Exam registration: These are the 6 most common mistakes

Posted by Veronica on July 26th, 2018

Mistakes are part of life and are not so tragic in principle. But if you build crap in the wrong place during your studies, it can be really annoying. I do not mean mistakes while learning or in the exam.

I mean mistakes in exam registration.

Uni-bureaucracy pure. But essential for your study success. You know: Every module, every lecture, every seminar and every exam has to be registered by you. Either online or classic on paper. And you do not even believe how many mistakes I get semester after semester.

But do not worry: in this article, I've collected from https://eduzaurus.com/college-essay-help the most common mistakes in exam registration for you and now show you what to look out for.

You should avoid these mistakes

An exam registration is not rocket science. It is in itself a simple administrative process at your college.

Nevertheless, I experience almost every day students who make mistakes in the registration and thus really get in trouble with the university administration. The biggest causes of error are from my point of view:

• ignorance
• Ambiguous Test Guidelines
• Missing explanations
• Intransparent login procedure
• Bad organization at the college
• Bad organization of your own studies
• carelessness
   

Even though some of these things apply to you and your university, you do not need to get nervous now. Just avoid the following mistakes and you are on the safe side.

Error # 1: Forgot exam registration

Many students just do not think about signing up for their exam. They forget their exam registration and are then, when it gets serious, in the exam not on the registration list.

It must be clear to you that you have to register every exam that should count in your studies. And you must not forget this application!

It's an annoying compulsory task for you that just belongs. Similar to paying rent or buying a movie ticket. If you forget this point, you are in trouble and you are damning yourself (either because you are flying out of the apartment or you are not allowed to watch your movie).

Therefore, remember that you have to register your exams, write a reminder or do the registration directly.

Examination registrations are mandatory. You can not forget that!

Bug # 2: Miss deadline for login

Registration for the exam is usually not indefinitely possible, but can only be done by you during the registration period.

This means for you that you must not miss the deadline for exam registration and you have to adhere to the deadline. Therefore, make a note of the period during which examination registration and deregistration are possible before each semester.

And stick to this frame!

Keep an eye on the registration period!

Error # 3: Use wrong login procedure

As different as the universities in Germany are, so are the registration procedures.

In general, the procedures for exam registration can be differentiated into online and offline processes. But even in these two categories there are significant differences from university to university.

This is why you should inform yourself before each semester about which enrollment process is suitable for you or which alternatives are available in your degree program. As a rule, your student advisory service or your examination office will be aware of this.

Make sure you use the right registration process!

Error # 4: Log in for the wrong check

The exam offer at your university is great.

That means for you: Watch out and do not register for the wrong exam!

The bigger the university becomes, the more modules there are. And these are offered simultaneously for several courses, but sometimes differ in the exam. One student then writes 60 minutes, the other 90 minutes long exam. Others have an oral exam.

Therefore, make sure that you sign up for the exam, which is exactly for your study program. If in doubt, ask the chair or read in your examination regulations to which exam you have to register.

Find the appropriate exam for your degree program!

Bug # 5: Sign up for the wrong exam date

In many study programs, there are different dates in one semester for the same exam. As a rule, you then have the choice whether to take part in the exam directly at the beginning of the exam or rather later.

You also have to have this point on your screen during your exam registration.

Make sure that you do not sign up for the first appointment if you really want to take the second exam date. Especially with online registration process you slip easily in the line and then logs on wrong ...

Watch the date of the exam and do not sign up for the wrong date!

Mistake # 6: Sign up for too many exams

I often see a home-made mistake in my coaching talks with students: too many exams are logged in.

Often it is the own expectation, the external pressure or in rare cases also overconfidence.

I do not want to offend you, but maybe you've underestimated the scope of an exam and you're annoyed at exam preparation.

If you sign up for too many exams, it will lead to stupid overlaps, you will not have time to study, the exam preparation will be extremely stressful, and in the worst case, you will fare poorly in the exams or even fall through.

And you certainly do not want that.

Therefore, switch back a gear and plan your exam phase in advance. Otherwise, you do not do you any favor and rack your semester.

Do not sign up for too many exams!

Conclusion

Now you know which are the most common mistakes in exam registration and what you need to pay attention to in the near future.

Signing up is basically just a small step, but if you're not careful or not taking it seriously, you can ruin it for a whole semester.

And that would be really annoying.

But from now on you know and are on the safe side.

If you have ever made one of these mistakes and would like to share your experience or you come up with other points that you must remember when registering for exams, you can write to me.