Exams 2008

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Well, it's getting to be that time of year again. I have finals next week, but I guess some schools in the area are already testing.

  • Monday - Calculus II. I've heard it's the hardest test here at Hope.
  • Tuesday - Engineering. Should be a piece of cake.
  • Wednesday - German II. Shouldn't be too much of a challenge.

And I've managed it this year that the first two are at 2 in the afternoon and German is at 10:30. Not bad.

So who else has to complain about how much their next weeks are going to suck or rub it in all of our faces about how easy it will be?
 
I have one final tomorrow and then I'm done until May 5th when my next semester starts. I had a term paper due last week that was my final for another class and in the other two we just didn't have a final.
 
This Friday:
8-10 page research paper for English
3rd Test for Criminal Justice 101
3rd Test for Business Calculus

Next Monday:
3 page research paper for Information & Decision Sciences 200
Also a lab exam for the same class

Next Friday:
1 page review of someone's research paper for English
4th Test for Criminal Justice 101
Short Opinion Paper also for CRJ 101

Week After Friday (starting May 4):
Business Calculus Final
IDS 200 Final (don't know if it's a final or just the last test)


I've been really stalling on the English paper.
 
Monday: Chemistry 7.30 - 9pm
Tuesday: Computer Science 7 - 9pm
Wednesday: Maths 7.30 - 9pm
Friday: Physics 7:30 - 9pm

On the Wednesday I finish lectures/labs at 5pm, so that's not going to be fun :(

Even more so when you consider it's Tuesday arvo right now, and with less than a week until my first term test I haven't done any revision at all :(
 
Finals for me don't happen until May 2-9.

But I have a French 312 test Wednesday, a Psychology test Friday, Intro to Aviation the 30th, and Finite Mathematics the 31st.

The psyc test and the math test scare me.
 
My finals don't begin until June 9th.... I actually can't wait. I'd like for this school year to be over with.
 
My exams aren't even finals - rather, just mid-semester tests that are worth up to 30% of the total grade for the course :(
 
Lets see...

Tomorrow: Presentation on Bio Fuels, accompanied with 3+ page paper.
(Done)

Next Monday: 8AM: EL100 --> Environmental Science
(not worried)

Next Tuesday: 11AM: HY215 --> US History 1920-1960
(not worried)

...Then there are a bunch of take-home exams...
 
Philly
Monday - Calculus II. I've heard it's the hardest test here at Hope.
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From all I've heard, from friends and parents, Calc II, organic chemistry, and music theory are the three hardest courses at damn near any university.

Anyway...

I've got a Logic exam last day of class next Monday, English exam Wednesday, Business Computer Apps Thursday, Geology Friday, and a take-home rhetoric test due two Mondays from now. I may actually be home before submitting the last test as we'll be submitting it online.

But I've still got three ≥5 page papers due in the next week and a half.
 
Sharky.
Monday: Chemistry 7.30 - 9pm
Tuesday: Computer Science 7 - 9pm
Wednesday: Maths 7.30 - 9pm
Friday: Physics 7:30 - 9pm

On the Wednesday I finish lectures/labs at 5pm, so that's not going to be fun :(

Even more so when you consider it's Tuesday arvo right now, and with less than a week until my first term test I haven't done any revision at all :(
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Evening exams? Odd.


My next exam is 19th may, for Maths. Had 3 for Science already (2 modular, 1 internal assessment).
 
Well I have final exams in the first week of June and I am already dreading it. I will just procrastinate until the last minute and end up not studying like always.
 
Studentdriver
From all I've heard, from friends and parents, Calc II, organic chemistry, and music theory are the three hardest courses at damn near any university.
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Interesting that most everybody picks the same weed-out classes. I've heard that Orgo is no walk in the park and nothing about Music Theory. Is calc-based physics a weed-out for many other schools? I think it is here, or at least it is really hard. Interesting that they would put that at the end of my sophomore year or beginning of junior year as an engineer.
 
Well, concerning music theory, my dad is a music teacher, and his music theory course in college was a four semester class. The professor was an old man, very pleasant but not afraid to tell you that you were wrong, even over the smallest details. It started with about 40 students. As the course went on, people dropped it (all potential music majors, mind you). On the last day of that fourth semester, the professor told everyone to come out to the front steps of the building for a class picture.

There were 10 students left.
 
YSSMAN
Lets see...

Tomorrow: Presentation on Bio Fuels, accompanied with 3+ page paper.
(Done)

Next Monday: 8AM: EL100 --> Environmental Science
(not worried)

Next Tuesday: 11AM: HY215 --> US History 1920-1960
(not worried)

...Then there are a bunch of take-home exams...
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I hope you mentioned how bio-fuels might accidentally cause the death of hundreds of thousands of people just below the poverty line!

On the 4th of June I've got ten exams over 2 weeks which decide whether or not you get your college choice.
 
I have about 15 GCSE exams to do within the next few months. Im quite looking forward to then to get them out of the way and then college.
 
Already had two exams.

Yesterday (Monday)
Computer Science - Networking and Internet Fundamentals - 12-2pm

Today
Computer Engineering - Software Development for Computer Engineers - 8am-11am ( 3 hour programming exam :ouch:)

I was studying for those two since last Sunday (a bit over a week ago) basically all day for 4 to 5 hours and about 7 hours of studying on Saturday and Sunday. I'm glad those 2 are done. I hope I got an A- in the computer science class.

My next exams:

Thursday
Comp. Engineering - Real-Time Systems Design - 12-15pm

Monday
Elec. Engineering - Control Systems - 12-15pm

Wednesday
Elec. Engineering - Digital Systems Design - 12-15pm

These are exams to finish second semester of 3rd year computer engineering. 👍
I am not too worried about these final 3 exams because I have very good marks in these classes and know what I'm doing. In the two electrical engineering classes, I have nearly 100% mark in both of them and hope to get an A in both of them.

From all I've heard, from friends and parents, Calc II, organic chemistry, and music theory are the three hardest courses at damn near any university.

Anyway...

I've got a Logic exam last day of class next Monday, English exam Wednesday, Business Computer Apps Thursday, Geology Friday, and a take-home rhetoric test due two Mondays from now. I may actually be home before submitting the last test as we'll be submitting it online.

But I've still got three ≥5 page papers due in the next week and a half.
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What's so hard about Calculus II? What is that supposed to be anyway? The most advanced Calculus I've taken was to do with Laplace, Taylor Series and a bunch of other stuff (too complex for me to think of right now, was over a year ago). I think this was the 4th Calculus course I taken. Calculus AP in high school, Calculus 217 in 1st semester 1st year, calculus 219 in 2nd semester 1st year and then calculus 307 in 1st semester 2nd year. Haven't taken a specific math class since.

The hardest class I've had was an electrical engineering one dealing with transistors and circuits with transistor. That one was a PITA to study for. Also mechanical statics in first year. Statics was so hard that I believe 15% of everyone in engineering failed it.

Also, funny you mention a 5 page report. I submitted a lab report for my digital systems design class. It was about 50 pages or so. There was actually that much worth of writing and code for a 3 week lab. The second lab during the semester had a report about 100 pages long cause of all the code and graphs I had to print off for it. :O
 
So far :

Phil + Ethics- 2h
PE- 1.45h
Maths Paper 1- 1.30

Soon:

English Paper 1 of 3 - 2h10
ICT - 2h30 + 0.30h 'Printing time'

Done OK so far I think. PE I needed 45% to get a C 60% for a B and I think im on the board for C/B. Maths I need 40% from both paper for a C 65% B.
1st paper maybe 20%+ but not so confident tbh. Paper 2 should be ok.
English is just too much. Have to remember 12 poems incase 1 or 2 come up in the question. I have to remember notes on a play ( Journeys End) and a book (Of Mice & Men).

ICT is shocking. Only 1 person has a C on coursework meaning he needs 30%-40% of the 100 marks for a C overall. Everyone else is on a D or E and need a good 50%-70% for a C. I can't see too many with the C grade.

I heard an intresting saying this week about the amount of exams we are taking and preparing for.
'You don't fatten the pig by weighing it.'
 
Exams are ok so far. wrote loads in Philosophy and ethics, just had the maths oen today and the PE was easy. The hardest exam of all tommorow.English lit.


:(
 
Had Maths GCSE foundation this morning, easy as pish, but then it should be. Non-calc paper.
 
Geography GGB3 up tomorrow... my first exam.
 
Sureshot
Had Maths GCSE foundation this morning, easy as pish, but then it should be. Non-calc paper.
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Well of course it would be easy, it IS foundation after all. :p
 
It wasn't a choice, our whole evening class was put into foundation. I'm happy with a C though.
 
English went ok I think :)

No exams for 13 days :D

Nice avatar mike, great day that 👍
 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAwwwwwwwwwwwwwww CRAP.

Physics papers tomorrow, excuse me while I brick myself. I need to get an A in this, which means I need to do really well, which I can't see happening. CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP.


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A-level?

Finished English and Maths last week, English went quite well. I don't enjoy writing 6 pages in an hour and a half though. Reckon I got Bs on both. Just got Chemistry module on the 23rd.
 

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