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Extra 20 mins before and after some exams???

  • 07-06-2011 9:39pm
    #1
    justified
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭


    On the "notes" section on the bottom left of the timetable it says that "the examination sessions highlighted in red include 20 mins over and above the time traditionally allocated for these subjects" are these magical 20 mins already included in the printed times or is there an extra 20 mins?? :eek:


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  • #2
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    It's already included in the times.

    Exams are normally 2h30 or 3h long. In certain writing heavy exams there is an extra 20 minutes added on to the standard time.


  • #3
    ChristinaIndigo
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭ChristinaIndigo


    I think it's to do with those particular exams having been lengthened in time from previous years


  • #4
    flyaway.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭flyaway.


    The 20 minutes are included in the time given on the timetable.


  • #5
    justified
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭justified


    ah ok :) thank you!


  • #6
    delousional
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭delousional


    My dad is an examiner and he was saying this to me today and I was like OMG until I realised that it was accounted for in our timetable....:(


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  • #7
    NotExactly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭NotExactly


    How the fcúk can you get 20 minutes extra before and exam?


  • #8
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    It's already included in the times.

    Exams are normally 2h30 or 3h long. In certain writing heavy exams there is an extra 20 minutes added on to the standard time.
    A
    ChristinaIndigo wrote: »
    I think it's to do with those particular exams having been lengthened in time from previous years
    A
    flyaway. wrote: »
    The 20 minutes are included in the time given on the timetable.
    A

    Asked and answered, tbh.

    It's at the end, NotExactly.


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