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Hmm sometimes it feels like im the only person on this part of the forum :(
 

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47 FL in summer sesh maths!!

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!


Gonna apply for pass conceded, i hear that they dont normally give that out for summer sesh classes, but 3 or more of my second year classes require math1231 as a prereq, and my overall WAM went up from a 44.750 to a 51.556...

:(:(:(
 

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whoa looks like you're having some issues here. You should have a chat with your head of school or something and work things out about how you're going.
 

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I didn't pass maths either, and I couldn't do the summer sesh one. What I've done is moved some subjects around and then gotten permission for some too. No idea how second session will go. We're in a similar boat I think.
 

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I thought they only give out PCs if you barely fail a class and you're doing okay in other subjects. With a WAM of 51 I think it'll be pretty difficult.

p.s. wow, non commerce subjects seem hard. lol.
 

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But my WAM went up from a 44 to 51 (edit: not 55, my bad) after getting a course mark of 47 in 1 subject, i didnt expect my WAM to go like that so quickly, but still, if my email dont change their minds then i'll go up to uni and have a talk about stuff, see if we can work something out.

soooooooooooooooooooo annoyed atm...
 
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how the hell can your wam get to 55 by getting 47 in one subject?? isnt your wam an average?
 

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========================================================

Session Course Title Result

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U1 MATH1231 Mathematics 1B...................47 FL
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Term WAM: 47.000 Overall WAM: 51.556 Undergraduate

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And at the end of semester 2 my wam was 44.75.

STx said:
They will give you a supp.
Whats a supp?
 

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Er wait.. did you do other subjects as well as MATH1231 that pulled your WAM up? Because as Pace said.. it's an average. There's no way it jumped to 51 with a mark of 47...


A supp is a supplementary exam, ie: the exam people take if they missed the first one.
 

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========================================================

Session Course Title Result

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U1 MATH1231 Mathematics 1B...................47 FL
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Term WAM: 47.000 Overall WAM: 51.556 Undergraduate

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And at the end of semester 2 my wam was 44.75.



Whats a supp?
supplementary exam. Check when they have them in summer session, you should automatically get one for getting 47 I think or request it.
 

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Er wait.. did you do other subjects as well as MATH1231 that pulled your WAM up? Because as Pace said.. it's an average. There's no way it jumped to 51 with a mark of 47...


A supp is a supplementary exam, ie: the exam people take if they missed the first one.
Nope, all i did in summer sesh was MATH1231, so no idea how my overall WAM went up from 47 to 51.

And supplementary exam eh... i did my main one, not sure if they will let me do again, because i got no illness/misadventure excuse...

but still, 47, i should be given a pc i reckon, fucking 3 of my second year courses have math1231 as a prereq.
 

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Nope, all i did in summer sesh was MATH1231, so no idea how my overall WAM went up from 47 to 51.

And supplementary exam eh... i did my main one, not sure if they will let me do again, because i got no illness/misadventure excuse...

but still, 47, i should be given a pc i reckon, fucking 3 of my second year courses have math1231 as a prereq.
Considering the circumstances (that you pretty much NEED to pass that course), they might consider a supp.

Although I still don't understand how your WAM went up so much. There sounds like there could be a problem there...

Keep us updated with what happens when they get back to you on Monday.
 

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Nope, all i did in summer sesh was MATH1231, so no idea how my overall WAM went up from 47 to 51.

And supplementary exam eh... i did my main one, not sure if they will let me do again, because i got no illness/misadventure excuse...

but still, 47, i should be given a pc i reckon, fucking 3 of my second year courses have math1231 as a prereq.
Man, hope you get your supplementary exam. It would be such a drag to have to wait on a WHOLE semester before you can continue with your course. Prerequisites, don't you just hate them. Anyway, best of luck with working something out with UNSW.
 

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My Academic Statement said:
Semester 1 2008


Program : 3710 Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng

Plan : MTRNA13710 Mechatronic Engineering Major

Session : Teaching Period One

Units Passed Mark Grade

COMP 1911 Computing 1 6.00 6.00 54 PS

ENGG 1000 Engineering Design 6.00 6.00 73 CR

MATH 1131 Mathematics 1A 6.00 6.00 55 PS

PHYS 1121 Physics 1A 6.00 6.00 56 PS

TERM WAM : 59.500 TERM TOTALS : 24.00 24.00

Good Standing

Semester 2 2008


Program : 3710 Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng

Plan : MTRNA13710 Mechatronic Engineering Major

Session : Teaching Period Two

Units Passed Mark Grade

MATH 1231 Mathematics 1B 6.00 0.00 22 FL

MATS 1101 Engineering Materials and Chem 6.00 6.00 57 PS

MMAN 1130 Design and Manufacturing 6.00 6.00 65 CR

MMAN 1300 Engineering Mechanics 6.00 0.00 35 FL

TERM WAM : 44.750 TERM TOTALS : 24.00 12.00

REFERRAL

Summer Semester 2009


Program : 3710 Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng

Plan : MTRNA13710 Mechatronic Engineering Major

Session : Summer Teaching Period

Units Passed Mark Grade

MATH 1231 Mathematics 1B 6.00 0.00 47 FL

TERM WAM : 47.000 TERM TOTALS : 6.00 0.00

Semester 1 2009


Program : 3710 Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng

Plan : MTRNA13710 Mechatronic Engineering Major

Session : Teaching Period One

Units Passed Mark Grade

MATH 2019 Engineering Mathematics 2E 6.00

MMAN 1300 Engineering Mechanics 6.00

MMAN 2700 Thermodynamics 6.00

3710 Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng Totals

WAM: 51.556 UNITS : 54.00 36.00
...says my academic statement.

I dont wanna do exam again :(

but if it means i get another chance to pass the course then i guess its my only option, unless they decide to gimme a pc, which i hope happens.

Thanks for help guys, lets see what reply i get...
 

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term WAM is different from overall


term is just based on the subjects you did that session, which then adds to your over all (which you have dragged down from 59ish after session 1 to 51ish now)
 

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