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

[Anonymous]

Welcome to your child being a grown up.

[Anonymous]

My school district has school scheduled on 12/23 so why is it outrageous that a college exam is scheduled on that day?

[Anonymous]

Outrageous? LOL.

[Anonymous]

If your daughter has an exam on the 23rd just know that means their professor will be grading multiple exams right up until Christmas since most universities require final grades to be submitted within 72 hours of the exam, which is decided by the REGISTRAR. So I feel more sorry for the professor than your child, tbh

[Anonymous]

OP, you realize there is a lot of bad in the world right now, right? Is this a sword you really want to die on?

Outrageous indeed.

[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.

+1. The Registrar determines all final times and classrooms. This info is dictated to the professors. Professors have zero choice. —Signed by a professor!

[Anonymous]

No, OP, this is not outrageous. Get some perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your daughter has an exam on the 23rd just know that means their professor will be grading multiple exams right up until Christmas since most universities require final grades to be submitted within 72 hours of the exam, which is decided by the REGISTRAR. So I feel more sorry for the professor than your child, tbh

thank you!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Same! Maybe we ride-shared

[Anonymous]

OMG OP, that is so outrageous...because...because. I can't think of why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Or maybe she wants to be home with her family on the 23rd? Just because you partied doesn't mean we are all you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your daughter has an exam on the 23rd just know that means their professor will be grading multiple exams right up until Christmas since most universities require final grades to be submitted within 72 hours of the exam, which is decided by the REGISTRAR. So I feel more sorry for the professor than your child, tbh

thank you!!!!

dp But this is their job. Do you feel sorry for other professionals working on holidays?

[Anonymous]

Really, OP? With all that’s going on with COVID and inflation, this is what your worried about? Your daughter is an adult, she can handle it.

[Anonymous]

Give OP a break. She misses her kid and is looking forward to seeing her. It sucks, OP, but there’s nothing to be done about it. Happy holidays and enjoy your dd being home for break.

[Anonymous]

I would suggest you look up the academic calendar of the university. Usually the final exam dates for classes are posted at the beginning of the semester. As a professor, I hate late exam dates too. But it is not something I can control.