My families adventure on the road to oz via Germany

Totally gutted and upset, failed my exam

I can barely type through the tears. Just seen on my OU website that i have failed my exam, by one measly point. I can resit the exam component but i think it has to be in April. I dont know where i will be living then.

Im in limbo. We have to go back to the UK to live. V has applied for a job in North Yorkshire on a RAF base, if he gets that he starts in Feb. Ive enguired about an old vicarage to live in on the outskirts of Bishop Auckland, its only a 6 month let but hopefully it will help us get sorted.

So what am i going to do about my failed exam?

My new course starts in Feb and its one ive been looking forward to for over a year. My live at the moment is all hinged on what ifs.

Having worked so damm hard on a course i didn't enjoy i dont know if i have the strength to re sit the exam. If i do i dont want it to have a knock on effect on the course i will have started.

To fail by one point is really hard to accept. I know others failed the course too but they haven't got another course starting.

This year i think has had to be one of the worst years ive had in a long time.

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01:18, Wed 10 December 2008 .. Posted by moneypen20

Mandy I think you're a star. Please don't feel down about failing. After the bloody awful year you've had, dealing with the breakdown at the same time as the exam I can only congratulate you for doing so well in the circumstances. If you need this section passed to get through the rest of it then yes you have to retake, if it's one module that doesn't have a huge impact on your final degree then leave it. Do you have to retake in April or could you leave it until you've done the next planned section?

Whatever, put it behind you and plan for christmas and a positive and profitable new year.

Well done hon.

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01:34, Wed 10 December 2008 .. Posted by Professional Princess

Please please please don't give up. I failed my journalism twice and stuck with it, it was so hard failing but all the more sweet when I passed.

You will get there I promise, maybe not now but you will get there. Just take one day at a time and only worry about things that you can change. The rest will fall in to place. Just be kind to yourself.

Can you..

07:26, Wed 10 December 2008 .. Posted by Littletoe

appeal the point on the basis of bad health? I know at my uni they will take it into consideration if you weren't feeling on par?

Hey

11:42, Thu 11 December 2008 .. Posted by BEVS here

Hey. I so admire your strength and determination. Keep yer chin up.
Perhaps let them know you were unwell at the time & ask for a re-mark.
I do hope 2009 brings you all good news.

Chin up

02:58, Fri 12 December 2008 .. Posted by Hutch

You've always struck me as a strong-minded person and I have no doubt that you will overcome this current problem just as you have many of the other roadblocks. :)