<p>Well, there you have it. Perhaps you underestimate the profs./TAs. And yes, here on such exams, it does take about a week. Biochem had only 2 TAs and there were 120 or so students. Most of the exam was short-answer essay/drawing (and they were like 9-10 pages, try to figure out how many problems there were). Then again, I think we get less exams (like 3 midterms per semester and a final or 2 and a final, instead of like 5-6) so it could be different. They used to have the same style when the class had 175 students last year and it took like a week.
Also, they normally have pre-set grading standards before the grading even begins. It makes it easier. The same scheme applies to math-based science courses like chem. and physics here. The think may say, award 1 point for each of these if the student does it correctly. The hardest “baby” physics(non-calc. based, the one for lame pre-meds) profs. here publishes common deductions on his answer key so that students know exactly how they were graded. </p>
<p>Talksyic: Again looking at those pages should let you decide for yourself (of course as a rising sophomore, I guess you may have seen them before). Sounds like you’re strong in calc, so maybe physics won’t hurt that bad, though it appears to be harder than chem. That may be just me though.</p>