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39% in a repeat - can they bump me?

  • 10-10-2014 05:57PM
    #1
    Garveinho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭


    Hi all,

    Just received my repeat results for the supplemental's and was wondering if you get a 39% in a repeat examination, can your lecturer round this off to a pass or not? Seems quite harsh to make a student resit a paper over a percentage no? Currently it obviously says 39% on the provisional results page but surely/hopefully they can round that to a pass no?

    Thanks
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Comments

  • #2
    Aard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭Aard


    I'm assuming the mobile phone incident won't work in your favour.


  • #3
    Garveinho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Garveinho


    Aard wrote: »
    I'm assuming the mobile phone incident won't work in your favour.


    Well that shouldn't matter - it was seen as a technical breach so...but 39% is harsh no?


  • #4
    BonkeyDonker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 571 ✭✭✭BonkeyDonker


    Garveinho wrote: »
    Well that shouldn't matter - it was seen as a technical breach so...but 39% is harsh no?

    Can you not compensate from other subjects?


  • #5
    Garveinho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Garveinho


    BonkeyDonker wrote: »
    Can you not compensate from other subjects?

    In supplemental exams, I don't think so as the mark is capped at 40%. Its just sickening as its 1%, anything larger I could accept as in 'I wasn't up to it on the day' etc. - that type of thing. Surely its worth an appeal?


  • #6
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,252 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Have a chat with the lecturer concerned.
    You generally can't compensate with repeats.


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  • #7
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
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    Not to be harsh but if you didn't pass it the second time round you don't deserve to be in the next year.


  • #8
    Garveinho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Garveinho


    donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »
    Not to be harsh but if you didn't pass it the second time round you don't deserve to be in the next year.

    no I get that, its a fair comment. It just stings as I'm right there as such but obviously not close enough - anyone know about transferring and how that works? Do I go back through the CAO or advanced entry?


  • #9
    Garveinho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Garveinho


    Gannon Repulsive Peppermint wrote: »
    Have a chat with the lecturer concerned.
    You generally can't compensate with repeats.

    I've emailed the necessary lecturer but tbh she's not the type to try and help a student out - any ideas about transferring? Do I go through the CAO again or can the college handle in internally?


  • #10
    BonkeyDonker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 571 ✭✭✭BonkeyDonker


    Garveinho wrote: »
    I've emailed the necessary lecturer but tbh she's not the type to try and help a student out - any ideas about transferring? Do I go through the CAO again or can the college handle in internally?

    If it is to another DIT course it may be handled internally. But you will probably be repeating the current year in that course. And it will be at your own expense.


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