Third wave­func­tion points out that grad­u­ate exams are actu­ally tests that you con­form to cer­tain social stan­dards.:

1. Does the can­di­date require sleep?…
2. Does the can­di­date have any respon­si­bil­i­ties out­side of her career that can’t be put aside for three days straight? (e.g. tak­ing care of a child or other rel­a­tive, other house­hold responsibilities)
3. Does the can­di­date have some­one who will take care of her, bring­ing her food and wash­ing the dishes, tol­er­at­ing her com­pletely ignor­ing him and start­ing to smell from lack of hygiene?
4. Does the can­di­date require food on a reg­u­lar basis, or to admin­is­ter med­i­cine, or any­thing else that will take time away from work?