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Biochem/Biotech final year exams over 2 weeks

Biochem/Biotech final year exams over 2 weeks

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 11 months ago
Previous years have seen the Biochemistry/Biotechnology degrees final year exams being held within one week. This means that students are faced with sitting 4 exams in one week, one exam each day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). These are the final year exams which count for a lot and can often make or break your degree mark! This petition aims to gauge support for the exams to be spread over 2 weeks, such that we sit 3 exams in one week (Mon, Wed and Fri), and the last exam in the following week on Mon before starting final year project on Tue. This gives us breathing space in between exams and time to consolidate our knowledge from all the courses we have studied. By the time exam season arrives, a lot of the material from the Autumn term courses will be a distant memory, and while the Easter holidays will provide opportunities to revise all the four courses, it makes more sense for students to have a one-day/two-day gap between each exam, so that they can focus in on the final touches to their revision for each course. Please include your name to this petition if you support the above proposal. The petition will then be sent to the Biochemistry Board of Examiners (including Dr. Tippins, Prof. Fairweather, Prof. Nixon and Dr. Giorgi) for their consideration. This is your chance to voice your opinion and make ourselves heard as a year group!

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November 13, 2007

I am honestly a bit overwhelmed by the momentum built here. This response belongs entirely to you because I never imagined this many people would feel the same way about our exam schedule.

6 Comments

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Tom Rodriguez
18 years ago Featured

About time someone said something. hope they actually read this and change it for us.

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Chloe Davis
18 years ago Featured

honestly what is the point of torturing us like this? a little breathing room would go a long way

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Mark Holt
18 years ago Featured

PLEASE listen to us! cramming is impossible with this schedule. we just want a fair shot at a decent grade.

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David May
18 years ago Featured

I dont see why they cant just spread them out. It changes nothing for the staff but helps us so much. Common sense please.

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Sarah Afolabi
18 years ago Featured

4 exams in one week is just brutal. we barely have time to sleep let alone actually study for the next one.

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Jessica Pearson
18 years ago Featured

This schedule is actually punishing. 4 days in a row is crazy.