I PASSED!!!

cactuscake · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:35

I ******* PASSED MY RESIT EXAM!!!

Results for Bournemouth Uni resits published today... I never have to go back to study there again... I'm a graduate!

YAY!

cactuscake · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:49

Abraham said:
you could resit a final year exam?

Yes, in the same summer as the original exam. Not sure what happens if you fail the resit (nobody failed any resits in my class this year so I can't see the Board of Examiners decision for that scenario).

But I had enough credits for a 'pass' degree already, this just gives me honours and a 2:2 classification.

Exam was Stategic Management. It sucked balls and I answered all the questions terribly... but before reading any of the questions I had spewed out every model and theory I could remember in my notes section at the front of my answer paper and I think they must've given me credit for it, even though a lot of the theories I remembered didn't fit the case study very well at all :rolleyes:

cactuscake · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:05

Abraham said:
Ah, at my uni a resit pretty much only gives you credits basically, and if you need a percentage for anything prior to your final mark a pass counts as 40%. Renders them useless in the final year, so they're not offered.

Same.

But if you don't get all of the credits then your average percentages from all units don't get classified in the 1st 2:1 2:2 3rd system... you just get a 'pass' degree... which isn't so useful in the world of work.

Getting 40% on this exam doesn't affect my overall classification (0% would not have been bad enough to give me an overall 3rd, and 100% would not have been good enough to give me an overall 2:1) but without passing the exam I would not have been awarded the 2:2 I was heading towards already. Politics I guess.

cactuscake · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:42

Kristoph said:
Congratulations! What now Joe? Completely missed your post in my spider thread. Welcome back.

Good question!

Back in the UK on October 7th... find temp work in Devon... graduate in November... wait for visa papers to come through (6-10 months from now)... travel to Chicago... get married... and then ??? ...

Well, the next few months are figured out at least. I don't know what I'm doing after emigration, might end up in Nebraska - Jenn has just applied for a job there.