The "AAARGH! EXAMS!!" thread

TravelGirlCork

To all you students out there - stop trying to predict questions and stop trying to predict what will come up!!!!!!! It means that you are picking sections of your course for exam purposes instead of understanding your course.

titan18

TravelGirlCork wrote: »

To all you students out there - stop trying to predict questions and stop trying to predict what will come up!!!!!!! It means that you are picking sections of your course for exam purposes instead of understanding your course.

It has to be done I'm afraid.It would be nice if we didnt have to do it, but no one likes to study so we predict.That and passing exams is more important than understanding something I may never use after the course.Do psychology as part of my course, there is no point of it

deisedude

titan18 wrote: »

It has to be done I'm afraid.It would be nice if we didnt have to do it, but no one likes to study so we predict.That and passing exams is more important than understanding something I may never use after the course.Do psychology as part of my course, there is no point of it

Learning everything in the course just isnt feasible. If its not coming up in the exam there isnt much point in learning the information. Time is a precious commodity, no point wasting it near exam time

thebigcheese22

Yeah I agree with the above, it would be impossible to learn every single thing like! Tho some subjects like Government in my course, you could guess very easily what is comin up, but with others like Economics you really have to go through it all. I had 10 subjects this year so I really would have had no life if I tried and learned everything! :O


Anyway, back to the exams...
Had Economics and Government today and did fairly well so I'm happy

Only one more and that's the hardest, Accounting Have a few days to study tho so hopefully I can pass it.

Also, to all those that are finished, can you stop repeating that fact in the exam hall, its annoying as hell if you still have some left!!!:mad:
/rant

tok9

Well i finished on friday and i'm delighted it's over... walked back to college from the neptune so by the time i got there i was very thirsty!:D

good luck with the rest of the exams lads

Same As

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

Yeah I agree with the above, it would be impossible to learn every single thing like! Tho some subjects like Government in my course, you could guess very easily what is comin up, but with others like Economics you really have to go through it all. I had 10 subjects this year so I really would have had no life if I tried and learned everything! :O


Anyway, back to the exams...
Had Economics and Government today and did fairly well so I'm happy

Only one more and that's the hardest, Accounting Have a few days to study tho so hopefully I can pass it.

Also, to all those that are finished, can you stop repeating that fact in the exam hall, its annoying as hell if you still have some left!!!:mad:
/rant

Thats definatley the Comm European timetable anyway,had that double header last year, awful stuff!

Didn't know that the 1st year Comm Euros got Fagan this year though???? We had a Dermot O Connell last year, he was nearly as bad as Fagan, not as strange though!

adamd164

TravelGirlCork wrote: »

To all you students out there - stop trying to predict questions and stop trying to predict what will come up!!!!!!! It means that you are picking sections of your course for exam purposes instead of understanding your course.

That would be nice if possible, but when you're examined by an end-of-year written paper then it's not practical. You have to narrow down your focus majorly because you have only so much time. At the end of the day, your results are what will count towards your degree. It's all very leaving-certy-learning-by-rote I'm afraid.

If they had more continuous assessment of modules then students would be less pressurised into predicting questions and maybe focus a bit more on the material as a whole.

(Although I'm sure some courses allow for this, it certainly ain't the case in science, which is all I've experience with.)

The Paws

I HAVE ONE MORE EXAM LEFT!!! done 9th exam today!
I cant wait to be free....:p
What about ye?

thebigcheese22

Same As wrote: »

Thats definatley the Comm European timetable anyway,had that double header last year, awful stuff!

Didn't know that the 1st year Comm Euros got Fagan this year though???? We had a Dermot O Connell last year, he was nearly as bad as Fagan, not as strange though!

Someone as bad as Fagan?? IMPOSSIBLE!!
He really lives up to the stereotype of a stingy, sad accountant as well... I have a friend working in Tesco, and Fagan tried to bring back a loaf of bread he got on discount after he had eaten half of it! Absolutely horrible man.

Have his exam 2moro and absolutely dreading it, fully expect to fail

ReacherCreature

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

Have his exam 2moro and absolutely dreading it, fully expect to fail

How'd you get on?

thebigcheese22

ReacherCreature wrote: »

How'd you get on?

It was better than I thought! I may have scraped a pass I hope!

SO happy its over now, I can look forward to summer in France now!
(hopefully I won't have to come back in August for repeats )