Dear Lord: Why are Finals Such a Pain in My Arse? - Page 3

sugar and spice · #31 12-11-2002, 02:18 AM

I am just simply not prepared for finals this semester. I've been studying five times as much as I ever have in my life and I'm still struggling to keep up. I've more or less written this semester off -- it is going to be the most depressing semester I've ever had grade-wise, no matter how much work I put into the next two weeks. And I have a Sunday final!

dzandiloo · #32 12-12-2002, 10:31 PM

WOOHOO!!! I passed Evidence! Whew. I came out of that final thinking I had failed, but somehow I pulled it off, and got a good enough grade to make up for the POS grade I got in Texas Pre-Trial last semester....the GPA is saved so far...but then, I've only gotten one grade back...5 more to go, and one of 'em's Income Tax...and the rest of those results probably won't be in until after Christmas. Ugh.

But I'm done, and think I'll go have a Corona. Hope everyone else is doing well.

juniorgrrl · #33 12-13-2002, 01:49 AM

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Originally posted by dzandiloo
WOOHOO!!! I passed Evidence! Whew. I came out of that final thinking I had failed, but somehow I pulled it off, and got a good enough grade to make up for the POS grade I got in Texas Pre-Trial last semester....the GPA is saved so far...but then, I've only gotten one grade back...5 more to go, and one of 'em's Income Tax...and the rest of those results probably won't be in until after Christmas. Ugh.

But I'm done, and think I'll go have a Corona. Hope everyone else is doing well.

You get grades already?!? They won't have ours in until after New Years. They have some policy that they won't post grades until every single teacher has their grades in. And the school is closed 12/24-01/01. So there's a good chance that it'll be a week or two before school starts for spring before I know my fall grades.

Thank goodness my tuition is entirely paid for by scholarship. Let's just say I'm getting what I'm paying for (Nothing!) Well, except for Torts. I have a fabulous, wonderful torts teacher. All my other classes, it seems like we've only covered about 1/2 of what we should have (according to my mom and aunt, who are lawyers...)

dzandiloo · #34 12-13-2002, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by juniorgrrl

You get grades already?!? They won't have ours in until after New Years. They have some policy that they won't post grades until every single teacher has their grades in. And the school is closed 12/24-01/01. So there's a good chance that it'll be a week or two before school starts for spring before I know my fall grades.

Thank goodness my tuition is entirely paid for by scholarship. Let's just say I'm getting what I'm paying for (Nothing!) Well, except for Torts. I have a fabulous, wonderful torts teacher. All my other classes, it seems like we've only covered about 1/2 of what we should have (according to my mom and aunt, who are lawyers...)

I think they do that to the 1L's here too, but if an upper level prof finalizes his grades, and gets them turned in, they will post them & we can access them on the net. My income tax prof posted our grades today too--and I passed that one too (the two I was really, really worried about...so I probably screwed up one of the others).

bcdphie · #35 12-13-2002, 08:04 PM

I'm done I'm done I'm done I'm done.... 6 finals in 5 days but I made it - and now I am going to enjoy 24 glorious days off...

juniorgrrl · #36 12-14-2002, 03:36 AM

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Originally posted by dzandiloo

I think they do that to the 1L's here too, but if an upper level prof finalizes his grades, and gets them turned in, they will post them & we can access them on the net. My income tax prof posted our grades today too--and I passed that one too (the two I was really, really worried about...so I probably screwed up one of the others).

They do that to the whole school, here. So, I won't know until Jan. 5th how I did. I love how they wait until after people have paid their money for next semester (and given time for the checks to clear) before posting grades. Its always nice to get last semester's grades 7 days before starting back

Munchkin03 · #37 12-14-2002, 12:37 PM

I have to tell you all to take care of yourselves during finals. I didn't, and it really got me in trouble. I'm an Architecture major, and Tuesday and Wednesday, we had final reviews (when they bring in outside critics--usually architects and professors--to discuss your final project). Needless to say, that kept me up every night since Thanksgiving break, working on the project. I didn't get much sleep, and I didn't eat that much, because I was always running around. In addition, I had a Physics final, and I am working on getting my graduate school applications out. There wasn't much sleep or food experienced by my system. I don't know how, but I made it through 2 days of reviews (from 9 am-6 pm!), an appointment to print my portfolio, a Physics final, and a class meeting. After it was all over, I got really sick. My stomach, which had been in knots since Thanksgiving break, gave out on me, and I couldn't keep anything down. At the urging of Mr. Munchkin, I finally made it down to the infirmary Thursday night, where I was diagnosed with severe dehydration. Basically, my BP was 50/30 standing, and they debated whether or not to send me to the ER. Luckily, I was lucid enough to walk there with little assistance, so they kept me. They did, however, give me 5 liters of fluid via IV from about 5:30 AM to 8:00 PM the next day, kept tabs on my eating/drinking schedule, and sent me home with a supply of Powerade and a pretty strict diet. I'm confined to my room for the next few days, and I gave everyone involved a pretty nasty shock.

At this point, I don't even care if I passed my Physics class...I was barely lucid during the final, and my main priority right now is my health. Applications will get done when they get done, basically.

So, the moral of the story is to take care of yourselves during finals. Drink lots of fluids (not just water--I drink about a gallon of water a day, and they said that water isn't enough), take your vitamins, and eat! Eat eat eat!

Fewdfreak · #38 12-15-2002, 04:59 AM

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Law school has this great way of making even the smartest people feel stupid.

That would be college for me... I thought I was smart until I got to college. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me! I got straight A's, etc... good GPA, and I am barely keeping above water here... I think it comes down to the fact that I am really a bad multiple choice test taker, I never was bad, but now it's like whew!

I've studied round the clock like everyday, and it doesn't even make a difference. Pisses me off.