Question for Uni grads

[Shounak]

Does anyone know if failed subjects count in calculating your course average?

[nicko]

yeh mate they do at UNI SA. but if u re do the course an get a better grade it will override the fail mark. all the best nick

[vlv8vic]

Dunno. i think they should because they tell a story. You pay HECS/HELP on them and i bet that would suck in itself!

[Shounak]

Yep. In my first year of Uni I picked a bad major (Accounting) and spent way too much time on the turps. It's a pain in the arse, but hey. Not much I can do now but balance them out with some good marks.

I've redone a couple of the subjects.

[R Photon]

uni is hard work and it takes a lot of time management, self discipline and prioritising to do well.

failing is usually a good motivator.

[AttaBoy]

Been partying a lot??

[nicko]

i spoke to a mayte about this as he transfered into my course due to failing some subjects, he is under the impression that his bad marks wont follow him provided he passed enough subjects to have completed the required number of units. like i have to do 144 over 4 years so if i fail 10 i will have to do 155 and make sure i pass atleast 144 of them. hope it makes sence.

[HoldenMan7]

i spoke to a mayte about this as he transfered into my course due to failing some subjects, he is under the impression that his bad marks wont follow him provided he passed enough subjects to have completed the required number of units. like i have to do 144 over 4 years so if i fail 10 i will have to do 155 and make sure i pass atleast 144 of them. hope it makes sence.

Hey Mate

Just curious, what ya studying at uni ??

[Emackulation]

All ive got to say is that External Uni destroys lives.

[jules]

when i went to uni, a little while back now, honours was calculated on your course average over the last couple of years of the course only. you could f-up the first year all you wanted, as long as you repeated failed subjects.

[Shounak]

Been partying a lot??

Yeah, I went out a couple of times. Bloody uni parties giving cheap/free drinks ALL THE BLOODY TIME. It's awesome.

I have to complete 144 (24 subjects, 8 per year) credit points over 3 years, but the subjects I've failed have given me 0 credit points. Hopefully 0 credit points means it's not counted in anything.

[bezz]

normally the fail mark isnt counted towards your gpa... or so I'm lead to believe. Some stingey companies want you to list all the topics you've studied and the marks you've obtained however. I would give your uni admin a call as i daresay it would depend on the uni.

[nicko]

Hey Mate

Just curious, what ya studying at uni ??

heya, um studying to get my bachelor of education - design and technology so basically i will be a tech studies teacher, woodwork metalwork plastics, photography, digital drawing CAD all that stuff. good course actually gets me Cert 2 in 4 different trades

cheers,

nick

[bezz]

got a mate studying that exact course at unisa, really interesting by the sounds of it

[nicko]

Yeh mate its awesome. its great becuase i get trade qualifications but also get 10weeks holidays a year so im pumped lol. but all the blokes doing the course are really great people and the actual course is very very interesting. what year is your mate it?

[bezz]

cant remember exactly... more of a mate of a mate haha, he said he was doing an electronics section at the time (couple months ago)

[nicko]

Yeah sounds like second year or a first year fast tracking. cant believe how bloody small adelaide is hey. its a joke but i love it

[Spaced]

Yep. In my first year of Uni I picked a bad major (Accounting) and spent way too much time on the turps. It's a pain in the arse, but hey. Not much I can do now but balance them out with some good marks.

I've redone a couple of the subjects.

It depends, if you change departments then you get a new gpa. If you keep the same major it will affect your gpa. e.g. I moved from accounting to IT and got a new GPA

[MasterOfReality]

My weighted average mark was calculated from day 1.

[ProphetVX]

In NSW failed subjects count towards your weighted average.

Regardless of whether or not the credit points count. It shows up on your transcript and therefore is calculated into your mark.

[AttaBoy]

Yeah, I went out a couple of times. Bloody uni parties giving cheap/free drinks ALL THE BLOODY TIME. It's awesome.

Hehe, thats true, Partying don't really affect my score / education as long as I keep it under control and keep focused.

My average score is credit. On my favourite subjects I get High Distinctions. And on my most hated subjects I usually get a pass.