August exams

roxyworldgirl

Does anyone know whether its possible to repeat second year exams simply to get a better grade rather than just because you fail?

Also, what if you unfortunately get lower in August? Would it be that grade that goes forward?

Professor Xavier

Ya I think it is but it will go down on your CV that it took you four years to complete a three year degree. They'll probably think you're stupid as a result.

An Bradán Feasa

Professor Xavier wrote: »

Ya I think it is but it will go down on your CV that it took you four years to complete a three year degree. They'll probably think you're stupid as a result.

What a complete crock of horseshit.

Seren_

You can only repeat exams to get a better grade in your final year. I think when you repeat for a better result you have to forfeit the grade you got first and take the August grade regardless.

(mod mode) Also, no more trolling/feeding trolls please guys - thanks

Alt_Grrr

roxyworldgirl wrote: »

Also, what if you unfortunately get lower in August? Would it be that grade that goes forward?

Its always the later one.
And don't worry about it looking bad, lots of people repeat exams.

roxyworldgirl

Professor Xavier wrote: »

Ya I think it is but it will go down on your CV that it took you four years to complete a three year degree. They'll probably think you're stupid as a result.

Well you obviously haven't a clue what you're talking about...

roxyworldgirl

Seren_ wrote: »

You can only repeat exams to get a better grade in your final year.[/B]

Ah feck.. its my second year results that matter for my postgrad so that's annoying !

mickstupp

Don't worry too much, surely they only matter for your postgrad if you're applying this year? If you wait a year then your entrance will be based on your degree marks, which will be better anyway. No? And frankly, I wish I'd taken a small break before starting a postgrad... it's exhausting, far more so than I ever expected. Could be good if you could grab a few months off, get some money together, base your entrance on kickass degree marks.

roxyworldgirl

mickstupp wrote: »

Don't worry too much, surely they only matter for your postgrad if you're applying this year? If you wait a year then your entrance will be based on your degree marks, which will be better anyway. No? And frankly, I wish I'd taken a small break before starting a postgrad... it's exhausting, far more so than I ever expected. Could be good if you could grab a few months off, get some money together, base your entrance on kickass degree marks.

Fingers crossed anyway just one subject this term that is unbelievably dragging me down ... Taking a year is definitely not an option it would cost to much and be a waste of a year in my opinion.
Nope it's my second year grades that's how the pde works because you apply in January and know by April ... Stupid really

banquo

You can elect to have the summer mark taken into account over the repeat mark if it's the higher mark.

How so Joe

banquo wrote: »

You can elect to have the summer mark taken into account over the repeat mark if it's the higher mark.

I did not know that. What happened to signing the form to reject your degree? Does that not mean you can't take the summer mark back?

banquo

I'm thinking of years before final year.. not sure what happens in that case, didn't come up for me last year.

I'm sure if you got a 2:2 and repeated exams for a 2:1 but got marks for only a pass degree they'd let you take the 2:2 mark, you'd have to make a special request though. *my best guess for that scenario*

How so Joe

I have to disagree with you there, banquo:

Taken from the calendar here:

Honours are not normally awarded in repeat examinations. The following rules apply to final year. Students may repeat modules (once only) up to 15 credits (of the 60 available) in the autumn supplemental examination or in the examinations in the subsequent year and still retain the entitlement to an honours award, which includes the contribution from the repeated modules. A student who chooses to repeat a passed module, or to take a new module in lieu of a passed module, in order to try and improve a result must relinquish the mark first obtained and accept either 40% or the mark obtained at the second sitting, thus obtaining a lower result on such a module may result in a lower class of Honours being awarded in both the subject and/or the overall qualification than was originally offered.

(Emphasis added).

Either way, the question of the op relates to second year, which can be answered by the first line: honours are not normally awarded for repeat exams.