<p>It is very possible that next semester I will have three final examinations in a row on the same day--CS 61B, Math 1B, and English 134. There are minimal breaks in between, I believe thirty minutes in between the first two and an hour in between the latter two. Is this at all feasible, or should I look into selecting different classes?</p>
<p>It’s feasible, just rough. But it depends on you. Are you capable of, for example, studying a whole day with very few breaks? If so then you will probably be fine.</p>
<p>I had that both semesters sophomore year. It made me much more stressed and freaked out than I would have been otherwise, even if it didn’t affect my grades. I would definitely try to avoid it.</p>
<p>I can tell you right now what will happen</p>
<p>you will die. </p>
<p>Do you really want to screw up the grades just so that you can take the courses as planned/on schedule ?</p>
<p>unless you are graduating senior who absolutely has to take certain courses, switch it around.</p>
<p>if you have 3 finals in 1 day, u can just tell the department and change one of them…</p>
<p>not impossible, just very, very frustrating and tiring. one of them will inevitably suffer as you try to study for all three. also, caffeine is your best friend.</p>
<p>try to change one of them if you can.</p>
<p>I’m to lazy to check but are they at the beginning or end of finals week?</p>
<p>I think it’s relevant because you’re going to be studying like crazy during RRR week, but if the finals are at the end of the week you’re going to have to retain all the information for longer (on top of juggling studying for each subject). </p>
<p>Ithinkthat’sarunonsentancebutIdon’tcare.</p>
<p>Is this for certain? I can’t find any information about it on the web.</p>
<p>At least it’s not 4 8D. </p>
<p>They’re in the beginning of finals week so you’ll be getting them over with…also depends on how well you do in the classes…but still tiring…</p>
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<p>Little bit of an exaggeration there…I mean, I had one final on Thursday evening, and two finals in a row on Friday morning during this past finals, and I didn’t die. Sure, not the greatest schedule ever, but I survived. In some ways, I actually liked it better, because I got more days to study. I think three finals in a row is manageable. If it’s on Friday of finals week, then great, because you’ll have a ton of time to study. If it’s on Monday of finals week…then it’ll be a little harder, but still doable if you actually studying durin RRR week instead of screwing around like I did.</p>
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<p>I’m really skeptical about this…maybe if they’re a small and very chill department they would do it, but I don’t think they would let you take the final on a different day unless you a prior commitment that you absolutely could not break. Still maybe worth a shot though.</p>
<p>I had three back-to-back finals this semester (11:30 AM to 10 PM), with another 8 AM one the very next day. What made it worse was that they were all on the first and second day of finals, so I did not have any extra time to study for them during finals week. </p>
<p>It was horrible. Definitely try to plan out a different schedule if possible.</p>
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<p>You’re wrong. I’ve seen many of my friends in this situation, and professors tend to be pretty flexible. They know how bad it is to have 3 finals in one day. And also, some of the large classes already have alternate finals anyways (because some people who take the class have conflicting finals and had arranged it with the professor long beforehand)</p>
<p>And remember, all you need is ONE out of three professors to say yes. I think this is the most important thing that ALMOST EVERYONE in this thread has missed. Stop trying to think about taking 3 finals in one day, and instead, try to figure out how you can avoid that.</p>
<p>I would recommend emailing those professors beforehand (before the semester begins) and asking them if you can take the final at an alternate time because otherwise you’d have 3 finals in one day. Some professors are flexible, some aren’t. BUT this is the easiest thing you can do to AVOID the problem. If that doesn’t work out, THEN you start worrying about whether or not you can handle 3 finals in one day.</p>
<p>i would avoid it. More likely than not it will affect your grades.</p>
<p>from [Reading/Review/Recitation</a> FAQs - Office Of The Registrar](<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/RRRFAQ.html]Reading/Review/Recitation”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/RRRFAQ.html)</p>
<p>What if I am one of the students with three or four exams scheduled in one day and I feel it is a burden?</p>
<p>First, consider the exam schedule when planning your class schedule and enrolling in classes. Each class is assigned to a final exam group that you will see on Tele-BEARS and the Online Schedule of Classes. You may be able to avoid having multiple final exams in one day by enrolling in a different lecture section of the same course, if available. It is also possible that one or more of the courses may have an alternative form of final exam, such as a final paper or project, which should be announced in the syllabus at the first class meeting. If you confirm that sit-down final exams are required and that you will in fact have three or four exams on the same day, you should speak with your instructor right away (during the first two weeks of class) to see if alternate exam arrangements can be made. Instructors are not obligated to provide an alternate exam day for you, but they may be able to assist you if they have sufficient advance notice.</p>
<p>the prof i work with told me something like 2000 students have special final arrangements (not including the dsp-ers, but including athletes, people with last second emergencies, and people who try to work things out at the beginning of the semester)</p>
<p>Go with Handlebars’ suggestions. Email your profs, probably at least ONE will be flexible and allow you take the final another time.</p>
<p>I think there’s a good possibility that the English class might require a final essay/project, so maybe you’ll only have one sit-in final that day.</p>