Repeating exams due to illness.

DylanII

Hi,

I had a serious illness leading up to the exams and during the exams.

I just went and done my exams anyway, however, I wasn't able to study for them or concentrate during the exam.

I only got an average of 55%, however, entry into my postgrad is based on second year results and I have fallen a good bit short of the requirement (so much so that I couldn't reasonably get a high enough result in my summer exams to make up for it.


Does anyone know if it possible to repeat the exams to get a higher result. It says on the exams office site that it can only be done in your final year. But is it possible to get an exemption?

Thanks

mickstupp

If you can't ... maybe you could take a year off after your final year, then entry to your postgrad would be based on your final year results. I only say this knowing how incredibly tired I am after 5 years continuous study. A year of no study would be useful at this point.

DylanII

mickstupp wrote: »

If you can't ... maybe you could take a year off after your final year, then entry to your postgrad would be based on your final year results. I only say this knowing how incredibly tired I am after 5 years continuous study. A year of no study would be useful at this point.

While I know this is a possibility, and would accept it if I need to. I would really rather not.

I was already thinking about that, however, my post grad is more practical rather than study. I would also be very bored if I took a year off. Chances are that I wouldnt be able to get a job during this time and another year off, means another year living at home.

Im keeping that option as a last resort.

donegal11

If there was a big difference between previous results in first year,continuous assessment this year compared to your results, you could make a case for repeats to the head of the department (a doctors certificate would help to explain the illness).

banquo

Talk to Rose Donovan in the Academic Advisory Office.

Seren_

banquo wrote: »

Talk to Rose Donovan in the Academic Advisory Office.

This. She's awesome.

DylanII

Thanks,

I went today but the office was closed. I will email her or drop in the morning and ask for an appointment.

I instead went to the relevant heads of dept.

I was told that I will have to apply for a special exemption, however it might be difficult because the only person I notified of the accident was one of my lectures and someone who I talked to (however, I can't remember who this was) - until after the exams.

I am getting all of the relevant documentation - from the different doctors and specialists I was seeing. It wasn't actually an illness but an accident, with a serious injury that prevented me from studying and pain while writing my exam. So I will be getting the police reports too.

Hopefully I will be able to repeat them - and maybe good results this semester will help my request.