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Appealing thesis grade

  • 26-06-2015 9:27am
    #1
    Mr.Fantastic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Mr.Fantastic


    Hey guys, I was just wondering has anyone had any success appealing a masters thesis grade ? Or is it just a goose chase

    I got mine back there recently and after having two years of low to mid 60s in results I was shocked to find I got only 55..

    The mark has brought me down to 58 which in turn has given me a 2-2 masters I am throughly gutted because the feedback I got throughout the year was very positive. Myself and my supervisor had good communication throughout the year also


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  • #2
    Guadalupe Sparse Thunderbolt
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Guadalupe Sparse Thunderbolt


    Other than the fact it's lower than you had expected, what grounds do you have for appeal? Do you think the marker has made some sort of mistake? Can you have an informal talk with your supervisor to find out where you went wrong?

    You need to find a compelling reason why the mark should be upgraded.


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    There should be a marking rubric that clearly determines where the marks are awarded, or not in your case.

    So have the informal chat with your supervisor, go over the marking and then decide if you want to go to the formal complaint route. And remember, spurious claims are not entertained, as Alberto Fast Saliva says, you need to have pretty compelling reasons to lodge an appeal.


  • #4
    Mr.Fantastic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Mr.Fantastic


    Thanks for the answers guys. He emailed me back and a chat has been organised Monday.

    I am just a bit deflated over the whole thing cause even a few percent more in the thesis would have given me a reasonable MA final grade. He has told me that the external examiner was extremely critical over some aspects of the thesis. The reason I would want an appeal as no alarm bells were raised during the construction of this thesis and I was led to believe it was a solid argument.

    I will go Monday and see if I can go the formal route or I will just leave it.

    Thank you both for your advice. :)


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