Thread: "Black Monday"
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Old 01-17-2006, 08:49 PM
Laurie S Laurie S is offline
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AUC had the same concept one semester. I was told that we had the highest fail rate that semester in the history of AUC. I can personally testify to that. Thank goodness the Dean listened to the students and eliminated it the next semester. It sounds great in theory but when you're in the middle of it, it's another story.

The biggest complaint was that we didn't have enough time to review after one exam and then start the next exam. You spend 3 weeks learning the material and then you are not given the opportunity to review the material before the exam. It maybe simliar to the USLME but you are able to pick the day that you would like to take that exam, which gives you the time for each individual's needs.

I heard the reason they put the exams on the same day was due to the fact that half the class wouldn't show up the day of another course's exam. I believe we should be able to make that decision on our own (this is coming from a student that went to class everyday, before an exam or not, and in hind sight that may not have been my best strategy).

Just my 2 cents, let the arguments begin!
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