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Repeat exams/years and capping of results..Fair or unfair??

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  • #32
    Jerkov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭Jerkov


    I repeated a couple exams in second year. I don't know how you could fail the repeats because they're exact replicas of the first ones (which aren't too different from the previous year).

    I don't see what all the bother is about. For the first three years of your degree you will realistically get between 10% and 14% of your total grade. I don't see the point in failing on purpose to get an extra 0.16%. And for Serious Subjects your degree turns into garbage if you have to repeat a final year exam.

    Why don't they just do away with repeats - like in America? And give you more credit for 3rd year at least. 15% for 3rd vs. 80% for 4th is kind of ridiculous since the amount of work is pretty much the same. I actually found 3rd year more difficult. Last semester was a breeze.


  • #33
    Fionn MacCool
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭Fionn MacCool


    Jerkov wrote: »
    I repeated a couple exams in second year. I don't know how you could fail the repeats because they're exact replicas of the first ones (which aren't too different from the previous year)
    Same reason you'd fail the original I'm guessing.
    Why don't they just do away with repeats
    Because it's an opportunity for them to make money. Why would they want you to drop out when they can charge you €200 (lol) to resit the exam, then take your fees for the rest of the course?


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