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Failing first year Law

  • 17-06-2011 11:41AM
    #1
    sergeyevitch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi

    Does anyone know what the failure rate for first year law is like in the summer exams?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    funki_munkee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭funki_munkee


    I think its reasonably low. They usually grant a lot of leeway in first year. You can get away with doing one subject badly as long as you do well in others due to "the pass by compensation". There is always August anyway if everything does go terribly wrong! Im sure you did much better than you think though!


  • #3
    Opics
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭Opics


    funki_munkee wrote: »
    I think its reasonably low. They usually grant a lot of leeway in first year. You can get away with doing one subject badly as long as you do well in others due to "the pass by compensation". There is always August anyway if everything does go terribly wrong! Im sure you did much better than you think though!


    The law results are already out though so I think the OP may have not got on so well :P


  • #4
    sergeyevitch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭sergeyevitch


    Opics wrote: »
    The law results are already out though so I think the OP may have not got on so well :P

    half right :) a friend of mine failed and is kinda down on himself. I thought if the failure rate was pretty high he wouldn't feel so bad...


  • #5
    funki_munkee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭funki_munkee


    ah ok sorry my bad!! : S On the plus side first year is the best time to fail, itll scare you into studying your ass off every other year! Im sure they will be grand in the repeats! Tell them to use the exam papers online, so they get used to the type of qs being asked and maybe spot some trends! Maybe email the lecturers themselves for some pointers/how to improve etc?


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