DD’s prof schedules final for 12/23!!!

[Anonymous]

Kids have been told they can’t take it remotely and must remain in town until after the exam. I find that outrageous. Is this typical? We are flabbergasted!

[Anonymous]

The college should have a pre determined period of dates that comprise exam period. December 23 seems late to me for college, but if that’s part of the exam period, then it can be scheduled then. When I was in college and law school you could usually tell the exam date when you were choosing the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The college should have a pre determined period of dates that comprise exam period. December 23 seems late to me for college, but if that’s part of the exam period, then it can be scheduled then. When I was in college and law school you could usually tell the exam date when you were choosing the class.

+1

[Anonymous]

On the academic calendar what are the dates for finals? I always plan for the worst case scenario on scheduling. I bet they break goes well into January which is pretty typical.

[Anonymous]

So what? I'm sure the professor would have scheduled earlier if they could have. You think they want to work right up to Christmas Eve Day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college should have a pre determined period of dates that comprise exam period. December 23 seems late to me for college, but if that’s part of the exam period, then it can be scheduled then. When I was in college and law school you could usually tell the exam date when you were choosing the class.

+1

Another +1.

If the 23rd falls within the college's exam period on the college calendar, it's fair game for an exam. Not a nice choice, and the prof could have been decent about it and not gone so late with the exam, but it's not something a student can do anything about.

As for knowing the final exam date all the way back when you're registering for classes -- that's not always the case. You can know the window of dates when the final could take place, but not always the exact date of the final. My DC at a SLAC never truly knows the exact final dates until well into the semester on many classes. But most professors do try to be nice human beings and not shove dates to the end of the potential exam window.

[Anonymous]

My daughter’s school has exams on the 23rd. The exams are scheduled in time blocks that do not match the weekly class schedule. Luckily my DD is done on the 17th but the professors made students aware of the exam schedule and modality very early in the semester.

I hope it doesn’t mess up your DC’s travel plans!

[Anonymous]

You guys are all so old you’ve forgotten how college works. The professors do not choose the date for their final exam.
The time and date of the final exam is based on when the class meets. So, all the students who have a class on Mon/We’d/Fri at 10am will take their final at 8 am on the Monday of finals week. Otherwise every professor would schedule exams on the first day of finals week and all the students would have conflicts. If finals week ends on 12/23 someone had to draw the short stick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The college should have a pre determined period of dates that comprise exam period. December 23 seems late to me for college, but if that’s part of the exam period, then it can be scheduled then. When I was in college and law school you could usually tell the exam date when you were choosing the class.

+1

Another +1.

If the 23rd falls within the college's exam period on the college calendar, it's fair game for an exam. Not a nice choice, and the prof could have been decent about it and not gone so late with the exam, but it's not something a student can do anything about.

As for knowing the final exam date all the way back when you're registering for classes -- that's not always the case. You can know the window of dates when the final could take place, but not always the exact date of the final. My DC at a SLAC never truly knows the exact final dates until well into the semester on many classes. But most professors do try to be nice human beings and not shove dates to the end of the potential exam window.

At my university, it’s not up to professors. There’s a class schedule “grid”. MWF 9a classes are scheduled X day at 8a, TUTH 1015a classes are Y day at 10a and so on. If we are going to give an in-person exam, it must be at that time. This prevents conflicts. Some class will get the last slot on the last day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys are all so old you’ve forgotten how college works. The professors do not choose the date for their final exam.
The time and date of the final exam is based on when the class meets. So, all the students who have a class on Mon/We’d/Fri at 10am will take their final at 8 am on the Monday of finals week. Otherwise every professor would schedule exams on the first day of finals week and all the students would have conflicts. If finals week ends on 12/23 someone had to draw the short stick.

Yes, no professor wants to be grading finals into Christmas! I always dread final assignments for that reason (and we need to have class grades assignment within a couple of days of the final). On top of the pleasure of having many students ask for an early sitting as they just have to leave early (can't blame them, of course).

[Anonymous]

Most colleges have schedules and it's not up to the professor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys are all so old you’ve forgotten how college works. The professors do not choose the date for their final exam.
The time and date of the final exam is based on when the class meets. So, all the students who have a class on Mon/We’d/Fri at 10am will take their final at 8 am on the Monday of finals week. Otherwise every professor would schedule exams on the first day of finals week and all the students would have conflicts. If finals week ends on 12/23 someone had to draw the short stick.

Yes. I am a professor and I can assure you there’s no benefit to having the exam scheduled last! It means less time to correct them and it screws up your holiday more.

[Anonymous]

She’s probably done before that but wants to stay at school and party and get laid and is using a late exam as an excuse.

[Anonymous]

I am old but I had a final on the 23rd every year. I remember because it was really hard to find a ride home to DC from my remote SLAC six hours away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s probably done before that but wants to stay at school and party and get laid and is using a late exam as an excuse.

Ah. This is probably the real reason. She’s probably done earlier but wants to stay and party.