"Midterms" part 2

[cjsmith]

I'm finding the quarter system a bit odd after having been on semesters for my undergrad degree decades ago. Back then, an "exam" happened periodically (perhaps every few weeks) while a "midterm" was a much bigger deal, occurring halfway through the semester -- a couple of months into the class. Here, a "midterm" is any exam that isn't the final. There are two rounds of them, yet they're still called "midterms", and each covers maaaaaybe three or four weeks' worth of work. I just got caught up on stuff like cooking after the last week of "midterms" and next week we have them again.

Tomorrow: physics quiz and biology lab exam 1 (this lab exam is in the middle of the term and there's only one of it before the final)
Tuesday: biology "midterm 2" lecture exam (may move to Thursday)
Thursday: physics "midterm 2" exam
Friday: chemistry "midterm 2" exam

Oh yeah: this weekend, go call a square dance. Studying had better substitute for sleep. And keep up with that Lyme disease stuff: make sure you get lots of sleep. Don't neglect the clinic work either. Yeah. :-)

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Here I've noticed a "midterm" can be either a big half-way test or any test before the final, depending on the professor.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'm so used to "midterm" meaning something big that I'm reluctant to use the word now, as if by using it I'd be exaggerating the importance of what I'm doing.

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

I hate when they line up all the tests one after the other.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's sneaky and mean! Of course, if all the instructors want three exams in a quarter, they sort of have to line up. But boy, I want a maid and a chef for that week.

[canseefour.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, likewise! Two more days! I always enjoy the Barn weekends.

[layer.livejournal.com]

it's funny, i was always on the quarter system in school and had the hardest time with my horticulture class because there was too much time between when i learned something and when i was tested on it. guess i'm more of a sprinter than a distance runner.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, that may be helping me now, too -- I'm sprinting instead of having to get anything into long-term memory. Whether or not I'll remember any of this in a year, of course, remains to be seen! :-)