Search Details

Word: exam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Meanwhile, everyone I know apparently felt some kind of moral imperative to bore me with the gory details of their exam schedule...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Reading Period Disease | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

...Lengthen reading period and exam period: Yeah, that's the ticket. How about until...March? This would give us more time to study and professors more time to do their research (which they would rather be doing anyway). It's a marvelous idea, so it obviously will never happen...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Reading Period Disease | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

...Shorten reading period and exam period: This would make January stress even worse, but at least it wouldn't have to last the whole month. I'm sure Harvard students would adore this solution. In fact, maybe we should scrap December vacation, too, so that we wouldn't have to deal with the guilt of relaxing...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Reading Period Disease | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

...Eliminate reading period and exam period: This one will happen soon after (1.) and just before Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 slam dunks a basketball...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Reading Period Disease | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

...Switch reading period and exam period: This solution, however, does not make one iota of sense. It is illogical, incomprehensible and basically stupid. Which leads me to believe that the Harvard administration will look very kindly towards it. After non-ordered choice, I'm willing to believe anything...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Reading Period Disease | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

Previous | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | Next