Repeating Exams

stupefly · 08-01-2006 7:53pm #1

How much do you have to get to avoid repeating??

My Irish lecturer said something like, if you get below 40 but over 25 you're grand, but then if you get under 25 in any you have to repeat that and all the others you got under 40 in.
He's a bit ditzy so not sure if that's correct.

Does anyone know? Or does it depend on the department?

roflotz · 08-01-2006 8:14pm

If ye get above 25 and under 39.8 then you can pass by compensation
(Thats just that if you do really well in another module, it'll help bring yer mark up)
If ye get below 25, ye will definitely need to resit the exam.

Anyway don't be thinkin about repeats just settle the head!
Best of luck.

ya-what-now? · 08-01-2006 8:22pm

Might this be the same for english??

Would hope to have gotten over 25% like but am not that confident that I passed!

stupefly · 08-01-2006 8:25pm

I only did one sociology module. So I guess I can't pass by compensation then?

It's gonna cost me a bomb to fly home and repeat. I'd better feicing pass!

ArcadeFred · 08-01-2006 11:28pm

This wouldn't be yesterdays sociology module would it?

Cos I'm right there with ya :mad:

dr zoidberg · 09-01-2006 9:00pm

stupefly wrote:

I only did one sociology module. So I guess I can't pass by compensation then?

It's gonna cost me a bomb to fly home and repeat. I'd better feicing pass!

You'll probably be able to compensate from the modules you do in the second semester. Depends on how bad you failed (if you did), but it could be done.

Mr.Twister · 10-01-2006 11:17am

Hi guys! I have exam 2moro but not sure if i can pass it...Any advice? what do i have to do....go and fail, or miss it and leave it until summer?

namelessguy · 10-01-2006 2:38pm

Mr.Twister wrote:

Hi guys! I have exam 2moro but not sure if i can pass it...Any advice? what do i have to do....go and fail, or miss it and leave it until summer?

I'm in the same position wiht an exam on thursday so I'm going to skip it and catch it in august.

mloc123 · 10-01-2006 2:45pm

if we skip an exam now can we sit it in may instead?

Iofur · 10-01-2006 2:50pm

Ah for feck sake lads dont skip exams! At least show up and make an attempt no matter how half-arsed it is! I have an exam in an 1hr 45mins and its my worst one and I am still going to it

namelessguy · 10-01-2006 3:23pm

Iofur wrote:

Ah for feck sake lads dont skip exams! At least show up and make an attempt no matter how half-arsed it is! I have an exam in an 1hr 45mins and its my worst one and I am still going to it

Nah. did that already. 4 question answer 3. I answered Q1(a). for a maximum of 10 marks out of 75.

I'd prefere to skip the exam and use the time to study my other subject. If its definitely a lost cause, as is this one, I'd much prefer to put the time to something more constructive.

namelessguy · 10-01-2006 3:24pm

mloc123 wrote:

if we skip an exam now can we sit it in may instead?

No it'll have to be when the repeats are on in august, i think.

Mach · 12-01-2006 4:29pm

namelessguy wrote:

Nah. did that already. 4 question answer 3. I answered Q1(a). for a maximum of 10 marks out of 75.

I'd prefere to skip the exam and use the time to study my other subject. If its definitely a lost cause, as is this one, I'd much prefer to put the time to something more constructive.

That's stupid, don't sit the paper you won't know were you went wrong, an then correct them, also you'll get a fell of what the question are like.I had one today I knew I would fail,sat it and I failed it, but not by much, i hope. For me the min i need is 45%,may get when labs are added on, so i try to get it in my not so good subjects, then aim high in my good subjects, which is about 50/50

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