Getting Out of Finals Early!

Here are some thoughts on getting out of finals early. I firmly 
believe it comes down to asking with confidence. Plus, I was a good 
student to begin with and didn't miss classes, so my profs liked me. I 
moved all of my exams for both semesters of my senior year of 
college... even the classes that expressly stated in the syllabus in 
big bold letters "I WILL NOT MOVE EXAMS FOR ANY REASON." 

what are the objections and concerns that professors might express? 

- creates extra work for me, esp if I have to make another version of the test 
- you could share answers with other students (cheating concern) 
- if I let you do it, I have to make allowances for other students 
- i just don't normally reschedule exams 

Use the objection cycle. I did this via email, because I was too much 
of a chicken for a face-to-face conversation... plus it allowed me to 
handle all objections before they could say "no". 

here's an example convo: 

"Hey prof, I am a student in your _____ class this semester. As you 
have seen by my attendance and participation (my performance on 
exams/papers, etc) in class I am a committed to excelling in the 
course. 

Knowing that finals are approaching, I looked over our exam schedule 
for December. According to the syllabus, our final falls on _________. 
I work with a company called Vector Marketing and I have earned the 
unique opportunity to run my own office next summer when classes are 
out. In preparation, I need to train really hard over my winter break, 
knowing that during the school year my training time is limited. Our 
exam falls on _____ but I really need to finish finals by _____ in 
order to train properly over my break. I do not want to miss out on 
the opportunity to get the training I need to excel next summer, nor 
do I want to hurt my performance in your class by any way. 

I know that normally you would never move a class for a student. I can 
completely understand why-- you have to take extra time from your 
schedule to conduct the exam, there is concern over cheating if you 
give me the same exam other students are going to take, and if you let 
me take the exam early, you might be expected to make allowances for 
other students. 

Normally, I would never ask to take my exam early, but I am really 
excited about the opportunity to run my own office next summer because 
___________ (good experience for my major, personal skills it will 
help me develop that, resume experience for when I graduate, money for 
school, etc.) and know that I need to take full advantage of my winter 
break for training. I am wiling to take a completely different-- even 
harder-- exam in order to make this a reality. And naturally, I would 
be discrete and not tell others students I am taking the exam early. 

How can we make things work so that I can still excel in your class, 
but also not miss out on my opportunity to run my own business next 
summer? 

Thank you,