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have to laugh at exams.

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  • sarahlouise210
    sarahlouise210 Posts: 3,386 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Perhaps it is not really that you think it is comical how people start writing their answers so quickly ..but are really jealous that you cannot do the same? If you seriously have a problem with speed of writing and this is directly related to your disability, then you could have been assessed and given additional time to compensate. I think it is a combination of the fact that you have to disect every question, theory etc AND are not able to write quickly (or TBH coherantly at times!!) You can only do your best - do not look round the room at others..what goes on your paper is what is important!
    I have had brain surgery - sorry if I am a little confused sometimes ;)
  • tr3mor
    tr3mor Posts: 2,325 Forumite
    I think a pass is an achievement in its self.

    It's really not. If you're judged intelligent enough to be accepted onto a degree level course then you should really be aiming for no less than a 2:1.
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    tr3mor wrote: »
    It's really not. If you're judged intelligent enough to be accepted onto a degree level course then you should really be aiming for no less than a 2:1.

    2:2 is standard/ average mark rather than 2.1 to be fair.

    Sometimes on a course you find it is not for you as you first thought so in that case a pass is an achievement.
    :beer:
  • Heth_2
    Heth_2 Posts: 472 Forumite
    2:2 is standard/ average mark rather than 2.1 to be fair.

    Sometimes on a course you find it is not for you as you first thought so in that case a pass is an achievement.

    But phil, you've said that you've got 2.1s and 2.2s on your essays/modules so far. So you are clearly capable of more than just a pass!
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    Perhaps it is not really that you think it is comical how people start writing their answers so quickly ..but are really jealous that you cannot do the same? If you seriously have a problem with speed of writing and this is directly related to your disability, then you could have been assessed and given additional time to compensate. I think it is a combination of the fact that you have to disect every question, theory etc AND are not able to write quickly (or TBH coherantly at times!!) You can only do your best - do not look round the room at others..what goes on your paper is what is important!

    I make no secret of the fact that a lot of the time I am out of my depth with things on my course. Then when I see people being able to write 3 times more quickly than me, I know that I do not fit in at all and I should not be there.
    :beer:
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    Heth wrote: »
    But phil, you've said that you've got 2.1s and 2.2s on your essays/modules so far. So you are clearly capable of more than just a pass!

    I always do slightly worse at exams than essays so I do not have as high hopes in the exam setting.
    :beer:
  • tr3mor
    tr3mor Posts: 2,325 Forumite
    2:2 is standard/ average mark rather than 2.1 to be fair.

    Sometimes on a course you find it is not for you as you first thought so in that case a pass is an achievement.

    A 2:2 might be an average mark.

    People get marks lower than this because of sloth, not because they lack academic ability.
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    tr3mor wrote: »
    A 2:2 might be an average mark.

    People get marks lower than this because of sloth, not because they lack academic ability.

    Maybe, but there are a huge range of reasons why people do not do well.
    :beer:
  • emma_b_4
    emma_b_4 Posts: 1,292 Forumite
    i dont "jump" inot my essays but i do write fast, and read fast, and write more than 2 sides an hour!! and im a straight A student
  • tr3mor
    tr3mor Posts: 2,325 Forumite
    Maybe, but there are a huge range of reasons why people do not do well.

    Laziness, a complete lack of common sense, alcohol to name a few...
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