midterms

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>how far into the semester are they? how are they scheduled? do u just like take it during the normal class time? does every class have them?</p>

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<p>hello......?</p>

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<p>not every class has midterms, many do, but not all, just like not all classes have final exams.</p>

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<p>ok so when can i expect them? in class and in the exact middle of the semester?</p>

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<p>I was on this student calendar and I don't really see any date that actually says anything about midterms. So there could be midterms, but they must be at the discretion of the instructor. </p>

<p>Could a current student help us, please?</p>

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<p>It's just whenever the professor decides to have them. You'll get a syllabus on the first day of class showing when the papers and the midterms are. A lot of times there's 2 midterms since semesters are so long... and they're during class, just like a normal test. So if you split up the semester into thirds, then you can expect a midterm or a final at the end of each third.</p>

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<p>thanks for the info, doesn't sound that bad.</p>

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<p>Eh, it's doable.</p>

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<p>intro chem, bio, CS, and sometimes engineering courses have midterms in the evening.</p>

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<p>"just like not all classes have final exams"</p>

<p>really? yay!</p>

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<p>Yeah, some classes don't have finals, but I've also had classes that had TWO midterms and a final! All together those three tests were worth about 70 percent of the total grade. And the final was three hours of non-stop essay writing. 5 essays in three hours sucks, mostly because even if you had an A going into it, if you eff-up your essays then you will not pass the class. Very scary.</p>

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<p>ive had classes with 2 midterms + final, 3 midterms + final, and even 4 midterms + final</p>

<p>basically, a midterm will not be in the "middle" of a semester. we just like to call them midterms instead of "tests" or "exams"</p>

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<p>Not so in my case. They were two midterms, seperated by two weeks during weeks 7 and 9, I believe.</p>

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<p>depends on the class you take, some have none, some have 3 (or more)</p>

<p>just dont take the science intensive ones, and you probabily wont have 3 a semester, not including finals</p>

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<p>Midterms are at the discretion of the professor. Some classes have them in class, others are in evenings at a pre-designated room. It just depends on the teacher. I've had math classes with 4 midterms and a final, where the last midterm falls after instruction ends (so theres no class between that and the final and a week inbetween).</p>