cultural differences

Blue book exams are intensely correlated with college in my mind. [I have no idea if blue book is one word or two.]

At large state school where I teach we have generic bluebooks and they're not all blue. They come in pretty pastel color like pink, yellow, and green.

At expensive private school where I teach the bluebooks are indeed all blue and on the front they have "[Name of School], Washington DC, Examination Booklet" in big, bold, blue letters.

Of course they have personalized bluebooks. It feels like having personalized napkins at your wedding reception, a nice gesture, but probably money you didn't need to spend.

(I can't remember if we had personalized bluebooks when I was an undergrad. When you're taking the exam who's looking at the front?)