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Maybe it should be something fun like a twisted game of tag or capture the flag.
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I was picturing something less silly or competitive to be honest. This is supposed to be a final test, after all, and one where the students are largely graded individually on their own merits, rather than pit against and compared to each-other, makes more sense. Aside from maybe the sparring (which, again, could simply be against an instructor for fairness), everything they're graded on should basically be almost like a standard test, where everyone is graded alone on personal performance with a score that doesn't rely on others.

I could still picture what you propose as something the Academy might do, but it doesn't sound like final test material... Unless you want to really stretch out the testing to a full arc for the AU? Honestly, in canon, the test likely took a single day at best, but I could see a practical exam including a test on survival skills. Having students competing in the wilds in a "camping trip" type deal for a day or several isn't entirely out of the question. I wouldn't call it the "final" final exam, but it could be a part of the overall final exam.