The CS Game Show

I took my CS Exam today. I decided it was much like a game show, only we weren't really competing and there were no prizes.

When we first arrived, we were placed in a large room, all facing each other in a U-pattern. We are systematically stripped of our personal identities. Our badges are removed. Our school patches are covered and our personal belongings are taken away. We are all wearing bland white coats. At this point, noone was talking. We were all checking out our competition. Who looks sharp? Who looks dim-witted? Who's gonna go home with the million dollars at the end?

Then, we were separated into the blue team and the red team. Looking tough, we lined up according to our numbers. Yeah, the red team goes first. I was Red Team #4. Take that Blue Team #24.

There were three rounds. The first round had 5 standardized patients, next round had 4, last round had 3. Each time, you waited in front of the patient's room wondering --what's behind door number 8? Is it a washer and dryer? Trip to the carribean? Sore throat?

At the end, you get is a letter saying you completed your exam.