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Repeats/Resits

Econoline Van · 2011-05-12 14:57:33

I think I'll be doing a couple of these next Semester. Am I reading it right though that no matter how good the work you hand in/exam you sit, the best you can get is a grade point of 2.0? Seems a bit unfair when you're paying €230. Or am I wrong? I had some issues, I wasn't ready for the particular exams and I just want…

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#32 19-05-2011 12:04am
Niles

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aine92 wrote: »

I was confused about this myself, this semester I failed on exam but had a 3.2 GPA to begin with, does this mean that my new GPA overall is 2.0 or does it mean just for that one grade?

I think it's just for that one grade, your GPA may change as it's calculated as an average of all your grades.

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#33 19-05-2011 12:09am
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aine92 wrote: »

I was confused about this myself, this semester I failed on exam but had a 3.2 GPA to begin with, does this mean that my new GPA overall is 2.0 or does it mean just for that one grade?

As Niles said, just that module will be awarded a GPA of 2.0 assuming you passed it. It will obviously impact your overall GPA, but failing a module doesn't mean your overall GPA is changed to 2.0.

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#34 19-05-2011 12:18am
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Thanks @Niles and @WeeBushy, I was a little bit annoyed about it because 3.2 to 2.0 is a massive drop in GPA, glad to clear that up. Ye are only great

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