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[stormin1]

Anyone have any advice on whether I should submit a request for remarking?

Exam was worth 70% and I got a score of 64 on the subject. However, I scored 83% on the midsem, and 80% on the major essay, which means I scored only 57% or something on the exam. This might be possible if it was all calcluations, but it was long answer and I am sure I knew the course well. Worth submitting a request, or are they unlikely to change my grade?

[achre]

How do you check your actual exam results not the unit overall?

You can only check it if you know every other mark for the unit, then you can calculate how you went on your exam. Otherwise you could email the unit coordinator, but you should probably have a reason other than curiousity

[zhenzhenzhen]

Anyone have any advice on whether I should submit a request for remarking?

Exam was worth 70% and I got a score of 64 on the subject. However, I scored 83% on the midsem, and 80% on the major essay, which means I scored only 57% or something on the exam. This might be possible if it was all calcluations, but it was long answer and I am sure I knew the course well. Worth submitting a request, or are they unlikely to change my grade?

Well you don't lose anything by submitting a request other than some time..

Also just saw this:

Remember, if you have received a result that you believe is incorrect, don't panic! MSA Student Rights can help you review or contest the result. Email them at [email protected] and they will be able to give you advice

[wonga]

anyone elses text never arrive?

[stormin1]

Well you don't lose anything by submitting a request other than some time..

Also just saw this:

Remember, if you have received a result that you believe is incorrect, don't panic! MSA Student Rights can help you review or contest the result. Email them at [email protected] and they will be able to give you advice

I figured it was worthwhile, so I've sent both the faculty and the student rights people an email. Thanks for the help!

[zhenzhenzhen]

Hehe, I remember helping send an email to a lecturer for my friend to get remarked, he literally sat with my friend for 40 mins and found like 20 bullshit marks so my friend could graduate XD

[T-Infinite]

Do people do this if they get a 79, and want an extra mark for the HD? Even if they don't think they have been marked unfairly.

Oh, I got a 79 too! Was so disappointed that I was so close to a HD....
I'm not sure if mine is marked unfairly or not.

[zhenzhenzhen]

I believe there is no 'automatic right of review', but there is a process to follow and appeal if an error is found: http://www.monash.edu/law/current-students/resources/assessments/faculty-remarking-procedures

There are also special arrangements if you get a 45-49 mark on the last unit you need to graduate.

[Passi]

What is a HD average that people talk about? It is like when you score more than 80 in each unit or scoring more than 80% (overall 80% or more all units together).

[~V]

Are the scores an overall average of all assignments and the exam or is it just the exam score?

[achre]

Are the scores an overall average of all assignments and the exam or is it just the exam score?

Neither. It's the percentage contribution of your in-semester assessments + the percentage contribution of your exam mark. So if you have one essay worth 50% and one exam worth 50% and you get 70 on your essay and 75 on your exam, you get 0.5*70+0.5*75=72.5 as your mark for that unit. Scores round to the nearest integer I'm fairly sure, so you'd end up with a 73.

What is a HD average that people talk about? It is like when you score more than 80 in each unit or scoring more than 80% (overall 80% or more all units together).

On WES you should have a number called your WAM. Usually a HD average is when that number is 80+.

For some internal transfers, like the law faculty, a HD average is when the average of all your unit marks comes out to 80+. So if your first semester marks were 70, 70, 90, 90, then your average would be 80, and that would be a HD average. WAM is different to this though because first year units are worth less than other year units.

[vashappenin]

How come I can't see the unofficial academic transcript that shows all my unit grades so far, my WAM and my GPA? Why is it only showing me the 4 units for this semester?

edit: All good I can see it now

[anna.xo]

Eh I passed. I'm happy

[M_BONG]

Probably Jaffy question ahah

Anyway, I am happy with my exam scores but I am just wondering whether there is any way for us to see where we lost our marks or view our exam markings/comments? (I don't want a remark or anything).

 I mean it would be pretty pointless to do exams without knowing what went wrong and repeat the same mistakes?

Thanks!

[zhenzhenzhen]

http://www.monash.edu/law/current-students/resources/assessments/exam-feedback-procedure