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Review of Level 6 Provisional Exam Dates (FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SIGNED THE PAPER ONE)
Final supporters
As you may all be aware, the provisional exam timetable was released on Friday 4 March 2016. All Biomedical Science students undertake the following core modules Haematology and Transfusion Science, Clinical Chemistry, Cellular Pathology, Medical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology.
According to the timetable, the exams are due to take place on the 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th of May. This is a cause of great distress for us, as being third year students, we will be working on our dissertations till the 13th of April, not to mention the different assignments we will be submitting through the period coming up to the exam period, reducing the amount of time available for thorough revision to 2 weeks.
After speaking to some Biomedical Sciences students and consulting members of the teaching team we have decided to set up a petition, in order get a better-arranged timetable.
We would really appreciate it if you could take the time to sign the petition that will be made available to all students from Monday 7Th till Friday 11th March.
Please sign the petition only if you have NOT signed already signed the paper petitions that were available in the lectures and please include you first and surname when signing the petition. For your signature to be valid, please provide your name, surname and university ID number.
Thank you,
Level 6 course representatives
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This stands or biochemistry too. The exam timetable means there's 4 exams in three consecutive days. I have 5 exams altogether and there's a three week exam period. I feel like something can be done about it.
It is putting level 6 students under a tremendous amount of stress to have our last deadline of the year in the middle of april and then having 5 exams right at the beginning of may one day after another, giving us only two weeks for throrough revision. In addition to the additional workload this year compared to the last two it is extremely stressful especially in the last and most crucial year our course.
I am a part-time student, who works full time. I have exams on the 5th 6th 10th and 11th May and would really appreciate it if they were spread out more giving me precious time to revise in between my exams.
Our future employers will be looking at our final grade-made during these exams-as a deciding factor! We should not have to accept this.
Exam tight spaced and not fair on final year students. Last year students had their exam three weeks spaced out.
Westminster needs to sort this out ASAP
If nothing is done to amend the exam timetable, I suggest we go on strike. This university can't afford another PR disaster.
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Review of Level 6 Provisional Exam Dates (FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SIGNED THE PAPER ONE)
Final supporters
As you may all be aware, the provisional exam timetable was released on Friday 4 March 2016. All Biomedical Science students undertake the following core modules Haematology and Transfusion Science, Clinical Chemistry, Cellular Pathology, Medical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology.
According to the timetable, the exams are due to take place on the 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th of May. This is a cause of great distress for us, as being third year students, we will be working on our dissertations till the 13th of April, not to mention the different assignments we will be submitting through the period coming up to the exam period, reducing the amount of time available for thorough revision to 2 weeks.
After speaking to some Biomedical Sciences students and consulting members of the teaching team we have decided to set up a petition, in order get a better-arranged timetable.
We would really appreciate it if you could take the time to sign the petition that will be made available to all students from Monday 7Th till Friday 11th March.
Please sign the petition only if you have NOT signed already signed the paper petitions that were available in the lectures and please include you first and surname when signing the petition. For your signature to be valid, please provide your name, surname and university ID number.
Thank you,
Level 6 course representatives
Updates
March 9, 2016
The feedback from students is consistent and clear. We are currently compiling everything to present at the next department meeting.
33 Comments
It is almost impossible for us to do any thorough revision for 6 exams. Providing I have two courseworks due first on 16 March and second 7 April and then dissertation for 13th April. Two weeks revision is not enough. Please change at least a few exams . We would really appreciate it
This stands or biochemistry too. The exam timetable means there's 4 exams in three consecutive days. I have 5 exams altogether and there's a three week exam period. I feel like something can be done about it.
It is putting level 6 students under a tremendous amount of stress to have our last deadline of the year in the middle of april and then having 5 exams right at the beginning of may one day after another, giving us only two weeks for throrough revision. In addition to the additional workload this year compared to the last two it is extremely stressful especially in the last and most crucial year our course.
I am a part-time student, who works full time. I have exams on the 5th 6th 10th and 11th May and would really appreciate it if they were spread out more giving me precious time to revise in between my exams.
Our future employers will be looking at our final grade-made during these exams-as a deciding factor! We should not have to accept this.
Exam tight spaced and not fair on final year students. Last year students had their exam three weeks spaced out.
Westminster needs to sort this out ASAP
If nothing is done to amend the exam timetable, I suggest we go on strike. This university can't afford another PR disaster.
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It is almost impossible for us to do any thorough revision for 6 exams. Providing I have two courseworks due first on 16 March and second 7 April and then dissertation for 13th April. Two weeks revision is not enough. Please change at least a few exams . We would really appreciate it