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Appealing the failure of a subject

  • 18-05-2009 4:00pm
    #1
    quirkster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭


    Hey guys, Im in JF Bess, about to fail economics tomorrow morning and was told that seeing as Im dropping economics (and maths and stats for that matter) next year (doing a joint honours in business and pol sci) that if I fail tomorrow, I can appeal it on the basis that I wont be doing it next year and as such will not have to repeat it in the supplementals...

    Anybody else aware of this? Is it the same for other subjects aswell?

    It would GREATLY put my mind at ease, thanks


Comments

  • #2
    t0mm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭t0mm


    I've heard of them giving compensations on that basis, ie you get 35% but the pass mark is 40 they'll bump you up, but if you get say 10% I doubt you'll get away with it. In history for instance, we do entirely different modules next year, very very little of what we learned this year will be of any use at all, yet obviously we have to pass the year. Chances are you'll have to do the supplimentals AFAIK.


  • #3
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    I highly doubt it.

    They make you learn that stuff for a reason.


  • #4
    House of Wolves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 211 ✭✭House of Wolves


    I dont think that would work the best :( there is the rule where if you get between 30-40 in a subject you are able to compensate it with another as far as I know. If you feel like your going defintely do worse than 30% then maybe e-mail the lecturer or something. The lecturers want you to pass, the exam papers are not gonna differ much from year to year, so there wont be much of a suprise on it id guess. this is coming from a struggling 2nd year economics student who thinks I somehow passed my economics today!


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