You could sue your school for making you sit exams in the morning...

I prefer morning exams, as there is less time to wait around worrying than with afternoon exams

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There's no reason they couldn't be alert in the morning! Early night and a good breakfast fixes that. I had to get up at 5am and travel to a different county for my morning exams when I was doing my postgrad course but I still aced my exams just as well as my afternoon exams. Plus I think afternoon exams runs the risk of students doing last minute revision and cramming for several hours in the morning before the exam which tires the brain more and therefore they may not be at their best.

Reply 4

Carnationlilyrose

And double the length of the exam period, thereby making A level results come out even later, thereby making the results day/clearing process even more fraught? Making even more people have to start university with a couple of days' notice, leading to all the carefully considered decisions that will mean? Hmm, seems really well thought out.

Reply 5

Tootles

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Original post by Sazzy890

There's no reason they couldn't be alert in the morning! Early night and a good breakfast fixes that. I had to get up at 5am and travel to a different county for my morning exams when I was doing my postgrad course but I still aced my exams just as well as my afternoon exams. Plus I think afternoon exams runs the risk of students doing last minute revision and cramming for several hours in the morning before the exam which tires the brain more and therefore they may not be at their best.

The post was saying that boys are less alert in the morning.

I don't know exactly what to say though. As far as I can remember, the chemistry of an adolescent male is such that they begin to be alert from around 11am onwards, which tallies up with what the OP said. This levels off at around twenty-one or so, and they become more capable of early-morning starts.

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Original post by Tootles

The post was saying that boys are less alert in the morning.

I don't know exactly what to say though. As far as I can remember, the chemistry of an adolescent male is such that they begin to be alert from around 11am onwards, which tallies up with what the OP said. This levels off at around twenty-one or so, and they become more capable of early-morning starts.

I don't really believe that research and I doubt a court of law would. A good nights sleep and a good breakfast should sort anybody out regardless of their sex!

Reply 7

Tootles

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Original post by Sazzy890

I don't really believe that research and I doubt a court of law would. A good nights sleep and a good breakfast should sort anybody out regardless of their sex!

Funnily enough, courts are more likely to believe research than anecdotes and personal beliefs.

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Original post by Tootles

Funnily enough, courts are more likely to believe research than anecdotes and personal beliefs.

It would have to be pretty strong and well backed up research which the majority of scientists would need to agree was true for a court to agree that this is indirect discrimination. It would probably require many expert witnesses to back this up for a ourt to draw such a conclusion

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Another thing is that courts are very keen on avoiding "releasing the floodgates", therefore I highly doubt a court would uphold such a case as otherwise pupils in their millions might start flocking to court to sue exam boards!

Reply 10

super_kawaii

I always preferred having my exams in the morning as I've always been more alert then. After 2pm my attention starts to go and I simply can't concentrate

Reply 11

yasaminO_o

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Afternoon, you get a couple more hours of sleep, a decent breakfast and time to triple-check you're 100% ready. You can walk into the hall feeling calm and ready to ace the exam

Reply 12

Freudian Slip

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I prefer morning exams... I get too much time to let anxiety creep in if they're in the afternoon. :giggle:

Reply 13

Captain Jack

Original post by Freudian Slip

I prefer morning exams... I get too much time to let anxiety creep in if they're in the afternoon. :giggle:

Agree, much better to get them over and done with.

Reply 14

PinkAcid

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i prefer afternoon exams as it gives you extra time to revise and look things through one final time before the exam, if I have a morning exam I don't feel as prepared as ive been to sleep and then straight into an exam

Reply 15

Aph

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much prefer morning exams, esspecially if the alternative is a 6PM start time

Reply 16

Killerpenguin15

Yeah, sue the insitiution that has nurtured your best interests, helped you get the grades you wanted, and hopefully the further eduction from that university you always wanted, and above all:

given you a free education!!!!

Reply 17

*pitseleh*

Original post by Freudian Slip

I prefer morning exams... I get too much time to let anxiety creep in if they're in the afternoon. :giggle:

Snap. I'm not a morning person at all, but I've still always preferred morning exams because they're over before I have time to worry about them. If they're in the afternoon I feel like I'm just stuck in limbo all morning, since last-minute cramming just winds me up even more, so I just sit there festering. :argh:

Reply 18

Jammy Duel

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Original post by shooks

According to this TES story, anyway.

Legal action seems extreme, but what do you think? Should morning exams be banned?

Seems a bit extreme, but these days people will try to sue over anything and will come up with any and all excuses there are to justify incompetence.

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joey11223