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MacieC · 01-06-2011 1:53pm

Does anyone know if we can or how to repeat a module voluntarily even though you didn't fail the module ?

Will the grade be capped at 2.0 even though the original grade is higher ?

Sad Professor · 01-06-2011 1:58pm

MacieC wrote: »

Does anyone know if we can or how to repeat a module voluntarily even though you didn't fail the module ?

You can't. Repeats are capped anyway so there would be no point.

WeeBushy · 01-06-2011 3:03pm

corkman123 wrote: »

but what if you have 45 credits, 3 e's and gpa greater than 2.0?.. cant you carry on to stage 2 with being able to compensate the three e grades?

No, you have to have passed 75% of modules from that stage, as well as having a GPA of 2.0 or greater, to compensate any E's. 75% of 12 modules (standard stage 1) = 9 modules.

blacklionboy · 01-06-2011 3:40pm

4.0 exactly! bits tonight!

corkman123 · 01-06-2011 4:32pm

but does 75% allow you to get grade e in three modules??...

OpenYourEyes · 01-06-2011 5:02pm

GPA of 3.65, all A's and B's of various sorts,except for one C+! Disapointed to have gotten so close to a 1.1, fingers crossed a 2.1 will be good enough for the Masters I've applied for!

WeeBushy · 01-06-2011 5:04pm

corkman123 wrote: »

but does 75% allow you to get grade e in three modules??...

I don't fully understand what you're asking here.

Basically, to compensate an E you need to have passed 75% of that stage's modules as well as maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or above. Therefore the most you can compensate is 15 credits (or three 5 credit modules) in any given stage.

In your case you got 3 E's and an F, I believe? As a result you have not passed enough modules to be able to compensate the E's, as you failed 4 modules. Which means you will not have passed enough modules to be able to continue to the next stage.

Does that clear it up for you?

corkman123 · 01-06-2011 5:08pm

yea thanks... i plan on repeating the module that i got a grade f in at christmas so i can compensate the other 3 .. shame i cant progress to stage 2 though!! i know for sure i will be unable to get a grant in september cause il be still in stage one but wondering if it is possible to get one after xmas as i would then be in stage 2?

WeeBushy · 01-06-2011 5:16pm

corkman123 wrote: »

yea thanks... i plan on repeating the module that i got a grade f in at christmas so i can compensate the other 3 .. shame i cant progress to stage 2 though!! i know for sure i will be unable to get a grant in september cause il be still in stage one but wondering if it is possible to get one after xmas as i would then be in stage 2?

I'm afraid I don't know much about grants so can't answer that question.

If I were you I would retake one or two of the E's as well, as a a P(C) has a GPA of 1.6 while a P(R) is capped at 2.0. It could make a difference in the long run. Although if you are able to take some stage two modules next semester as Sad Professor suggested in the other thread you might have enough on your plate.

Good luck either way.

damselnat · 01-06-2011 6:13pm

Would just like to say - I DID IT!!!!!!!!!
All the blood sweat and nights of tears that went into this degree, I was so sure I was going back to repeat at Xmas and make a hash of the whole damn degree after those exams, but - I did it!! Not in style, not with panache or flair, but I did it, and for this poor soul, that alone is achievement enough....I am so shocked, genuinely was in the mindset I'd have to repeat next semester. But I don't have to, so screw you theta, damn you gamma and b*gger you lamda! Up yours monetary policy, budget constraints, regression analysis, indifference curves! Take that Friedman, Malthus, Smith, Nash! Good riddance to you differentiation, pups to you bond yields, oh and micro? Quants? Go die:) And bye bye UCD yippeeeeeee

*does victory dance around office*

antomorro-sei · 01-06-2011 7:04pm

WeeBushy wrote: »

Yeah 2.1 is 3.08 + unfortunately... check the link in my post above. Anything you think is worth appealing to try and get it up to a 2.1?

Edit: Did you get an E or and F in the one you failed? Even if you got an E I suggest repeating it rather than compensating, as the GPA for a P(C) is 1.6 while a P(R) is capped at 2, so that might get you over the line. Will give you some extra work going into next year, but would be worth it in the long run imo.

Congrats on the results

I managed to get a G in that elective.

I'm going on Erasmus next year so dunno what I'll do about the elective!

WeeBushy · 01-06-2011 7:11pm

antomorro-sei wrote: »

I managed to get a G in that elective.

I'm going on Erasmus next year so dunno what I'll do about the elective!

I'm not sure what happens then either... maybe you can carry it on to the semester when you get back? Or maybe there is the the possibility of doing an essay or something instead. I'm really not sure how it works. Your best bet is to contact your progammes office or student advisor and they will know what happens.

antomorro-sei · 01-06-2011 7:15pm

WeeBushy wrote: »

I'm not sure what happens then either... maybe you can carry it on to the semester when you get back? Or maybe there is the the possibility of doing an essay or something instead. I'm really not sure how it works. Your best bet is to contact your progammes office or student advisor and they will know what happens.

Cheers. The Programme Office said that I'll have to either repeat it or pick another elective the year I come back from Erasmus.

Looks like I'll be doing 4 electives for the final year!!

ucd11 · 01-06-2011 8:43pm

With 2 F's and and 4 E's, will I have to repeat all 6 next semester 1, or just 3 of them (2 f's and and E) and compensate the other 3?
Also can I contact the programme office by email?
Thanks

Sad Professor · 01-06-2011 9:00pm

ucd11 wrote: »

With 2 F's and and 4 E's, will I have to repeat all 6 next semester 1, or just 3 of them (2 f's and and E) and compensate the other 3?
Also can I contact the programme office by email?
Thanks

Well, technically you can repeat all 6 if you want, but there's no point if you can get 3 of them compensated.

ucd11 · 01-06-2011 9:08pm

Brilliant news, thank you!

Definitely don't wan't to pay an unnecessary €690!

Mardy Bum · 01-06-2011 9:29pm

ucd11 wrote: »

With 2 F's and and 4 E's, will I have to repeat all 6 next semester 1, or just 3 of them (2 f's and and E) and compensate the other 3?
Also can I contact the programme office by email?
Thanks

Your GPA has to be over 2.0 to be able to compensate.

ucd11 · 01-06-2011 9:50pm

Mardy Bum wrote: »

Your GPA has to be over 2.0 to be able to compensate.

Yeah my GPA is over 2.0!

Thanks for the help everyone!

leddpipe · 01-06-2011 11:11pm

pretty gutted with my results

JonB · 02-06-2011 8:08pm

So relieved. Passed everything got a GPA of 3.52. So happy as I passed my repeat from last year and passed Compiler Construction. Now I can go into fourth year with out repeats feels good!

confusedperson · 02-06-2011 10:22pm

Well I'm flipped ! Really despising doing this course in UCD now. Pray for me those who do please.

Ruski · 03-06-2011 2:46pm

2.47. Disgusted.. at least I passed, right?

WeeBushy · 03-06-2011 3:10pm

Ruski wrote: »

2.47. Disgusted.. at least I passed, right?

Why are you asking us? You are the one that can see your results

Killer Pigeon · 03-06-2011 7:07pm

Ruski wrote: »

2.47. Disgusted.. at least I passed, right?

You're in 1st year TP right? Relax!

Tea-a-Maria · 03-06-2011 9:54pm

I got 3.6 this semester,and 3.7 last semester,which puts me on a 3.65 overall.Don't get me wrong,they're great results,but I'm pretty fed up to be so close to a first and yet so far.:(

Mind you,that's worth 50% of my degree and isn't my final outcome,so I may be able to pull off a first next year.Maybe.

Slippers · 04-06-2011 10:54am

Slippers wrote: »

A+ Game Theory
A- Advanced Macroeconomics

GPA 4.1

Thought I would get an A+ in Macro, Game Theory was the one I was worried about.

Talked to my Macro lecturer. Turns out, out of 88 I was the only one who got 100 on the midterm and the final. One more A+ makes my GPA 4.17.

Phew! The best economics PhDs are extremely competitive and I only got 42.8% on the final year of my degree and 3.08 on my higher diploma so I need every A+ I can get.

ucd11 · 08-06-2011 12:14am

If I repeat the 3, allowing me to compensate the other 3, will I pass by compensation at Christmas or will I have to wait until the end of the year to compensate?

damselnat · 08-06-2011 8:56am

ucd11 wrote: »

If I repeat the 3, allowing me to compensate the other 3, will I pass by compensation at Christmas or will I have to wait until the end of the year to compensate?

It depends what stage you're in. I had a friend who got an E in first year, but it was compensated. I got two in second year however, and because second and third are the same stage they weren't compensated until after the summer exams at the end of third year

ucd11 · 08-06-2011 9:53am

damselnat wrote: »

It depends what stage you're in. I had a friend who got an E in first year, but it was compensated. I got two in second year however, and because second and third are the same stage they weren't compensated until after the summer exams at the end of third year

I'm doing medicine, so all the stages are separate so it should be fine! Thanks for the reply!

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