Shell Shocked: When 'mid-terms' had another meaning News, Sports, Jobs - SANIBEL-CAPTIVA - Island Reporter, Islander and Current

Do you remember the days when “mid-terms” meant something other than elections? They meant tests that were given to us in college halfway through each course. There were the mid-terms and the finals. Please note that we don’t call presidential elections finals. Mid-term exams were always important but it was the finals that mostly determined what your grades would be. The mid-terms were just a warm up. Studying for both the mid-terms and finals were so much more excruciating than standing in line today to vote.

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