feeling down

LegacyUser

I just got the results from 5 repeat exams I had to do for my masters and I have failed 2 of them again. I worked so hard and it was such a difficult course. Im just distraught because i thought i did well in them all and all the effort i put in is not reflected. I dont know what im going to do. It costs so much to repeat them again next year and I dont know how i am going to be able to afford it all. I dont know why im even posting this comment or what I hope to gain apart from just vending my frustration. i just feel so down and an all time low right now

boomtown123

Hi OP,

First of all, you may have heard this already - you are not the only one! I have a friend who has took 6 years to complete a 3 year degree - because he kept on failing. By the sounds of it you have already got your degree and this is your masters - which for certain does not make you stupid!

Have you managed to meet with the lecturers for these exams you have failed and have them go through the script with you as to where you fell down? Have you talked to any academic advisors that are in the college? Can you think of any personal reasons you may be struggling with that you may not have felt were effecting you academically?

If you feel your grades don't reflect your effort - You should definitely talk to your lecturers, and discuss your options. Believe me it could be well worth it - it could be a typo these things happen. I remmeber being in the same case with one exam - I got 36 which did not match my effort - met with the lecturer to see the script - ended up being a typo - he typed 36 instead of 63 on his excel sheet.

Is it really going to cost "that" much? Find out yourself how much its going to set you back. Its all very fine hearing it from others and friends but find out exactly! I remember my brother having nightmares about repeating the year with the "cost" of things - it wasn't until he looked into ot properly that he found it wasn't too bad - it was manageable. This is you masters - its 5 modules that maybe on the second time round you could "ace".

Maybe you could repeat externally? I think it may be cheaper again. There are a load of options. Just don't give up on it. Its your masters. Don't let the thought of repeating 5 exams make you give up. You'll get it next time.

Is it a 2 year masters? or a 1 year?

Best of Luck, OP.

Herrick

Can you not pay a fee to simply sit those two exams only as an external student? You would study from home, but it would only be around €100 I'd say to sit them?

rainbowtrout

boomtown123 wrote: »

Hi OP,

First of all, you may have heard this already - you are not the only one! I have a friend who has took 6 years to complete a 3 year degree - because he kept on failing. By the sounds of it you have already got your degree and this is your masters - which for certain does not make you stupid!

I'd have to disagree with you there. Someone who takes 6 years to complete a 3 year degree is either doing no work for it at all or is just not able for the course. To me that says the person takes twice as long to 'get it' as everyone else who managed to get through the degree the first time round.

With regard to the OP - first port of call is probably to go and talk to your lecturers and see where your problems lie in these modules.

Do you need the course for a specific career path or for work?

Normally I'd try to be positive about education, but if you are working to your best ability and you have failed exams twice maybe this area of study is not for you and it's something you need to consider. That doesn't make you a failure, as was pointed out you already have a degree and were accepted onto the masters course, but it might be worth consider further study in a different area.