By Cliff Roberts Cavalier Daily Associate Editor For those students who have ever been stuck in Clemons at four in the morning cramming for that next final exam, the thought of having even just one more day to study probably sounds more than appealing. But for those students who are taking exams as late as Dec. 21 this semester, more reading days can be more of a nuisance than a good thing.
"One reading day in the middle of exams doesn't really help that much," third-year College student Steve Crenshaw said. "It's just more procrastination for the majority of the student body, myself included."
Like in previous semesters, there are still two days to study before exams and no exams on Sunday. This year, however, no exams will take place Thursday, Dec. 16, to ensure that students never have more than three days of exams in a row.
Third-year College student John Huang said most students probably will not take full advantage of the extra study day, but he said extending the exam time could have other benefits.
"People will be studying the whole week anyway, but if somebody really has a problem, stretching out the exam times might give some professors more flexibility in rescheduling," Huang said.
Although many students experience some difficulties with the timing of their exams, the exam schedule is posted well before students even sign up for classes.
"Normally exam schedules work themselves out," Crenshaw said. "If you have that much of a problem, you have no one to blame but yourself."
The extra reading day is not, however, the only reason for late exam dates this year. The Dec. 13 start date for exams is five days later this year than last year.
Because of the late start date, students were notified that if they voted to have more reading days, final exams could possibly go as late as Dec. 22. Nevertheless, the majority of the student body voted in favor of the referendum.
"I think a lot of the student body really didn't realize how far back that extra day could push their exams," Crenshaw said. "Imagine that -- College kids not thinking about the consequences of their actions."
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