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To all you /sci/borgs doing repeat exams my heart goes out to you.. i myself have just finished 3.. spectroscopy, pharmaceuticals and thermodynamics+kinetics.. The relief i can say is amazing.. just dont let these times get you down.. You know you can do it!!

Love, Anonymous

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1617722

>repeat exams

>> No.1617727

What kind of 3rd rate school lets you repeat exams?

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>>1617722

>repeat exams

>> No.1617729

Third year chemistry fag here. I never had to repeat an exam yet.

>> No.1617734

>>1617727
Every university in Germany lets you repeat exams for example.
It is for people who cant study for 4 exams within 2 weeks, because they have children/have to work etc.

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>>1617728
>repeat exams

>> No.1617738

>>1617727

Its a university

or is that what u mean by school?

>> No.1617743

>>1617729

Im a second year chemfag

and ur lucky.. i suppose i just didnt study enough.. but im an epic procrastinator

>> No.1617746

>>1617738
Fine let me rephrase it for your "repeat exams" intellectually impaired self.

What kind of third-rate university lets you repeat exams.

>>1617734
Then dont take 5 classes when you work full time and have 3 kids? This isnt rocket science.

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>>1617746

i think every university in europe lets u take repeats

im in 1 of the top irish 1's

dont get on ur high horse amerifag

and im not intellectually impaired im just lazy

>> No.1617771

>>1617746
In germany, well at least here in Hamburg you cant "take classes". If you are studying chemistry, you have to go to every lecture and pass on every exam.
Our schedule is full already without other classes.

>> No.1617776

>>1617760
I love europe. Why are we still fighting about pointless crap instead of working together like one big country?

>> No.1617782

>>1617760

I go to Oxford, and we don't get resits for finals.
Exams at the end of first year (do not count towards degree) are resit-able after summer and if you fail the resit you are out.

Finals however, if you fail a single paper you're fucked.

>> No.1617791

>>1617782
Yea, that is the same in Germany. I think he was talking about exams at the end of the year.

>> No.1617956

In countries that have less people than the US, it is not unusual to let people take repeats rather than making them abandon their knowledge. The US has so many people that it is competitive, however this isnt conducive to knowledge.

>> No.1617966

>>1617956

Wait let's clear some things up..

1) In US universities, are there examinations at the end of first year?
2) Do they count towards your degree?
3) What happens if you fail one such paper
4) What happens if you fail a finals paper? (one that DOES count towards your degree)

I'll answer those questions for my (UK) university

1) yes
2) no
3) you resit after summer. if you then fail you are kicked out.
4) you are kicked out

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1617968

Organic or General?

>> No.1617993

>>1617966
In the US, the standard is each course there is usually 2 exams (or papers), that go towards the grade of your class. If you fail the exam, and the rest of your scores are low (such as homework) you will more likely fail the class. And every class you take counts towards your degree. Like in most liberal arts colleges in the US if you dont pass your free electives you wont have enough total credits to get your degree. Class scores such as homework, tests, papers, and exams are usually weighted towards a final grade for the class.

>> No.1618015

>>1617993
Ah OK thanks. So it's just a different system, not a less forgiving system than Euro-unis as some posts ITT have alluded to.

>> No.1618034

>>1617734
>4 exams within 2 weeks

here if you have 4 exams in 3 consecutive days, you deal with it, but you can reschedule if you have them in 2 days.

>> No.1618078

>>1617734
>>1618034

lol some courses at my uni have 13 3-hour exams over 15 days

I had 4 in 4 days for 2nd year (weighted at 40% of my degree) and 5 in 6 days for 3rd year (60% of my degree)

>> No.1618096

Here in Spain, I just have 1 week during which I have to do all the exams of the semester, and 2 weeks for all the finals of the year.
(Aeronautical engineering)