There's a mid-term exam halfway through and a final exam at the end, and there's a term paper which is due near the end of the course.

我们在学期中和学期末,分别会有期中考试和期末考试,在本学期快结束时要求写一篇学期论文

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Well, like, like at the beginning of the semester when I didn't have any midterms,

比如在学期刚开始，还没有期中考试，

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