Reapeating to get a better grade.

Hairspray · 17-01-2010 09:07AM #1

Heya people!I was wondering if you are allowed to repeat a subject that you got a low pass in, or passed by compensation in.The reason for repeating being that you would like to achieve a better grade that you know you could get.

My situation is at the moment, that i am doing 3rd year and however recently had an exam in a 4th year module(it is compulsory in 3rd biomed to choose one 4th year module).The exam didn't go too well as i had no clue what was expected from a 4th year .e.g extensive outside reading and the likes.Having done none of this at all but , knowing what i know now, i feel if i was to repeat the exam in August i would have a much better chance of passing or doing well.

The subject is Advanced Immunology and considering that i would love to do a post grad/masters in that area, do you think that they would make a special allowance?

Any help would be appreciated!Thanks

banquo · 17-01-2010 09:15AM

AFAIk in any non-final year you can repeat as many exams as you like to improve your grade. In your final year, you can repeat up to 15 credits - whether by exam or by doing those modules again the following year - and still retain honours in your degree.

Hairspray · 17-01-2010 09:34AM

Thank you for that

! I shall be repeating around two exams from christmas then

!I wound up going on a major downer and found it really hard to give a crap about my first two exams, i know i passed them but didn't do up to my usual standard.I did however get out of said downer in time for my last two exams.Its not like I'm a bad student i just studied soo much (10 hours a day:eek:) for the first two exams that when i got to the actual exam i really wasn't bothered.Oddly enough i found that capping my study to only 4 hrs a day really helped a lot more with my last two exams, weird or what?

That's awesome!! Biochem 2 and Advanced Immunology here i come ^_^

banquo · 17-01-2010 09:40AM

LeixlipRed · 17-01-2010 12:31PM

Nope, you can't. It's the opposite way around. In a non final year you can't repeat anything you passed. In final year you can repeat anything you want (but only 15 credits if you still want honours). Sorry!

barleybooley · 17-01-2010 01:33PM

Are you sure LeixlipRed? I remember getting an email from the head of the Chemistry department warning us that if we wanted to repeat to get a better grade and then did worse, then the repeat grade would be the final grade.

LeixlipRed · 17-01-2010 01:54PM

I'm pretty sure. These things are waived now and again of course but I'm fairly sure that's correct.

banquo · 17-01-2010 08:51PM

My music lecturer told me that I can repeat to improve in second year if I really wanted to. Maybe it differs dept to dept.

Hairspray · 18-01-2010 08:35AM

I would be dealing with the biology department,so maybe i could drop into the office when i get back and find out if they offer repeating for biology?
Also if you do repeat for a better grade, would that year still be capped as a pass even if you wound up getting all first class honors?

banquo · 18-01-2010 11:13AM

You can repeat up to fifteen credits before you're capped at pass

LeixlipRed · 18-01-2010 12:38PM

That's only in final year.

Reapeating to get a better grade.

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