Exams

June 22, 2007, 4:01 AM

Ah yes, the exam.

Let's discuss this shall we? XD

Okay, so what was the worst exam that you had to take?
Do you hate exams or do you love them just because?
Do you think exams as your most hated enemy or your 'grade' friend?

I look at exams in a mixed sight, it's like eating broccoli, really. You know you have to take them and there's no way of avoiding it, but it's good for you.
The hardest one I had to take was the SAT, it wasn't really hard, per se, in fact I did really well on it, but thing is, 5 hours locked in a classroom really isn't all that swell.

Comments?

June 23, 2007, 7:32 AM

exams are not all that bad, depending on the teacher that gives it really. In highschool i had to start my first day back to school with an exam on the summer reading assignments. the sad part is one year there were only two of us that actually read the books, and we were the only two tow fail while everyone else got an A. on the other hand when teachers teach well exams are not too bad to go through as long as you paid attention in class.

the SAT though. the first time i took it wasn't too bad, but the second time i actually fell asleep a few times while I was taking it.

July 1, 2007, 9:00 PM

That's because the SAT is the most boring exam ever devised by humankind.
I mean, come on, four and a half hours in a classroom with a meager 5 minute break is not my idea of energizing. D'=

But those summer reading assignments...ugh. I had to read a book on Mythology and the Bible over the summer last year, not pleasant. And like what happened to you, only a couple people actually read the things either, and got really good grades. I didn't fail, but I could've not read and still have gotten a good grade.

Now I'm reading The Fountainhead (700+ pages, small font), and Candide by Voltaire over the summer, plus some huge economics packet. Not fun but necessary...I hope. >.>

July 1, 2007, 9:18 PM

The worst exam i ever took was my GSCE media exam, it was 2 and a half hours long and we had to stay back after school for an hour to finish it.

the Extract we had to analyse was terrible and the questions weren't any better. the Cd cover part was just as bad. and there was lots of drawing involved. and i suck at drawing.

i think 2 people out of 60 managed to actually complete the exam. one of my friends was reduced to tears by the end of the exam.

thats how bad it was.

July 4, 2007, 1:52 AM

Yeah, usually with such a long test like that, people just zone out or get bored doing it, unless the proctor actually is supervising you. >.>

I had an exam experience quite similar to that one actually, called the AP Exam, it took us about 5 hours to finish the thing, but thankfully it was on my favorite subject, AP European History. I think I aced it because I got a 6, which is the highest score you can get on one.
But all the same, it was boring as heck...I finished about an hour and a half before the time was up.

July 4, 2007, 3:32 AM

Ugh, at least you guys didn't have to deal with state regents. New York state have final exams for each subject that you have to pass in order to go to college. Most of them weren't bad they were just time consuming. Also, the state is very strict about it, leaking any information of any of the regents will result in a fine or jail time. (I'm not too sure.) Also these regents are very random and must be taken all at the same time.

English regents was 3 essays and 4 hours, History was 4 hours and 2 essays, and 50 multiple choice. They're just a pain to study for, and very stressful before the test. The year I did one of my math regents about 7% passed of all New York state students passed it. Luckily the state curved the test.

July 5, 2007, 8:39 PM

This years AS chemistry was PURE EVIL, The whole exam was about one line of the syllabus not a well spread out exam you didnt know the answer to one you didn know the anwer to any question.

July 8, 2007, 1:47 AM

Really? An exam that is dependent on every single question...how evil. >.>

And sometimes we got tests that had no purpose whatsoever, didn't contribute to anything, and didn't 'count'.
I mean, what's the point? Why waste our time? It's still a test and it's more boring than listening to teachers rant about subject matter.

July 17, 2007, 6:48 PM

Meh, Exams where alright, as long as there where multiple choice answers.

The worst though, would be one that required multiple separate essays to be written.

July 17, 2007, 8:06 PM

Exams and me dont mix at all! On my first morning of GSCEs I vomited like crazy afew minutes into my first exam! Then all through college I was given a roomof my own as I panic when I look around adn see others writing furiously!

But at uni I overcame that as I was in a normal classroom instead of a giant hall.