Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums > Reference > Study Hall > In which do you perform best: Exams or Assignments?

[Jess]

I’m one of those people who stress out before exams, worrying that I’ll fail and that I’ll forget everything that I need to know – but when it comes down to it, I perform quite well and end up getting better grades than I expected.

The course I am doing now is all coursework and assignments, and no exams. This suits me better, because I like to be able to put time and effort into my work so I can reach the high standards that I’m aiming for. I usually feel more relaxed and at home doing assignments (when I’m not panicking about the fact that I’ve left it until the last minute) and end up achieving better grades than in exams.

In which do you perform best: Exams or Assignments?

[Aerith's Knight]

I do better at assignments, because im too lazy to properly study for exams..

[Rye]

I'm better in exams because I tend to slack off in assignments. I naturally retain knowledge pretty well so I can go into an exam, not study, and still pull of an A.

[I'm my own MILF]

I do better in assignments. I am excellent at writing papers, so those bring in the high grades. Exams I still do well in, but not as well as essays. My presentations usually get about the same as my exams do though.

[Dolentrean]

It depends, sometimes I will knock a paper out of the park, but for the most part I would say exams are my bread and butter.

[Captain Maxx Power]

Assignments by far. I excel in them far more than exams. I have more time to use my skills and do the very best job I can. I'm not one for remembering hard facts but prefer to channel readily available information into something useful. Of course if I am adept at a subject then the exams usually go well. Still doesn't stop me from stressing out and having full-blown panic attacks before every exams I take.

[blackmage_nuke]

Exams

Assignments are procrastination magnets to me

[Heath]

I do tend to slack off with assignments, but I do find them easier. It's nice in subjects like History, Psychology and English when you need a quote or a statistic or something and you're able to have the books at hand to use them to their best effect. Sometimes it's just not possible to learn everything you for an exam.

Having said that, I've always done pretty well with essay-based examinations. I got the top grades in the two subjects that were mainly assessed by essay examinations (History and Psychology). And as for English exams (only about 40% of the final grade), on the paper that required knowing the texts needed for the exam well, I got the top grade on that individual paper. Sadly an uncharacteristically poor first paper (critical commentary) took my English grade down some. But by and large I do well in either, but I prefer assignments if only because there's less of a sense of panic with them.