so long science
i just wrote my final exam for natural science. it was supposed to start at 2:30, but apparently there have been "disruptions" during the exam period (which means that someone pulled the fire alarm or called in a bomb threat) and we were held hostage for thirty minutes in order to "close off contact from the outside world".
they wanted to make sure that if someone had a plan up their sleeve (which would probably follow through in the first half-hour) it wouldn't disrupt the exam because we could easily relocate to another room. but isn't delaying the exam by a half hour and not letting us leave (even to use the bathroom) and make us wait when all we want to do is finish the exam and go home a disruption in itself? i feel bad for all those who had that extra cup of coffee and were probably rushing through the last half of their exam because they had to pee so badly. i also feel bad for those who had people coming to pick them up and they weren't even allowed to make a phonecall to let them know what the deal was.
but it makes me angry that they can treat me with suspicion because someone else did something wrong. but apparently this is common practise in university. just like when they assume you are plagarising and you have to send your essay through a website that scans it for stolen sentences. this feels like high school...that, or prison.
they wanted to make sure that if someone had a plan up their sleeve (which would probably follow through in the first half-hour) it wouldn't disrupt the exam because we could easily relocate to another room. but isn't delaying the exam by a half hour and not letting us leave (even to use the bathroom) and make us wait when all we want to do is finish the exam and go home a disruption in itself? i feel bad for all those who had that extra cup of coffee and were probably rushing through the last half of their exam because they had to pee so badly. i also feel bad for those who had people coming to pick them up and they weren't even allowed to make a phonecall to let them know what the deal was.
but it makes me angry that they can treat me with suspicion because someone else did something wrong. but apparently this is common practise in university. just like when they assume you are plagarising and you have to send your essay through a website that scans it for stolen sentences. this feels like high school...that, or prison.
posted by jessalauren at 3:16 PM
1 Comments:
i love how every course you take (even in third year!) they have to waste the first class going over plagarism policy.
i think we get it by now. don't steal someone's work and don't cheat...i think we can figure out why it's wrong and why we shouldn't do it...but then again, maybe not. can we go over it another 15 times?
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