email this time of year sucks

My inbox is flooded with crap like this every day, and, as that rosy color highlights, the emails insist that I not ignore them. I think it's actually impossible to read this stuff without skimming. I never took exams in college, so I don't know if this sort of thing is par for the course, but if not, then enjoy your peek into law school hell.

To: All Students

In preparation for exams, we want to stress a few important exam matters.

Exam Period
Please note that the exam period begins Monday, December 11 and ends Friday, Dec 22 at 11:59 pm.

Additional Building Hours
On Friday, December 22, Vanderbilt and Furman Hall will be open until 12:00 a.m. This includes the Law Library and any classrooms designated as available for study space or take-home examinations.

CONTINUE TO READ YOUR EMAIL
Please read your email periodically for any communication sent by Academic Services, Records and the ITS offices.

DO
1. DO look up your exam schedule, print out a copy of the same and review it carefully.

2. DO check the curriculum updates and on-line examination schedule to see any last minute changes.

3. DO INCLUDE YOUR EXAM NUMBER ON THE EXAM. To obtain your exam number please follow the directions in the Survival Guide.

DO NOT
1. DO NOT PLACE YOUR NAME OR STUDENT ID NUMBER ON THE EXAM (In-Class or Take-home).

2. DO NOT WRITE TO FACULTY MEMBERS ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER, TECHNOLOGICAL OR PERSONAL. Please address ALL,
* EXAM CONCERNS TO: exams@juris.law.nyu.edu
* LAPTOP CONCERNS TO: laptops@juris.law.nyu.edu

EXAMS NUMBERS
Law School exams are graded anonymously. You must use your four-digit examination number as your identification. You may not use your name, your student ID, your Social Security number or your Net ID. To access the exam number, you should log in to Albert. You can access Albert conveniently from within NYUHome (https://home.nyu.edu/). In the registration section, bring up your Fall 2006 schedule. Your exam number will be listed underneath your schedule.

You are advised to obtain this number well before your first exam. Computer terminals are available in the Law Library, D'Agostino Hall, and the Records Office. Remember that this number changes every semester, and you may not substitute your ID number for the examination number.

IN-CLASS EXAMS
1. Time: Please arrive 15-20 minutes before exams so that you can set up your laptop or get situated in the classroom. We would like to begin all exams on time and Proctors may not hold up an exam to accommodate late arrivals. If you do not arrive on time and the proctor must begin the exam before you are ready, you will NOT be compensated for lost time.

2. Exam Room Schedule: Please check the Exam Schedules posted in the lobby of Vanderbilt and Furman Halls to see if there are any updates/changes to exam rooms.

3. Proctor Instructions: Please follow all Proctor instructions. For space reasons or otherwise, you may be asked to move to another room. Prompt and courteous compliance will facilitate a timely exam start time.

4. Photo ID: Please have Photo ID for Proctors to view as they complete your attendance cards and exam receipts.

5. Food and Drink: Please exercise caution with food items in the exam room. Be considerate of your neighbors and do not create excessive noise (i.e. opening food wrappers, crinkling paper, opening cans etc.). Additionally, please be careful with bottles and open containers as spilling their contents may damage papers, notes and laptops.

6. Noise: Please keep your voices down while you are in the hallways. Although you may be finished with an exam, your classmates may still be working.

TAKE-HOME EXAMS - NOTE THE NEW THES CAPABILITIES
1. Upload your answer file WITHIN the designated time period for your exam. If you encounter difficulties uploading, please note that there is a 10 minute grace period built in for the same. The grace period should be used EXCLUSIVELY for upload difficulties and no typing should take place.

2. Please name your answer file distinctly to ensure that you upload the correct answer file to THES.

3. DO NOT CONTACT A FACULTY MEMBER FOR CLARIFICATION ON A TAKE-HOME EXAM. You should use your best judgment to interpret the directions and provide answers accordingly.

NEW THES CAPABILITIES

4. REVIEW UPLOADED ANSWER: You will be required to review and verify that the file uploaded is the answer file. If you do not select "Confirm and Submit", you will be permitted to upload your exam file as many times as you desire by clicking on "Upload Again".

5. UNLIMITED UPLOADS UNTIL ANSWER FILE is CONFIRMED & SUBMITTED: By selecting the "Upload Again" button, you will be able to submit a new exam answer file and the same will REPLACE and OVERWRITE your previous answer file. The time of your last upload will be reflected as the time that your exam was submitted. Therefore, you must complete ALL UPLOADS within the allotted exam period or any applicable grace period, otherwise your exam will be marked late.

6. FINAL SUBMISSION & NO FURTHER UPLOADS: By selecting the "Confirm & Submit" button, your answer file will be printed and sent to the faculty. You are verifying that the exam file is your FINAL submission by selecting this option and no further uploads will be allowed.

7. If your exam is uploaded after the end of the 10 minute grace period, you will see how the late submission is presented to the faculty member on the Answers Submitted page - it will say, "Answers exceeded allotted time by XX minutes and YY seconds"; otherwise it will say "On Time".

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR EXAMS!!!!

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