The Keimyung Gazette questioned 300 Keimyung University students about their mid-term and final examinations.


1. When do you start preparing for mid-term or final examinations?

① Prepare for them all the time (14%)
② Two weeks before them (26%)
③ One week before them (49%)
④ One day before them (10%)
⑤ Other (1%)

2. What question types do you like the most in exams?

① Multiple choice (37%)
② Short answer (20%)
③ Long answer (35%)
④ Practical (5%)
⑤ Other (3%)

3. What question types do you dislike the most in exams?

① Multiple choice (11%)
② Short answer (17%)
③ Long answer (55%)
④ Practical (17%)
⑤ Other (0%)

4. Where do you usually study for exams?

① At home (33%)
② In reading rooms in a faculty building (19%)
③ At Dongsan Library (35%)
④ In empty lecture rooms (4%)
⑤ Other (9%)

5. When you have difficult problems during your exam studies, how do you solve them?

① I discuss them with my friends (46%)
② I discuss them with department professors (16%)
③ I find the answers by myself through books or the internet (30%)
④ I give up finding the answers (6%)
⑤Other (2%)

6. What do you think are the most efficient ways to study for exams?

① Always doing preparation and reviews of lessons (43%)
② Studying intensively during the short preparatory period (32%)
③ Asking many questions to the professor while in class (8%)
④ Studying with friends (16%)
⑤Other (1%)

The Gazette found out that 49% of students started to prepare for their exams one week before them and 43% of students think that the key to being successful in exams is to preview and review the subjects.