Gah. I got anywhere betwen 60-75%. I was really hoping to do better, but I forgot that uni exams have that "time drill component", where it isn't as much can you answer the question, but rather answer the question without thinking. I needed like 5 more minutes. It was a 9 page exam, 11 pages if you count the BLANK periodic table and the front. I had 2 pages of questions left when I had to give my paper in, and they were EASY, but somehow I lost track of time in all the questions, I just kept plugging away and didn't skip anything because it all seemed relativly easy.
This guy is hard: memorize the periodic table, AND hand draw molecular orbitals AND a photo-electric spectra by HAND!!!!
This guy is hard: memorize the periodic table, AND hand draw molecular orbitals AND a photo-electric spectra by HAND!!!!
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I made some stupid mistakes because I didn't have time to remember things. : /
I'm a little bitter. I get my exam back on monday.
I suppose I should aim for speed rather than just understanding to bring my grades up... but time drilling seems so stupid! (Not to mention I don't have time for it if I want to eat healthy and take care of myself :/ )
I've taken several time-constrained exams at BCIT, however most of them were actually set up in such a way that it only take about 5 minutes to write the entire exam if you already knew the answers. The first time I was unable to finish an exam because it contained too much writing, I was so pissed off that I actually complained directly to the dean. He suggested that I go to the DRC (Disability Resource Center) and present them with an note from a medical professional documenting the problem with my fine motor control. All I wanted was an amount of extra time on the exams that was proportional to the amount of writing and drawing involved, but instead they gave me a flat 50% time bonus on all exams, even ones that were entirely multiple-choice! There were at least 5 other people in my program who were also given the same bonus, and I think one of them even got double time.
As a matter of personal pride I always made a point of finishing each exam in the time I was supposed to take, unless it contained a large amount of writing and drawing; my marks were almost always the highest in the class and I didn't want anyone attributing them to the use of a handicap. Of course, anyone who's ever watched me struggle to fill out a Rug Doctor rental form knows that I'm not bullshitting when I say that I have a serious deficiency in my ability to use a writing instrument. My writing is so bad that I don't even need to put my name down on an exam; the instructor will immediately recognize that it's mine.
I type SO much faster than I write. I don't think I have problems writing, but it is a factor that hinders me in exams. I prob only wite 10-20% slower than others though. I needed only 1-5 more minutes to get more marks, if I had 10, I would have had time to read stuff over and catch stupid mistakes.
I hate how speed turns it from a learning based exam to a memorization based exam.