Ugh.. finals

[TecHNooB]

Pray for mojo

 

[HamburgerBoy]

For the first time I had a final that I performed much worse on than I thought I did. Was confident studying a week in advance, felt that it wasn't too bad I got at least an ~85% on it (about what I got on the two midterms), and with a promised generous curve and already standing on the cusp of an A without it I was certain I did fine. Got a 65% instead and am waiting for the inevitable B for the class.

 

[TecHNooB]

For the first time I had a final that I performed much worse on than I thought I did. Was confident studying a week in advance, felt that it wasn't too bad I got at least an ~85% on it (about what I got on the two midterms), and with a promised generous curve and already standing on the cusp of an A without it I was certain I did fine. Got a 65% instead and am waiting for the inevitable B for the class.

that sucks. for years, I've been able to dodge just that (somehow). but alas... it makes one very tired having to do so time and time again.

 

[xeemzor]

I still have the nightmare that I'm taking a final that I haven't prepared for even though it's been 2 years since I graduated. I'm told it takes decades for that to go away

 

[TecHNooB]

I still have the nightmare that I'm taking a final that I haven't prepared for even though it's been 2 years since I graduated. I'm told it takes decades for that to go away

it's always such a relief to wake up from that one. as the tests are being handed out, you're sitting there thinking, 'how is it possible that i didn't even know about this final?' then panic sets in. then you wake up. sometimes.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I still have the nightmare that I'm taking a final that I haven't prepared for even though it's been 2 years since I graduated. I'm told it takes decades for that to go away

I lived the classic final story. I had a business class that was taught straight out of the book. Once I was sure, about two weeks in, I never went to class again and only showed up for tests. Well, come the final, they had moved it up two hours. I strode into the auditorium and all the lights were off except for a pool of light at the bottom where sat the prof next to a pile of blue books. I ran down the stairs and asked if I could take the test. He looks at his watch and says I've got 20 minutes. I finished in 15.

I almost missed it.

 

[xeemzor]

I lived the classic final story. I had a business class that was taught straight out of the book. Once I was sure, about two weeks in, I never went to class again and only showed up for tests. Well, come the final, they had moved it up two hours. I strode into the auditorium and all the lights were off except for a pool of light at the bottom where sat the prof next to a pile of blue books. I ran down the stairs and asked if I could take the test. He looks at his watch and says I've got 20 minutes. I finished in 15.

I almost missed it.

How well did you do? They didn't email you at all about the change?

 

[Born2bwire]

Ha ha!

No more finals for me.

:awe:

 

[KevinCU]

How well did you do? They didn't email you at all about the change?

I'm surprised that they even had electricity back when Magnus was taking classes.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

How well did you do? They didn't email you at all about the change?

It was voted on in class and the concept of notifying students by email hadn't been invented yet.

I'm surprised that they even had electricity back when Magnus was taking classes.

We used chalkboards and, that's the way we liked it.

P.S. I got an 'A' It was literally straight out of the book.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

I got a B for my course. I'm feeling fortunate, I thought I'd just scrape a pass.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Thank god I just graduated and don't have to deal with that again. That last final was rough though because even though I knew my stuff and was prepared for it... it was a pass/fail final that if I failed I failed the course (even though I held an 87% going into it). Yeah I went out drinking after that one...

 

[*kjm]

Graduated in 95 if you think that’s your last final you are not in engineering…. Just finished another final tonight:\

 

[Red Squirrel]

Ha ha!

No more finals for me.

:awe:

Same here, been since 2007 since I'm done school. Love it, would never want to go back.

 

[xeemzor]

Same here, been since 2007 since I'm done school. Love it, would never want to go back.

I would love to go to grad school if it wasn't stupidly expensive. Who doesn't want 2 more years of freedom from real responsibility?

 

[Printer Bandit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVdBnZ1hdEQ&list=UUQlVOYJyQp64rA12ac0mv6g&index=1

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Ha. Finals. I'd take finals and school over work deadlines and quotas.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Just got done with all my finals. Didn't do so well in them. I'm usually on the left side of the bellcurve when it comes to grades, and 3/5 of my classes had class averages of below 50.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

In my math class I had a shitty 65-70% going into the final. I took the final, felt confident and left the class with a B!

Economics, I probably studied a total of an hour and showed up to a third of the classes and aced every test. Apparently they weren't easy ones as the majority of the class scored C's. I do not know how I pulled that one off. I just felt like I already knew it all...

In writing I totally stunk it up at the end. I had an A going into the final essay and I changed topics in the end and wrote a 9 page essay on a new topic in just 5 hours right before the paper was due. I am happy to walk out of there with a B. I probably scored a 70/100 on that paper AT BEST.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Felt great about my finals for the first time in years lol.

 

[mikegg]

In my math class I had a shitty 65-70% going into the final. I took the final, felt confident and left the class with a B!

Economics, I probably studied a total of an hour and showed up to a third of the classes and aced every test. Apparently they weren't easy ones as the majority of the class scored C's. I do not know how I pulled that one off. I just felt like I already knew it all...

In writing I totally stunk it up at the end. I had an A going into the final essay and I changed topics in the end and wrote a 9 page essay on a new topic in just 5 hours right before the paper was due. I am happy to walk out of there with a B. I probably scored a 70/100 on that paper AT BEST.

You can guess most economics 101 questions if you read news about business and companies. I never studied economics.

 

[SheHateMe]

I only had one final, it was in a IT Management class. The bastard in front of me was cheating with his cellphone as the prof said his goodbyes to students as they turned their exams in. I was kind of annoyed by this because it was so blatant and nobody saw it but me. However, I found solace in the fact that he had a hard time finding the answers he needed in such a small window before the prof was back patrolling the class.

Anyway, I only studied for about 8 hours because I was so burned out that I accidentally fell asleep and lost half my study time. I got an 85% on the multiple choice and a 75% on the written portion....I messed up a question about subnetting.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

You can guess most economics 101 questions if you read news about business and companies. I never studied economics.

Eh, it was econ 200. Second year level. Business isn't even close to my degree (elec. eng.) but it looked easy and I received approval to take it. I'm thinking business degrees must NOT be that hard...

 

[xeemzor]

Eh, it was econ 200. Second year level. Business isn't even close to my degree (elec. eng.) but it looked easy and I received approval to take it. I'm thinking business degrees must NOT be that hard...

Try taking some real accounting or finance classes and get back to us. When I went to school they graded the intro levels of those classes with a strict bell curve. Many in classes ended up with Cs or below and it was a real shock to them.

 

[bigrash]

Good luck on your finals.