UoM General Chat

[charmanderp]

She'd probably have a breakdown during reading time and fail her exam.

Serves her right for trying to answer questions during reading time!

[chysim]

You should aim to get to the exam venue half an hour before the start of reading time anyway, especially at the REB - they usually start letting people in a few minutes early.

I disagree with this. I generally try to arrive fashionably (1-3 minutes) late. Cuts out the latent standing around, means you don't have to slowly shuffle into the building with 2000 other people, and makes it way easier to find your seat. It's not like you really need a full 15 minutes to read over an exam (and I think reading time (in its current form) is a bit of a wank anyway).

[mahler004]

I disagree with this. I generally try to arrive fashionably (1-3 minutes) late. Cuts out the latent standing around, means you don't have to slowly shuffle into the building with 2000 other people, and makes it way easier to find your seat. It's not like you really need a full 15 minutes to read over an exam (and I think reading time (in its current form) is a bit of a wank anyway).

It depends a bit on the exam. Some of the exams I've taken are thirty pages long with five sections - you want to get in there early or you'll run out of time to read the thing.

[Shenz0r]

Another stupid me moment: Sat in the wrong seat number (596 instead of 576) during reading time, person keeps walking past and it turns out it's their seat. This was like 3/4 of the way through reading time.

To whoever you are, I am so fucking sorry for being an idiotic mess lately

[Starlight]

Another stupid me moment: Sat in the wrong seat number (596 instead of 576) during reading time, person keeps walking past and it turns out it's their seat. This was like 3/4 of the way through reading time.

To whoever you are, I am so fucking sorry for being an idiotic mess lately

Beat you to it tho:

On my exam timetable, I confused my seat number to be 257 instead of 251 (forever illiterate).

[ChickenCh0wM1en]

Another stupid me moment: Sat in the wrong seat number (596 instead of 576) during reading time, person keeps walking past and it turns out it's their seat. This was like 3/4 of the way through reading time.

To whoever you are, I am so fucking sorry for being an idiotic mess lately

XDD I am glad exams are over for me. I have been so stressed and worried recently and not been getting enough sleep! Going to be sleeping a lot !

How did everyone find pharm? I was underprepared for the exam. I felt the questions were very fair however there were some tricky mcq.

[Pup]

Pharm was good, well structured exam, and yes, I agree that there was some tricky multiple choice questions. On other news, I've noticed that they've been letting everyone in the exam room earlier and that many people were allowed to start their reading time before the actual time for reading, so 20-25 minutes of reading time.

[mahler004]

Pharm was about the difficulty I was expecting, yeah. Section A (short answer) was fine, although I hope that they can read my handwriting - I was really indecisive about a few questions (read: pedantic,) so crossed out answers a few times. Still, in the end, I was pretty happy with it. A few curveballs in Section B, but nothing I shouldn't have known. Really wasn't expecting that concentration ratio question though - it came up in a past exam, I checked the prac notes and it wasn't there, so I forgot about it :/

Since I've been here they usually let people in a few minutes early, but they seem to be letting people in earlier and earlier, yeah. This morning I think we got in ten minutes earlier then we should have for reading time.

XDD I am glad exams are over for me. I have been so stressed and worried recently and not been getting enough sleep! Going to be sleeping a lot !

I know right. Last semester I was on six hours sleep each night (or less,) due to insomnia-induced stress. Probably my worst exam period yet (Semester 1 2014,) this one was much better in retrospect. Doing two exams only is so chill

Now, for the worst part of semester, the wait for results...

[Shenz0r]

I quite liked the Pharm exam, it covered almost all of the course so I was happy with that.

These last two nights I've had to go to sleep early and wake up ridiculously early (4-5am) to adjust my sleeping patten, and since my other exams are also 8.30, looks like I can't sleep in just yet..

[Turtle]

Lol went to the wrong seat during my anatomy exam :
Sorry to the seat number 696!

How did you guys find the anatomy exam (not sure if there is many on here doing 30008)?

[Shenz0r]

Physiology...



Seriously?

Lol went to the wrong seat during my anatomy exam :
Sorry to the seat number 696!

Fistbump for both being derps!

[Stick]

my.unimelb just stopped working for me all of a sudden

[buzzwith]

How did you guys find the anatomy exam (not sure if there is many on here doing 30008)?

it was alright, I was expecting it to be more of the format of 30007, not soo many short answer questions! :/ my timing was off, so rushed through some of them :/ how'd you find it?

[Dismounted]

Physiology...

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Seriously?

You got me all excited - thought that was the Research-Based Physiology assignment for a second.

[HighLatency]

Just finished FOOD20006 exam, pretty straightforward, I encourage everyone that wants a free HD to do the subject.

Also, something amazing happened today. I'm a glass half empty kind of person and I don't believe in heroes but after today I believe in people again.

Incoming Reddit Post:

I was riding the tram home when a sneaky tram inspector in regular clothes asked me for my ticket and I showed them my topped up myki, confident that I had nothing to worry about. That's when I realised I didn't bring my concession card along with me today as it was still in the bag that I usually take to uni which I left at home.
When they asked me for it I thought I was completely fucked, and they told me because I didn't have a valid concession card they would have to file a report.
They proceeded to ask me to get ready to exit the tram at the next stop so they could get my details. I thought I was doomed until a guy ~20y.o standing near the doors of the tram winked at me. At first I didn't know what was happening, and to be honest I was a little bit creeped out. As I walked towards the door with the metro officer, the tram braked pretty hard at the tram stop, but not really enough to make anyone trip.
Except the guy who winked at me who basically catapulted at the metro officer bringing them both down onto the ground.
That's when I realised this was my big chance. Whilst they were still squirming around, I powerwalked out of the tram into the busy 2pm crowd in the city.

TL;DR Heroes do exist.