A Question on Results

Mr.Nice Guy

I just checked my results on Stuweb again and it states that the results are provisional and shouldn't be used as an Official Statement of Results.
It says for a full interpretation of Results, I should consult the UCD Marks and Standards.

I have two questions for you.

Firstly, have any of you consulted the UCD Marks and Standards?

And secondly, is there a chance my results could be lower than what is stated in the provisional results?

Chinafoot

No

and

Very unlikely

zap

yes and unlikely

Mr.Nice Guy

Unlikely? So it's possible?!

Mr.Nice Guy

I think I will email them to see what the story is.

[rant] I was delighted to pass my exams despite not doing as much as I should have during the year. If some people are now gonna try deducting marks off me and ensuring that I fail, all hell will break loose! I will not take that crap lying down! [/end rant]

blondie83

1) Yes, and it was one of the most boring 160 page documents I ever read!

2) Technically they could but they won't - well not without a damn good reason. I've never, ever heard of anyones changing at all to tell you the truth, don't worry about it MNG, they're not going to change

Mr.Nice Guy

blondie83 wrote:

2) Technically they could but they won't - well not without a damn good reason. I've never, ever heard of anyones changing at all to tell you the truth, don't worry about it MNG, they're not going to change

Thanks, that's kind of reassuring. I hope you're right.

Jonny Arson

Well I got a letter from the departments in the subjects I passed congratulating me and telling me that I got 2nd class honurs in the subjects. Have you not got any letter like this yet?

BTW: 25th best out of 360 1st year Geography students......... FCUK YEAH!

Mr.Nice Guy

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Well I got a letter from the departments in the subjects I passed congratulating me and telling me that I got 2nd class honurs in the subjects. Have you not got any letter like this yet?

BTW: 25th best out of 360 1st year Geography students......... FCUK YEAH!

No.

When did you get that?

Chinafoot

ok seriously RELAX!

i gravely doubt that they are going to start "deducting marks and ensuring that you fail" :rolleyes:

i have never heard of it happening to anyone.

uberwolf

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

BTW: 25th best out of 360 1st year Geography students......... FCUK YEAH!

well congrats. Does that encourage you after the turbulent year you've had?

Mr.Nice Guy

peachypants wrote:

ok seriously RELAX!

i gravely doubt that they are going to start "deducting marks and ensuring that you fail" :rolleyes:

i have never heard of it happening to anyone.

Yeah but knowing my luck it probably would happen.

uberwolf

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

Yeah but knowing my luck it probably would happen.

it will not happen. Boards honour.

The provisional are set in stone. Excepting appeals - by the student rather than dept. The only reason they remain provisional is because they have to be ratified by a faculty level exam board which is remarkably slow in convening.

beardedchicken

peachypants wrote:

ok seriously RELAX!

i gravely doubt that they are going to start "deducting marks and ensuring that you fail"

nobody's trying to fail you, put down the knife!
in fact, they move heaven and earth trying to find ways to get people on the border between grade brackets to go UP, not DOWN! that's why, in some cases, they take into account work throughout the year, attendance, participation, i've even heard of extra-curriculars like involvement with departmenal societies, etc... being taken into account.

departments want a respectable pass rate, so that they can attract more students, so that they get more funding, which they can use to do research, so they can improve the standard of the department, so they can get more funding. see a common thread??

uberwolf

beardedchicken wrote:

i've even heard of extra-curriculars like involvement with departmenal societies, etc... being taken into account.

quiet you!!

Mr.Nice Guy

OK thanks guys. I feel better now. I was just scared they would bump me down because of my shocking lack of essays and tutorial attendance.

kasintahan

beardedchicken wrote:

i've even heard of extra-curriculars ... being taken into account.

I know a girl who extracurricular'ed* her way to a degree.

*actually, my innuendo should read ultra-curricular if we were to get pedantic.

Kevin_rc_ie

kasintahan wrote:

I know a girl who extracurricular'ed* her way all the way to a degree.

*actually, my innuendo should read ultra-curricular if we were to get pedantic.

...explain.

Stabshauptmann

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

...explain.

Well you see when a man meets a woman they sometimes *connect*

And when a lecturer meets a big busted teenage girl..

Kevin_rc_ie

so it's all bs.

Stabshauptmann

YES*. Didnt you see the word "innuendo".

*Well, not BS, a joke - at least thats the way I took it up**


**Awaits more innuendo

Chinafoot

IN YORE ENDO!

and kevin, try not to take things so bloody literally all the time :rolleyes:

back on topic:

MrNiceGuy....if it says you passed then you passed. they arent going to turn around and say "oh actually, ya know what....since you missed a few tutorials and a few essays we've decided to fail you."

the mark you received has taken your essays into account and generally the department only consider your tutorial attendance if you are just under a pass and they are trying to bump up your mark.

Kevin_rc_ie

peachypants wrote:

and kevin, try not to take things so bloody literally all the time :rolleyes:

no.

kasintahan

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

...explain.

Well okay, here's kas's 10 second pop Latin tutorial...

I used "extracurricular" as an adverb.
"extra" used in such as sense means: To an exceptional extent or degree

Now, had I used it as an adjective "extra" assumes a far looser meaning of: More than or beyond what is usual, normal, expected, or necessary

But I didn't, so I had to use another, more grammatically faithful prefix.
The one I chose was "ultra".

Ultra means: Far beyond the normal or proper degree of

Which gives a far better idea of the range and scope of the practical work she engaged in, in order to secure her qualification...


I may be misled, but I do not believe "ultra" can be used as an adverb.
This rigour is probably what lends it it's precision.

arbeitsscheuer

ROFL... F**king brilliant post there Kas