My alarm never went off this morning. It was set, it's still set. It just never went off. Know what that means, right? Yup. I totally missed BOTH of my classes. And my one exam.
Fortunately, my teachers like me and I go to a small business college. I get to go in tomorrow and turn in the essays. And on Thurs I take the exam. He had that slot set up for people like me. heh.
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quote:Originally posted by StarFire: I aced my Goverment exam this morning. Have my Paralegalism one tomorrow morning...
A parawhatnow?
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My statistics exam was evil. 18 weeks worth of material crammed into 32 questions. And two of the questions were "What is the capital of Sweden?" and "What is the capital of Afghanistan?" Why the hell were these mixed in with a statistics exam!?
And, to top everything else off, some of the questions were misleadingly simple. You didn't even have to do any calculations to get the answer. I'm fearful of those questions, dabnabbit! Damn it all, all I need is a frikkin' D- in this class, and I'll be happy.
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quote:And, to top everything else off, some of the questions were misleadingly simple. You didn't even have to do any calculations to get the answer. I'm fearful of those questions, dabnabbit! Damn it all, all I need is a frikkin' D- in this class, and I'll be happy.
Indeed. I had the same problem. And I got the chance to check my answers last night because we were allowed to keep our question sheet (which I also marked my responses on for future reference), and the answers were posted online.
My grade: 15/25. 60%.
Damn, I'm screwed. I have no idea what my grade was in the class before this, but I'll be lucky to keep a C- for my final grade now.
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"You didn't even have to do any calculations to get the answer."
Personally, I'd welcome that kind of exam.
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quote:Originally posted by StarFire: Damnitdamnitdamnitdamnit....
My alarm never went off this morning. It was set, it's still set. It just never went off. Know what that means, right? Yup. I totally missed BOTH of my classes. And my one exam.
quote:TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State quarterback Chris Rix was suspended for the Nokia Sugar Bowl on Tuesday because he overslept and missed a final exam.
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Washington, DC wasn't one of the choices for that question.
I'm probably not going to find out my statistics grade for a few days. The professor has posted the answers to the exam; however, we weren't allowed to keep the exam questions, scratch paper, or formula sheet. I'll just have to wait until my grade is posted. Yay.
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I would assume the questions about the capitals have to do with a statistical analysis of your class and their geographic aptitude. Of course, if I was a TA, I'd still mark people down for missing those two, but that because I'm an elitist snob who feels that our nations pathetic awareness of events and facts outside of our borders requires immediate attention, and should, as such, be dismissed as a fringe element.
I finished up my finals last Thursday. I'm still catching up on the sleep.
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quote:Originally posted by Siegfried: Washington, DC wasn't one of the choices for that question.
You get multiple choice exams? I would kill to get multiple choice. No fair!!
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Yes, my statistics exam was multiple choice. It was a multiple choice exam written by an incredibly sadistic bastard. They solved the problems using every little mistake they could think of and used them as an answer. If you forgot that two-tailed hypotheses needed the alpha to be divided by 2, the answer you would get would be there. And, of course, there's always the "None of the above" answer. Bah.
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quote:Originally posted by Siegfried: They solved the problems using every little mistake they could think of and used them as an answer. If you forgot that two-tailed hypotheses needed the alpha to be divided by 2, the answer you would get would be there.
My professor pulled the same tricks... they're evil, I tell you, EVIL!
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Well, I suppose that's slightly harder than I thought... . Mind you, I can't stand maths/stats at all. Much prefer history. On the other hand, that exam was painful ; I ended up writing 12 pages in 2 hours...
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Hey Wraith, you're a history student too? I had my History final yesterday -- early American period, 1789-1825. Loved the class, but writing essays by hand is a bitch. I probably wrote 11 pages in a standardized blue exam booklet.
I also got my semester grade for my statistics class -- I'm pleasantly surprised that I got a "B-"... I was expecting a "C" or lower with a near-failed final exam... But at least the "B-" isn't as hard to explain to my parents than it would be if I had gotten a "C" after telling them that I was doing fine in the class...
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. Mind you, I can't stand maths/stats at all. Much prefer history. On the other hand, that exam was painful ; I ended up writing 12 pages in 2 hours...
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