Anybody else dramatically failed their 1st year?

Have you considered that you are doing the wrong course?

If you cannot be bothered to do your first years coursework, do you really want a career in this subject?
 
Defcon5 said:
After the accounting exam today and my lack of two pieces of coursework i can safely say ill be repeating this year. not complaining i fully accept its my fault, im easily led astray.

Nevermind!

My question is, will i automatically be put back in as a 1st year student or what?

And has everyone else been beavering away at their books and done well?
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if you need help with accounting and finance - i've just finished my degree in it!
 
Ciba said:
True a friend of mine there is really struggling, compared to what I'm doing in a computing course at Pompey (1st Year). Although some of the maths I've done this year has flown over my head.
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what computing course are you doing? you might know a good friend of mine (guy called tim avery)
 
im having to do 4 resits, missed 2 exams due to my own laziness/ other things going on, the other 2 i failed due to my **** team not actually doing the work in the teamwork modules, its quite funny when you think about it!
 
So far, the exams to date i've passed and i'm averaged at 65% ish.

Had a really bad exam on Saturday for a core module, got a maths exam tomorrow (only need 25% from it :D ).

Thing is, these exams won't be getting marked until the AUT solves its pay dispute. Which means I may pass by default! (based on work up til the strike) :D
 
Tesla said:
Have you considered that you are doing the wrong course?

If you cannot be bothered to do your first years coursework, do you really want a career in this subject?
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Picking the right course at the right university is certainly important. :)

I initally done Computer Information Systems of which I struggled. Now am doing Computer Science of which I've gained a First in the first year :) There is a slight difference in the reputation (league table) however, I am very much so enjoying myself where I am now :)
 
SidewinderINC said:
what computing course are you doing? you might know a good friend of mine (guy called tim avery)
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Internet Technology. Don't know a Tim Avery. Got an exam tomorrow unfortunately too.
 
SidewinderINC said:
nah, i think its just cause the first year is stupidly easy unless you dont do the work at all!
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That's far more a reflection on your course than it is on your ability. If a degree doesn't stretch you, then there isn't much point in it.
 
The Jet said:
Well, i failed my first year in Computer Science purely on the basis of my Maths. I achieved enough credits in the Programming unit but failed my Maths retake. For some reason the UEA (East Anglia) decided i was therefore unfit to progress into my second year and wrote me a letter basically kicking me out. :D

In retrospect this was the best thing that could've happened to me though as i'm not a solid programmer and i simply cannot for the life of me understand Maths. The second year would've therefore been far too advanced for me. After a few nights i composed myself and wrote a heartfelt letter to the board stating my reasons on why i still wanted to be at University (drink, drugs, girls, etc, you know the deal ;))

In the end i still wanted to do a computer orientated course (they wouldn't let me retake the course), but one where programming/maths weren't a primary function and thankfully i got lucky. I read the course catalogue and found a nice looking degree entitled Business Information Systems. I wrote my concession letter and i'm now halfway through my 2nd year doing my exams and flying through them.

My coursework is pushing past a first degree and i'm confident my exams will keep me pushing that thin line into my third and final year. I'm actually putting the work in too! It certainly isn't easy finding that happy medium and there's always the desire to just get hammered each night. It's all about growing up and being responsible at uni though and i'm thankful to the UEA for keeping me onboard and allowing me to flourish. :rolleyes:
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I was also doing BIS at UEA last year, hated it, to much PC business tuff for me. At Swansea now, doing Economice and its much better. Where were you staying last year in Norwich, you in the rugby team?
 
SidewinderINC said:
oh its stretching me this year! thats for sure!
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Glad to hear it. It's generally a bad sign when students refer to their course as "stupidly easy" - unless, of course, the intent of the University is to make things easy for the stupid!
 
A lot of the time, people get a bit of a shock from the jump from first year to second year. It all depends of the degree of course, but generally your first year is designed to get everybody up to a similar standard of work etc, so everybody knows the right fundamenals to get you really stuck in in your 2nd,3rd,4th years etc.
 
I've found this year (my first year doing Economics) fine. Its not that easy but tbh you would have to be pretty thick or stupid not to pass. Not because its that easy but because you only need 40% in four modules and 20% in two for a tolerated fail i.e. not retakes and carry on to second year. All you have to do, even if you haven’t been to any lectures (I havent since xmas) is, do your C/W then a couple (I'm talking two) days/nights revision from books the days before the exams. Just make sure you have the past papers and the text book, and then go from there. How hard can it be?

imo if you are prepared and can read then you will pass, if you can or don’t do either of them then your stupid and shouldn’t be at university.
 
DaveyD said:
A lot of the time, people get a bit of a shock from the jump from first year to second year. It all depends of the degree of course, but generally your first year is designed to get everybody up to a similar standard of work etc, so everybody knows the right fundamenals to get you really stuck in in your 2nd,3rd,4th years etc.
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thats why i found my first year easy most likely. becuase i did chemistry aswell at college that wasnt a requirement for the course.
 
DaveyD said:
It all depends of the degree of course, but generally your first year is designed to get everybody up to a similar standard of work etc, so everybody knows the right fundamenals to get you really stuck in in your 2nd,3rd,4th years etc.
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I'd always thought (hoped) that's what A-Levels and entrance requirements are for. Going to University and spending a year "preparing for University material" is a bit of a joke IMHO. Hip-hip-hooray for the state of higher education in this country.
 
w11tho said:
I'd always thought (hoped) that's what A-Levels and entrance requirements are for. Going to University and spending a year "preparing for University material" is a bit of a joke IMHO. Hip-hip-hooray for the state of higher education in this country.
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Well it serves more of a purpose than just that.

Edit- The state of higher education in this contry is very good too. When and if you go to uni you will find many people that have come around the world to go to one of our universitys.
 
Thing is with maths or physics there's no chance of blagging anything - you either know the material or you don't. Trying to revise for an exam the night or even a couple of nights before is really no good because you just need to practice doing problems and past papers over and over. If you've never had the feeling of looking at a series of questions and having no idea of where to go or how to even get started... then you're a very lucky (clever) person. :)
 
The Jet said:
Well, i failed my first year in Computer Science purely on the basis of my Maths. I achieved enough credits in the Programming unit but failed my Maths retake.

In retrospect this was the best thing that could've happened to me though as i'm not a solid programmer and i simply cannot for the life of me understand Maths. The second year would've therefore been far too advanced for me.

In the end i still wanted to do a computer orientated course (they wouldn't let me retake the course), but one where programming/maths weren't a primary function and thankfully i got lucky.
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:eek::eek: Sounds like me. I failed my Maths and some flipping Java module so I had to do repeats this year. One module in the first semester and another this semester. Bit of a waste of time I think but the Uni (Salford) wouldn't have let me through. I admit I could and should have done better in my Java module but I am honestly not a programmer. My Maths module however was crap, I really disagreed with how that was taught. If you'd done A Level Maths you'd be fine but anyone with only GCSE Maths, i.e. me, would have struggled. The department changed the Maths module this year and I found it much easier and passed no problems.

Next year I'll be on the Computing course, less Maths, less programming and I can still take the networking module.:cool:
 
w11tho said:
I'd always thought (hoped) that's what A-Levels and entrance requirements are for. Going to University and spending a year "preparing for University material" is a bit of a joke IMHO. Hip-hip-hooray for the state of higher education in this country.
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Well I think it depends on the subject. Computer Science has problems since there are still many schools that don't offer computing A-levels so they have to teach basic programming in the first year. It would be unfair to require an A-level that isn't done by almost every school.
 
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