Exams or essays?

[Fat Red]

I have always preferred exams, the adrenalin seems to bring out my best, whereas with essays I am too lazy and don't start until the night before with bad results.

 

[The Hitman]

Same Rob.

I perform great in exams and SAC's(best English and Science results for year 10 in exams last year...98% each), but I am lazy with homework like essays and stuff.

Dunno why, just am...

The Hitman

 

[joshhem]

If there was a reports option i would chose that, I rather assignments, but not if its an essay.

 

[kristin5]

Nah, definitely essays. I stress out far too much with exams.

Anyway, I think exams are stupid, as they only really indicate how good your memory is (fortunately for me, I have a photographic memory), rather than the depth of your knowledge about the topic at hand. And exams aren't useful for practical situations - for instance, I sat an exam a couple of weeks ago relating to my work, and it was closed book. This is totally ridiculous as in a practical situation in my job I would be able to look up books/reference materials, speak with colleagues and write to overseas associates for some feedback.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Ahhh, exams!

The first exam I ever had (y 9 maths) was the high point of my academic career - 100% if you don't mind, umpire!

The least said about the remainder of my education, the better.

 

[gPhonque]

Exams.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Essays are too open to plaguerism (sp?) and cheating. Look at the VCE...the number of students from exclusive private schools who gain top marks, only to suddenly flounder once their subjects at uni are mostly exam based is amazing.

Exams for me, I've got a pretty good memory, plus I find it hard to get motivated for essays. Nearly all my uni subjects are based on exams anyway, essays are pretty rare so I don't have much of a choice. And the feeling when you finish your final exam and go down the pub with your mates is bloody good!

 

[Nic]

SACs but it all depends on the subject.

 

[dogboy23]

The sacs have been good for me because I just will not do homework however the current exam in vce is a disgrace 4 essays in 3 hours is to much.

 

[Visro]

Originally posted by dogboy23
The sacs have been good for me because I just will not do homework however the current exam in vce is a disgrace 4 essays in 3 hours is to much.

Try four english lit essays in four hours...talk about brain dead after you finish not to mention a hand that you can no longer feel!

 

[DEES RULE!]

Give me essays anyday!
With essays i can sit at home and do it properly and be calm about it, but exams.... first you gotta be bothered studying, than you actually gotta study, than finally your exam comes and you freak out and you are like ARGH, and nothing is coming to your head and you feel like you are gonna be sick......... and than you pass with flying colors! *true story!*

 

[dee_girl9]

Originally posted by Fat Red
I have always preferred exams, the adrenalin seems to bring out my best, whereas with essays I am too lazy and don't start until the night before with bad results.

i actually prefer both, but i voted for essays. Basically cos u can have all the information in front of you, and if u forget something u can just look it up......I sometimes used to leave my essay till the last night in high school and the pressure and stress would drive me on.........whereas exams i just stress. and i always forget to learn something that is in there. My yr12 biology teacher was confused, cos in every test we would have, i would stuff up the easiest wuestions BUT when it came to the hardest questions and / or bonus questions right.......Neither her or i knew how or why. LOL

 

[RichmondEmma]

since i'm only 14 in year 8 i haven't had the joy of doing exams or essays

 

[aggels]

I prefer having the time to do essays, however, I'd have to say exams because I always do much better in them for a couple of reasons.

I work well under pressure
I'm a good crammer, can just look over my notes the night before and know everything I need to.
I'm slack as, I never do my essays till the night before, and the trend at the beginning of last year, before I dropped uni was that I'd start my essays the morning they were due.

 

[eagleskickass]

Originally posted by RichmondEmma
since i'm only 14 in year 8 i haven't had the joy of doing exams or essays

Well ENJOY in years to come

I'm 16, had my first lot of exams earlier in the year, and did HEAPS better than i do at essays!

 

[SpecialBruce]

I prefer none.

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Fat Red
I have always preferred exams, the adrenalin seems to bring out my best, whereas with essays I am too lazy and don't start until the night before with bad results.

Same - with exams, it's over and done with in 2 or 3 hours (quicker in VCE if you take them up on their nice offer to let you out after 30 minutes).

Exams tend to require a broader range of knowledge without a great deal of elaboration, whereas essays are very specific and usually require pages of elaboration on a specific topic. There are few ways to bullsh*t your way through an essay, but many ways to beat around the bush in an exam.

 

[CarterS]

Up here with the majority of essays we do them at school with no information allowed to be brought in. Sometimes we get 100 words.

What goes on down there?

Luckily it will all be over in, what, 2 weeks.

 

[Beausgirl43]

Exams for mine.

cheers...

 

[topdon]

Essays definitely! I didn't mind those extended answer exams though.

 

[Eagle_Fan]

Exams.

Lots of different areas to show you actually know something, compared to the one question, where if you miss or confuse one point, half the essay's ruined. Mind you in the type of exams I've done, questions have a right answer, and a wrong answer, rather than 'degrees of rightness' and I like that.

Right now I'm more than happy to have to do neither