How are your exams going?

Had my first exam today.Microbiology.Epic fail.Thought I would get an A.Lucky if I get a B now.Ah well.At least I am dropping i now:)

TerrorFirmer

Starting tomorrow but considering I've skipped about 70% of lectures, including a module I've never even been to once, it's hard to be optimistic. That said, I took the same approach in first semester, and I did quite well...

danh789

And is it true that if you have to repeat an exam in the summer its only worth 80/85%? If this is ture its such crap, I mean a student fails an exam and they make the repeats even harder for them to pass!!

Fionn MacCool

Deleted User wrote: »

Had my first exam today.Microbiology.Epic fail.Thought I would get an A.Lucky if I get a B now.Ah well.At least I am dropping i now:)

"Epic fail" and a B grade don't really compute...

ethernet

Two down. Five left. Not as bad as I would have expected so far ... until I get results, that is. Both have been on campus so that eliminates a lot of extra (and unnecessary) hassle IMO.

Tar.Aldarion

VHDL was a bitch, 5 left.
B is a fail.

danh789

Sorry to be repeating myself but does anyone know the answer to my question....

Is it true that if you have to repeat an exam in the summer its only worth 80/85%? If this is ture its such crap, I mean a student fails an exam and they make the repeats even harder for them to pass!!

snubbleste

In some courses/faculties, there is a percentage cap on the marks you can earn in repeat exams. This is because students tend to do better in repeat exams than first time around and also to discourage the attitude 'ah sure if i fail i can always repeat'.

A student is expected to attend lectures and study for their exams and not fail!

Toto Wolfcastle

80-85% cap on repeat exams? That's a lot! When I was doing my degree in UCC it was 40%. Not that it mattered to me.

As for this year's exams, I just finished my final one and I couldn't be happier! No more college for me!

danh789

so how do you find out if there is a cap on a particular repeat exam?

Toto Wolfcastle

danh789 wrote: »

so how do you find out if there is a cap on a particular repeat exam?

Ask in the department or else have a look at the Marks and Standards.

http://www.nuigalway.ie/academic_records/syllabus/marks_standards.html

Fionn MacCool

Fionn MacCool wrote: »

"Epic fail" and a B grade don't really compute...

It des when you are aiming for Pharmacy.:(

Lockstep

danh789 wrote: »

And is it true that if you have to repeat an exam in the summer its only worth 80/85%? If this is ture its such crap, I mean a student fails an exam and they make the repeats even harder for them to pass!!

IIRC it's capped at 40.

That doesn't mean it's marked out of 40, it's marked as normal and if above 40, is dropped to 40%.


80/85% is bollocks IMHO as in Arts anyways, it's almost impossible to get above 75.

I don't think it's crap TBH, if you failed the first exam then that's your call. Maybe there is a few people who genuinely find it hard but among my friends anyway, the ones who fail are doing so as they do no work.

spinandscribble

danh789 wrote: »

Sorry to be repeating myself but does anyone know the answer to my question....

Is it true that if you have to repeat an exam in the summer its only worth 80/85%? If this is ture its such crap, I mean a student fails an exam and they make the repeats even harder for them to pass!!

if a student didnt bother their arse to attend lecturers or study whats the point in rewarding them by letting them fail the first time and giving them a second chance to do as well as those who worked? i understand not everyone who fails didnt work but a very high percentage deserve to fail.

leninbenjamin

kickoutthejams wrote: »

80/85% is bollocks IMHO as in Arts anyways, it's almost impossible to get above 75.

lol?

some departments literally throw marks at you.

danh789

no, are the august exams marked out of 85% instead of 100%, or something like that

leninbenjamin

danh789 wrote: »

no, are the august exams marked out of 85% instead of 100%, or something like that

already been answered. as janey says it depends on the dept. in arts.

janeybabe wrote: »

Ask in the department or else have a look at the Marks and Standards.

http://www.nuigalway.ie/academic_records/syllabus/marks_standards.html

and as far as i know in recent years a lot of departments have adopted this...

kickoutthejams wrote: »

IIRC it's capped at 40.

That doesn't mean it's marked out of 40, it's marked as normal and if above 40, is dropped to 40%.

Toto Wolfcastle

I think capping it at 40 is becoming the norm.

I think it's fair enough. If you fail your first chance because you haven't studied then why should you get the chance to do better than those who initially studied?

Tar.Aldarion

If it is not capped then anybody should be allowed repeat an exam in august.

Shocking exam today, probably my first non A, so bad. What a hard exam... ****in' up my 1.1!

leninbenjamin

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

If it is not capped then anybody should be allowed repeat an exam in august.

Shocking exam today, probably my first non A, so bad. What a hard exam... ****in' up my 1.1!

what's the difference between a 1.1 and a 1st?

Toto Wolfcastle

A 1.1 is the highest you can get. A 1st is just a general name for it and for a 1.2. (is there a such thing as a 1.2 or does it go straight down to 2.1?)

Tar.Aldarion

They give 1.1s to real courses? ba dum :P

I think they are the same, what do you have for a 2.1 and a 2.2?
Second, a second second?
There is no 1.2

ZorbaTehZ

2/5 done. I just wish we had them all in one week to get them all over with tbh...

Lockstep

I'm on here. Laughing at you all.

I've been done a week.

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah but we will get a real degree. Wink

Toto Wolfcastle

Aw, that's harsh!

I've been finished all week too and I get a real Postgrduate Diploma!

Exams finish really early in NUIG. Is it normal to be finished so early?

This time last year I was still in study month!

leninbenjamin

janeybabe wrote: »

Exams finish really early in NUIG. Is it normal to be finished so early?

yeah. our year starts before a lot of other collegels iirc.

janeybabe wrote: »

This time last year I was still in study month!

you get a month to study? jeez... that's soft.

Toto Wolfcastle

leninbenjamin wrote: »

yeah. our year starts before a lot of other collegels iirc.



you get a month to study? jeez... that's soft.

Ah ya, I forgot I started in early September. All makes sense now.

Yup, UCC gives a month to study. So that's 3 weeks to watch daytime tv and one week to study. I wouldn't say it's soft, it's just the way the college is structured.

Not that I care anymore, no more college for me!

Tar.Aldarion

A month! I'm in final year and didn't even get a week.

sharkDawg

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

A month! I'm in final year and didn't even get a week.

Ya, Easter fell at a crap time this year, luckily for my final year (next year), study week comes directly after the Easter holidays so we will at least have the opportunity to get 3 weeks study done.

witnessmenow

sharkDawg wrote: »

Ya, Easter fell at a crap time this year, luckily for my final year (next year), study week comes directly after the Easter holidays so we will at least have the opportunity to get 3 weeks study done.

Opportunity being the key word!:pac:

Supermanscat

****e

King John V

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

They give 1.1s to real courses? ba dum :P

I think they are the same, what do you have for a 2.1 and a 2.2?
Second, a second second?
There is no 1.2

A first or 1.1 is 70%+ while a 2.1 is 60-69%. I think a 2.2 is between 55 and 59%. Like you said no 1.2 just 1.1.

King John V

King John V wrote: »

A first or 1.1 is 70%+ while a 2.1 is 60-69%. I think a 2.2 is between 55 and 59%. Like you said no 1.2 just 1.1.

2.2 is between 50 and 59%

http://www.nuigalway.ie/ushandbook/academic_procedures.html#4.8

There you go!

TerrorFirmer

Going alright so far. I'm doing Arts so the frantic reading-over-3-precise-essays-the-night-before- hoping-all-three-will-come-up-which-they-usually-do is working out pretty well, if a little stressful. Can't concentrate on my COD4 games knowing I have to start study for an exam the next morning at 11pm.

TerrorFirmer

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Going alright so far. I'm doing Arts so the frantic reading-over-3-precise-essays-the-night-before- hoping-all-three-will-come-up-which-they-usually-do is working out pretty well, if a little stressful. Can't concentrate on my COD4 games knowing I have to start study for an exam the next morning at 11pm.

Leaving it late to start studying at 11 pm!:D

Had Microbiology lab exam.It went well.Crazy that it was worth 25% of the whole year!:eek:

Now.I have to study Organic Chemistry.No hints.Just trying to cover 4 questions.Seems like I will be lucky if I cover two before Friday!:(

danh789

just wondering, when are 2nd year commerce finished?

Tar.Aldarion

over forever. 2 bottles of buckfast and my neck is killing me. worth it. no more reading room!

ZorbaTehZ

Finished for the year, my god the amount of crammin I did over the last 3 weeks was insane.

Takk

1st Year Physics. I started on April 25th and had my last written exam there on Tuesday. All were grand except for a disaster of a Maths Physics paper. Horrid stuff. Just two lab exams left, but I'm still not finished till Monday 26th.