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Appealing exam results

  • 19-06-2016 12:28pm
    #1
    Anderson0702
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I just got my results from my freshman year in Common entry Science and was really happy with them but was slightly annoyed that I got an overall score of 69.33% and only needed around .2% to qualify for a first as my overall score.

    I'm just wondering if there is a way to get your exams rechecked and, if so, would you advise it?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    You need to make an argument for where you feel you should have got more marks


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    You can request to view your exam scripts. They might have made a mistake in counting up the marks.

    But you need a reason (under strict criteria) for them to recheck your scripts - it isn't like the leaving cert when you can just request it. Step one: view your scripts. I'd suggest now letting your tutor know to just in case you need them at a later stage.


  • #4
    Anderson0702
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Anderson0702


    Dónal wrote: »
    You can request to view your exam scripts. They might have made a mistake in counting up the marks.

    But you need a reason (under strict criteria) for them to recheck your scripts - it isn't like the leaving cert when you can just request it. Step one: view your scripts. I'd suggest now letting your tutor know to just in case you need them at a later stage.

    So would you suggest following it up or should I just leave them as they are? Basically are freshman exams as useless as everyone says they are?


  • #5
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    If any part of your degree matters, it would be final score, 1.1 2.1 etc. And that's only if your applying for post grad


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Anderson0702 wrote: »
    So would you suggest following it up or should I just leave them as they are? Basically are freshman exams as useless as everyone says they are?

    Follow up.


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  • #7
    Grolschevik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    Your case would almost certainly have been discussed as borderline at the court of examiners, and it's likely that a deliberate decision was made to leave you at the 69 rather than raise you to a first. It's not just a matter of finding an extra fraction of a percent somewhere. They look at the spread of results holistically.

    That said, there's absolutely no harm in following it up for clarification.


  • #8
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭papu


    Freshman year doesn't count towards final year results so really it'll make no difference except for your transcript.. Take it as incentive to get further over the line in the next years. As said before it was probably discussed as all results have to be approved before being published.


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    While it would have been discussed, in the past I know that someone who got 69% in schols checked their scripts and marks were not added up correctly, and ended up getting 70%. So, follow up, regardless of it being first year!


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