Exams

[Speck]

Exams > 3000 word essays.

Dependent what you need in those essays IMO. If its just pure sit down and write it with plenty if content to write about, I'd prefer that to an exam.

If its a 25 page report with diagrams that would barely fit on an A3 page + 2500 words (as I completed this semester), I'd take the exam for sure.

Also, does anyone get insanely sore hand cramps during an exam? It'd be due to never writing for 3 hours straight anymore due to typing, but by the end of the exam every letter was becoming more painful.

 

[Noobz0r]

Not always a good thing...

Depends. Personally I prefer writing an essay or report over doing an exam.

 

[Jackfrost]

Don't miss this! I used to be on 80-90% before exams started as I hated studying but didn't mind assignments and presentations. Most units were split 40, 20, 40 (assignment, presentation, exam) so most times I'd passed the unit before exams and used to drop down to around 70% after exams.

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Exams > 3000 word essays.

nope

I have 4 had 1 and have 3 in 3 days! my weekend is gonna be fun.
Property and Real estate
Statutory Valuation
Sustainable Construction

 

[dales.girl38]

Guess I'm in the minority, I always do better at exams than assignments, and I'm not particularly bad at essays either.

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Guess I'm in the minority, I always do better at exams than assignments, and I'm not particularly bad at essays either.

I am not bad at them, 24-28 exams at uni and only failed maybe 2, just a very stressful process and period

 

[The_Reaper]

Exams are much better than assignments or small tests.

 

[Poseidon]

Has anyone here tried making mind maps as a revision tool for exams?
Never done it myself, thought about drawing some up tonight as a last ditch effort to learn some things I'm having trouble with.

 

[davo99]

Has anyone here tried making mind maps as a revision tool for exams?
Never done it myself, thought about drawing some up tonight as a last ditch effort to learn some things I'm having trouble with.

Depends on what you are studying. Iv'e made one for all the cases I have to remember for law!

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Has anyone here tried making mind maps as a revision tool for exams?
Never done it myself, thought about drawing some up tonight as a last ditch effort to learn some things I'm having trouble with.

Depends on the content you're struggling with.

A good way to learn stuff you're struggling with is to search some videos online describing it.

 

[Joshen]

Law tomorrow, 12 hours to go and I'm cramming.

I'm gonna fail anyway.

Forgive the semi-personal question but I thought your were a first year at Melbourne? How can you be doing law? Unless it's Business Law as a Commerce subject.

 

[Joshen]

Doing 5 subjects, one doesn't have an exam though. Two last Friday (my poor hand).

Making exams hurdle requirements is such a pain especially when it is a compulsory subject that you have no intention on continuing with. Two more + an oral this week and then I'm done. Booyeah.

 

[Tulip]

Forgive the semi-personal question but I thought your were a first year at Melbourne? How can you be doing law? Unless it's Business Law as a Commerce subject.

Business Law as an Arts subject.

 

[mad_monkey_j]

Has anyone here tried making mind maps as a revision tool for exams?
Never done it myself, thought about drawing some up tonight as a last ditch effort to learn some things I'm having trouble with.

There's other methods of learning other than rote? I don't even...

 

[Jimmy1992]

Has anyone here tried making mind maps as a revision tool for exams?
Never done it myself, thought about drawing some up tonight as a last ditch effort to learn some things I'm having trouble with.

I ****ing hate mind maps/concept maps.
ROTE learning everyday y'all.

 

[Poseidon]

I ******* hate mind maps/concept maps.
ROTE learning everyday y'all.

Hmmm maybe I need to read up on mind maps more. You still need to memorise the map by going over it repeatedly, right? Isn't it just designed to make remembering things easier?

 

[Jimmy1992]

Hmmm maybe I need to read up on mind maps more. You still need to memorise the map by going over it repeatedly, right? Isn't it just designed to make remembering things easier?

Yeah, apparently creating it creates the connections in your brain like on the paper or something. It is more for visual learners, I would suspect. I don't learn anything from them.

 

[Starburns_]

My degree doesn't have exams

Neither, assessments can make for a rough night of writing, but I find it preferrable to exams.

Exams > 3000 word essays.

I'd take the essay, hate exams.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

got 0.9% in my end-of-yr10 exams

 

[OzBomber]

Got 4 exams in 7 days starting from Tuesday. Hate it how most of your mark comes down to a couple hour test at the end of the semester which ultimately depends on your timetable and how much time you get to study for each one. If they were spread out I'd be so much more likely to get a better mark.

 

[The_Reaper]

Got 4 exams in 7 days starting from Tuesday. Hate it how most of your mark comes down to a couple hour test at the end of the semester which ultimately depends on your timetable and how much time you get to study for each one. If they were spread out I'd be so much more likely to get a better mark.

Last year I had 5 exams in 3 days.

This year my exams are
Friday 14th Jun
Monday 17th Jun
Friday 21st Jun
Monday 24th Jun
Friday 28th Jun

 

[OzBomber]

Last year I had 5 exams in 3 days.

This year my exams are
Friday 14th Jun
Monday 17th Jun
Friday 21st Jun
Monday 24th Jun
Friday 28th Jun

Fuaaaaar... Surely there can be a point where you can get some sort of special consideration. How can anyone rightly study and get the maximum out of their mark for their subjects. To think that a time table like that can be the difference between you getting the marks you need for a certain job or not. It's ridiculous.

 

[Jimmy1992]

Fuaaaaar... Surely there can be a point where you can get some sort of special consideration. How can anyone rightly study and get the maximum out of their mark for their subjects. To think that a time table like that can be the difference between you getting the marks you need for a certain job or not. It's ridiculous.

You could always, you know, study throughout the semester.

 

[Noobz0r]

You could always, you know, study throughout the semester.

Don't be silly.

 

[davo99]

Had my first exam today. Do any of your uni's employ really old people to supervise the exam? Anyway it was about halfway through and I've bullshitted my way through half of it, and some old guy falls down about 10 steps everybody starts laughing was good lol's he was alright in the end. An eventful first exam.