Does anyone know if deferred exams are harder than the original?

microbio?
or 3fa3?

or bio 2c03?

usually yes, absolutely.
Given that you have more time to study, it is only fair that the deferred exam is harder. In addition, some profs may require an oral deferred exam which wont have any absolute structure and grading will be based more upon the profs opinion of your work.

If you mean final exam and not midterm, chances are it will be later and you wont remember anything which is unfortunate. (deferred exam for last semester this reading week I assume?)

Good Luck!

If the professor curved the grades for people who took it before the deferral period, would he curve for those who took it in the deferral period, too?

seriously doubt he would. there wouldnt be too many poeple writing the deferred to change the class average significantly unless it was a small upper year course

anyone heard back yet about deffered exams? i checked my grade report and i don't see DEF beside one course.

Originally Posted by escape

anyone heard back yet about deffered exams? let me know

according to this http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /regis...sessional.html
Deferred exams will be written from Monday, June 25 to Thursday, June 28

Originally Posted by Commie85071

according to this http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /regis...sessional.html
Deferred exams will be written from Monday, June 25 to Thursday, June 28

I want to know if you guys have heard back in form of an email or indication on grade report that defferal has been granted. I don't see 'DEF' beside my grade as of yet.

Originally Posted by escape

I want to know if you guys have heard back in form of an email or indication on grade report that defferal has been granted. I don't see 'DEF' beside my grade as of yet.

best bet would be to call your faculty.

A deferred exam should be (almost) identical to the actual exam.

Some people had the exact same exam... unfair.

Originally Posted by apples12

Some people had the exact same exam... unfair.

It's only unfair if people told the person what was on it...in which case the people making it unfair are the students who told the person.

I disagree that just because a deferred exam is so much later, it should by default be harder. You defer for a reason, so that circumstances outside your control don't put you at a disadvantage. Having a harder exam puts you at a disadvantage. Writing months after you've finished the course puts you at a disadvantage.

I've never deferred an exam, but if you're doing it for a legit reason, I don't think you should be punished for it.

i dont know any who deferred their final for a legit reason...i know a few people who missed one exam, and another group who missed another and these groups then went and told one another what to expect from the exam they missed

Originally Posted by Silver

i dont know any who deferred their final for a legit reason...i know a few people who missed one exam, and another group who missed another and these groups then went and told one another what to expect from the exam they missed

Okay...by knowing this and not reporting it, you're considered guilty of academic dishonesty as well as them.

I know several people who have deferred for legit reasons, and it's unfortunate that people like this make it harder for those who genuinely need to defer.