Exams Thread - For all your misery needs

spartacus815

How are you guys set for the exams?

Seren_

Changed the thread title to make it the official exams thread

spartacus815

ah ok thanks ... let the misery begin bitches :P

Kate08

my timetable isn't so bad I suppose but this 100% essay for the 4th is leaving me with little time to study

Paczini

My timetable isn't too bad either.. I'm kinda set for French but ****ed for law

Daemos

Ah feck off with yere exam misery. I still have Geography Project misery to deal with first :mad:

freeze4real

My timetable sucks balls, I have finance on tuesday at 9.30 and business next day at 9.30. on thursday I have the 2 hardest subject on the say fecking day. Econometrics and bonds and capital markets FML.

Duddy

Kate08

^

Novella

Exams make me so sad.

Kate08

Yeah they are hanging over your head all Christmas wish they were in December

Kiwi_knock

It is not a good sign when you look at your course outline and you can not remember half the stuff on it. The next few days are not going to be pleasant, studying a whole module I have little clue about.

What are the pro's and cons of having exams after christmas?
Would people prefer them before or after?
I'd prefer them before so I could wind down and relax over the crimbo but on the other side I'd get little study done during the term.

mickstupp

I prefer them after crimbo. Hate the ones in summer because I've only a week to get through all the material. Not enough time. But then I'm a very slow reader. At least with exams after crimbo I can always go into them feeling thoroughly prepared every time.

Not stressed with these ones because I feel there's plenty of time to study. Always mad stressed for the summer ones because there's no time.

Paczini

I prefer to have them after Christmas but there should be a study week between new year's day and exams.. like last year!

DB21

Paczini wrote: »

I prefer to have them after Christmas but there should be a study week between new year's day and exams.. like last year!

Yeah, for some reason they felt the need to end the semester as early as they did. I'd rather we had lectures this week and then the extra week to study in January.

Paczini

DB21 wrote: »

Yeah, for some reason they felt the need to end the semester as early as they did. I'd rather we had lectures this week and then the extra week to study in January.

Exactly... Next year it will be back to normal

Columbia

Exam season = invigilation season for me.

Let the days and days of relentless boredom thorough vigilance commence.

Boeing777

I'm kind of worried about these exams. I just don't know what to expect! I've never been so unmotivated about exams in my life. I literally haven't done a decent study session yet and I can forget about studying next week because it's just not gonna happen.

But ya, I'm not making my first set of Uni exams any easier for myself! :rolleyes:

DB21

Boeing777 wrote: »

I'm kind of worried about these exams. I just don't know what to expect! I've never been so unmotivated about exams in my life. I literally haven't done a decent study session yet and I can forget about studying next week because it's just not gonna happen.

But ya, I'm not making my first set of Uni exams any easier for myself! :rolleyes:

Believe me, the first year exams are grand It seems scary, but so long as you get some study in, and you've been paying attention in lectures, you'll get through.

freeze4real

Guys can I email lecturers with exam style answers to assess it.

Jonah42

Havent started studying yet. Got a damn thesis to do first.

Columbia

freeze4real wrote: »

Guys can I email lecturers with exam style answers to assess it.

Almost certainly not. Depending on the subject your lecturer may not even have enough free time to read your actual exam.

You could try sending a basic outline of an answer to a TA, they will try to give feedback. It could be one line, or three paragraphs, depending on the TA and how many panicked students suddenly demand help in the week before their exam.

Daemos

Well, the world didn't end yesterday. I guess I really will have to study for these exams

Novella

This is how it has went for me:

5 weeks until exams:
Okay, 5 weeks to go and 5 exams. 1 week of study time per exam. Great.

4 weeks until exams:
Okay, a month to go. Still loads of time. I'll make myself a study planner now, nice and organised.

3 weeks until exams:
Well, there's a week between my fourth exam and my fifth so I'll study for my fifth exam in that week. So I just need to study for these four now. I'll start now. Oh, somebody is talking to me on Facebook chat... I'll study after this...

2 weeks until exams:
I'm in work on Christmas Eve. I'll study then 'cause it'll be quiet in work and I'll be bored anyway.
I COULD NOT POSSIBLY STUDY ON CHRISTMAS EVE!

1 week until exams:
A week to go, better study every single day. Oh, it's Friday though. Can't study on a Friday. Or a Saturday. Or a Sunday.
DEFINITELY CAN'T STUDY ON NYE.

PictureFrame

DB21 wrote: »

Believe me, the first year exams are grand It seems scary, but so long as you get some study in, and you've been paying attention in lectures, you'll get through.

uh-oh

FÚCKED is not the word. Sick as a dog since last week, seriously considering looking for a medical cert because i've such fatigue and i'm exhausted, I didn't even go out over christmas I was so wrecked.

DB21

Number Theory, you are a cruel mistress *cries in corner*

Boeing777

I am so so fúcked for maths and physics omg... :eek::( They're my first two exams and are on this Friday & Saturday. I genuinely have never been as ill-prepared for exams in my life. HELPPP

Oh and a quick Q for science people; How exactly does continuous assessment work? I vaguely understand it but I'm not sure if you have to get a specific % in the written exam before it's added on or if it's added on regardless of what you get in the written exam.

DB21

Boeing777 wrote: »

Oh and a quick Q for science people; How exactly does continuous assessment work? I vaguely understand it but I'm not sure if you have to get a specific % in the written exam before it's added on or if it's added on regardless of what you get in the written exam.

The CA is added on no matter what (Unless you failed that, in which case you'll have a technical fail).

Pudsy33

DB21 wrote: »

The CA is added on no matter what (Unless you failed that, in which case you'll have a technical fail).

Not necessarily true, there is no technical fails in maths or maths physics afaik.

peacock169

@Boeing777,
According to the Linear algebra lecturer, whatever you get from CA, you are sitting on and your score from the exam is added. In his course we had the Mid Term worth 10%, and 3 assignments worth 15%. Work out what you have and try to relax.
I'd assume its the same format for the Calculus nonsense.
Try to relax. You probably know more than you think. Just get over the line, you're probably planning to drop it at some stage i'd imagine, like everyone else! Good luck.