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Fail an exam?

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  • 02-01-2011 4:50pm
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    Merch
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    I can see a similar post but,
    If I fail an exam and then sit a repeat in august, is there a max mark I can achieve, ie a pass only.

    If I get a low mark that isn't a fail can I still sit a repeat to try achieve a better result? or am I still limited by some maximum allowable mark?


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    Merch
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    anyone??


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    MagicMarker
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    AFAIK if you repeat you can only just get a pass mark.

    If you pass first time I don't think you're allowed to resit.


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    davey101
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    This topic is a bit unclear, well to me anyway. I recall being told that if you fail an exam and sit a repeat you can only achieve a pass grade i.e. D. However i know of a few classmates that did resits and got a higher grade than a pass i.e. B, B+.
    I also heard that if you fail an exam in your final year and do a resit and get a B for example the B grade is carried but your degree will only state a pass grade i.e. No 2.1 or 2.2 just plain old Pass.
    What part or parts of this information is true i dont know, i couldnt find anything on the site to back it up maybe someone should email and ask, just not me! as i have gone through five years of being confused i can handle another few months, unless i fail :eek:
    And i have never heard of anyone trying to resit an exam they have already passed. So don't know if it is possible.


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    Merch
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    Thanks for the replies, I am not in my last year, so will see how I go.
    Just feel I am going to do badly, bit all over the place for this set of exams, will see.
    I think the overall gpa is on the final year, so if I pass I dont think I will bother re-doing them, just thought if I got a D, that I may try improve on an exam by doinbg in the summer, I may have to resit one exam anyway as I dont feel confident about it at all.
    Never felt this bad for a set of exams before.


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    macrubicon
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    In a non award year you can repeat to up a grade to improve your GPA to give progression.

    In an award year you can repeat to up your grades but the award will usually be a pass only regardless of the overall GPA achieved by the new grades.

    Some awards work differently but in general that's it...


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