Do you think this is fair? Week of lectures cancelled -> no study week

[Matthiasa]

I think its fair but then again my university has classes teaching stuff up till the final exam., and some classes have assignments due after the final even so yeah... Fair.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I think its fair but then again my university has classes teaching stuff up till the final exam., and some classes have assignments due after the final even so yeah... Fair.

Seriously? Ouch! That has to suck. The best thing about a final exam is that feeling of it all being over at the end of it. I'd hate to still have stuff due after that

 

[Corporate Thug]

everyone is in the same situation so it all evens out.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I don't see how a study week would make such a huge difference in grade if you actually knew "most of the content quite well". Unless most of your classes have massively weighted (60%+ of total grade) finals and you're assuming the scenario in which a 93.0% (typical A cut-off) is reduced to an 89.9% (typical B+ cutoff). Considering that you're an engineering major and in your final year I can't imagine a normal (if any) grading scale anyways, in which case the professors (assuming they aren't meanies) would see that everyone suffered due to the circumstances of the earthquake and curve appropriately anyways.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I don't see how a study week would make such a huge difference in grade if you actually knew "most of the content quite well". Unless most of your classes have massively weighted (60%+ of total grade) finals and you're assuming the scenario in which a 93.0% (typical A cut-off) is reduced to an 89.9% (typical B+ cutoff). Considering that you're an engineering major and in your final year I can't imagine a normal (if any) grading scale anyways, in which case the professors (assuming they aren't meanies) would see that everyone suffered due to the circumstances of the earthquake and curve appropriately anyways.

The exams are all weighted 50% for my classes this semester. The class average is a C so it's not unreasonable that an extra week of intense preparation would make that difference.
Edit - I'm a computer science major, not engineering. It's a similar degree of difficulty in senior year.

 

[Perknose]

Actually I'm going to a party soon Aftershock party FTW.

After the aftershock comes the awesome party! Aftershock and Awe. Watch out for that decade long hangover, though . . . just ask any Iraqi.

Back to your party: Post disaster sex is the best. I understand the still coursing adrenaline tightens the vajayjay. Party like it's 1905 San Fransisco!

 

[mrkun]

We had one day between the end of lecture and the start of finals as well.

 

[slayer202]

suck it up