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MichMan

(16,903 posts)
12. How much time?
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:32 PM
Tuesday

2 hours? 4 hours? 8? 12?

I'm sure the professor or exam proctors have nothing better to do but sit there waiting until everyone decides to leave.

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I once read about a law student who needed want three times as long... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #1
Extra time on exams doesn't translate directly into extra time to do the work. Ms. Toad Tuesday #3
I'm sure there are people skilled enough to fly airplanes, but lack FAA certification, or skilled unlicensed dentists MichMan Tuesday #5
I have no knowledge of how well the credentialing process works for flying or dentistry Ms. Toad Tuesday #7
Why require a law degree at all? MichMan Tuesday #11
I said nothing about college exams not mattering. Ms. Toad Tuesday #14
"Exams are artificial settings to treat knowledge that are never encountered in real life." MichMan Tuesday #15
Oh noes!!! Extra time???? Those commies! Scrivener7 Tuesday #2
"As more elite students get accommodations, the system worsens the problem it was designed to solve." MichMan Tuesday #6
Kick dalton99a Tuesday #4
Why not eliminate the "advantage" and give everyone more time? WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #8
I suspect, regardless of how much time was allowed, there are those that would still say they need more time. MichMan Tuesday #9
Why not try it? WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #10
How much time? MichMan Tuesday #12
The last time I saw a professor try that he finally went up to the last student to finish ... eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #16
So many of our problems are the direct result of the republican party's meddling. Initech Tuesday #13
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