fashioned desks.

I'd visit the test location ahead of time, but I'm arranging a special trip just to get there in the first place.