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Hat · 07-21-2004, 11:40 PM

I ask this because I am probably going to fail one of my subjects. The supplementary exam is on Saturday but I can't really summon up the effort to study for it. The subject (macroeconomics) was complete and utter crap (poor teachers, weak course etc). Ironically I aced economics in yr 12 and really enjoyed it, but uni economics (at Adelaide Uni) is just a mess. So my question; is failing one subject going to be problematic? Will it make my academic record look terrible to have one fail? Keep in mind that for the semester I got two distinctions and a pass, along with this (almost imminent) fail. Also keep in mind that I generally do fairly well, and that I will not get another fail. Thanks a lot, hopefully someone can put my fears to rest...or I'm going to be very stressed for the next few days...

07-21-2004, 11:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hat Tilted Location: Adelaide, Australia	Is having one fail in a first year subject on your academic record a big deal? I ask this because I am probably going to fail one of my subjects. The supplementary exam is on Saturday but I can't really summon up the effort to study for it. The subject (macroeconomics) was complete and utter crap (poor teachers, weak course etc). Ironically I aced economics in yr 12 and really enjoyed it, but uni economics (at Adelaide Uni) is just a mess. So my question; is failing one subject going to be problematic? Will it make my academic record look terrible to have one fail? Keep in mind that for the semester I got two distinctions and a pass, along with this (almost imminent) fail. Also keep in mind that I generally do fairly well, and that I will not get another fail. Thanks a lot, hopefully someone can put my fears to rest...or I'm going to be very stressed for the next few days...