Finals week is upon us at last. A semester's worth of studying or procrastinating will soon come to an end with a volley of exams, papers, and projects that are supposed to demonstrate whether you can adequately apply the knowledge you gained throughout the last four months.
Hopefully, you were able to manage your time effectively and the next week won't pose too much of a problem.
Whether you're gleefully anticipating the beginning of summer or dreading the final week of reckoning, finals week still provides it's fair share of anxieties.
Finals week as a freshmen can be one of the most overwhelming experiences. This is what college is all about, after all - trying to balance studying and coping with living in a completely different environment is nothing short of harrowing.
Through the years, you will come to realize that mistakes will be made.
Since often the best example for life lessons are bad ones, the Penn staff has decided take on for the team and share a list of our finals week nightmares. Some of these stories may seem like they were written about an occurrence in your life, some may seem utterly outrageous, and still others may be mistakes you have yet to make (hopefully not).
One way or another, they are sure to entertain.
Tori Sternby -
I stayed up all night cramming for a final an ended up sleeping through the exam after attempting to rest my eyes.
Jacquie Trump -
I've never had a bad finals experience.
Heather Blake -
I messed up the date of one of my finals and I missed it.
Rachael Parker -
I didn't realize that a test continued on to the back of the paper so I missed an entire page.
Jorden Beatty -
I was running late for an exam once and almost left my house without wearing any pants.
UNDERGRADUATE FINAL EXAMINATION POLICY
The final examination week is part of the regular academic program and must be incorporated into each instructor's course plan for the semester.
Final examinations are not the only legitimate type of terminating activity, and therefore, the instructor may choose an appropriate activity that conforms to course objectives.
The terminating activity shall take place only at the time and location assigned by the Scheduling Center.
Unless granted an excused absence, the faculty member responsible for the course must be present for the full examination period to direct the terminating activity.
Faculty members may require student attendance at the terminating activity.
Faculty who do not schedule or do not attend the terminating activity for a course may be subject to disciplinary action commensurate with unexcused absences. Block finals must be held as scheduled.
Once the final examination has been set by the Scheduling Center, changes and absences must be approved by the instructor's Dean.
During the examination period, the following general rules apply where conflicts exist:
The higher numbered course takes precedence. Thus a student enrolled in GEOG 102 and ECON 325 would take the ECON 325 exam at the assigned time and the make-up in GEOG 102.
If courses in conflict are the same level and number, an alphabetical determination by full name of department will be made. For example, a student enrolled in ACCT 481 and CNSV 481 would take the ACCT 481 exam at the assigned time and a make-up in CNSV 481.
GRADUATE FINAL EXAM POLICY
If a graduate course is structured such that it has a final exam or other terminating activity, that activity shall be held during the final exam week of the academic calendar.
For graduate courses in which such activity would be inappropriate (an example might be a seminar course), activity during the final exam week is not required.?
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF EXAMS ON ONE DAY/CONFLICTS
A student may not be required to take more than three final exams on any one regularly scheduled examination day. For any exam over three, a make-up exam must be scheduled by the instructor for the student, at his or her request, into another mutually agreeable regular final examination period.
The rules determining conflict resolution (listed above) will determine which exam or exams a student may request as make-ups.
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