Even with impeccable time management the MALL is still a coin toss to get into on time and even if you do get there 'on time' (10-15 mins early) the room is always full and there is a pool of 300 students outside. Arriving any earlier leads to the risk of leaving class early resulting in little to no attendance (albeit a lower percentage of our grade but a percentage of our grade nonetheless) . Each MALL assignment is 2hrs 30mins on average I would say it takes a student 45mins-1hr from entering to leaving with their satisfied score. that perfectly sits within the 1hr 45min recitation on Friday's with time to spare to go through that short recitation sheet if needed that takes maximum 45 mins. Furthermore those recitations are managed by GTAs the same people who help in the MALL so they are obviously qualified to do the merge and still effectively help. Smaller class sizes also means faster help and faster exit times for students leading to, on average better grades.
The MALL due to its crowding is an obvious safety concern too. in that area there is maximum 25 seats and 300+ students this could lead to a heavy lack of personal space, a living hell for students with claustrophobia and leg/back pain for standing for one hour.
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i have class during the only times i could get there early and every single time ive gone it was a 2 hour wait (each on different days) IF i get in, usually it leaves me with only 10-20 minutes to do the assignment which is not nearly enough to be able to focus
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Even with impeccable time management the MALL is still a coin toss to get into on time and even if you do get there 'on time' (10-15 mins early) the room is always full and there is a pool of 300 students outside. Arriving any earlier leads to the risk of leaving class early resulting in little to no attendance (albeit a lower percentage of our grade but a percentage of our grade nonetheless) . Each MALL assignment is 2hrs 30mins on average I would say it takes a student 45mins-1hr from entering to leaving with their satisfied score. that perfectly sits within the 1hr 45min recitation on Friday's with time to spare to go through that short recitation sheet if needed that takes maximum 45 mins. Furthermore those recitations are managed by GTAs the same people who help in the MALL so they are obviously qualified to do the merge and still effectively help. Smaller class sizes also means faster help and faster exit times for students leading to, on average better grades.
The MALL due to its crowding is an obvious safety concern too. in that area there is maximum 25 seats and 300+ students this could lead to a heavy lack of personal space, a living hell for students with claustrophobia and leg/back pain for standing for one hour.
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Due to work schedules on Tuesday and thursdays, I am fully limited to mall assignments on Mondays and Wednesday, the days in which it is the most packed due to the same reason as mine for many other students, a change in the schedule or the system is necessary, the current system is way too abusive and restrictive by giving such short hours and making it required to do.
i have class during the only times i could get there early and every single time ive gone it was a 2 hour wait (each on different days) IF i get in, usually it leaves me with only 10-20 minutes to do the assignment which is not nearly enough to be able to focus
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Due to work schedules on Tuesday and thursdays, I am fully limited to mall assignments on Mondays and Wednesday, the days in which it is the most packed due to the same reason as mine for many other students, a change in the schedule or the system is necessary, the current system is way too abusive and restrictive by giving such short hours and making it required to do.