Did you fail a subject in uni and did it matter in the real world?

[AteRiri]

Just that question really.

yep, failed two of my subjects in 2nd year, but passed them in the summer resits.

I got a first class degree in the end. Failing was a bit of a wake up call for me.

I understand a first is the highest? And 2:1 is next?

If you fail, doesn't it affect the average?

If you fail, doesn't it affect the average?

Yes but if you've done well enough in other modules you can compensate. I got one 36%, a 98% and everything else over 70% so my average was above the 70% you need for a first.

What happens if you fail the whole course can you go back to uni uears later and re do a year?

Yup, first is highest, then 2:1, 2:2, 3rd, pass, fail, usually.

I never failed a module but I came damn close with Advanced French Translation at postgrad level, which was a huge shock - I thought I'd done quite well! However, I'm now a FR>EN translator so it didn't matter at all. :)

It depends how your particular university does things - the exams I failed were in my first year, but my degree classification was based only on my third year exams, so my final classification wasn't affected. Other universities may do things differently though.

Yeah I failed Basque language. It hasn't had a massive effect long term

When I did my degree the final classification was 25% from the second year and 75% from the final year. So failing an exam in my first year didn't affect my classification at all. As pp said it will vary between universities.

DP failed an undergraduate module at the first attempt and just barely scraped through the resit. 15 years later she has a PhD and a runs a successful research group in a related field.

Woke up today, thought of my booboo, and started berating myself.

I've never failed a subject but I was mildly average throughout my whole university study which is why I came away with a 2.2. I'm not naturally academic and knew from the start that this would be my grade

I had a pass/ fail viva in Biochemistry but passed it. In my degree you have to pass everything (eventually!) to graduate.
Having said that in my day to day work I don't find much need for the Kreb's cycle!

Not 'failed' as such, but was .2% off a third (ie got a 2:2).

I like to think deluded that back in the early 90s they didn't dish 2.1s out like they do now.

TBH a 2:2 didn't get my career off to a flying start, but hey, who said life is easy.

Doing ok now no longer bitter

I didn't fail any modules, but did particularly badly at both my statistics modules and wasn't great at my finance module. I'm now fairly well paid as a data analyst and want to start studying to become an accountant. I learn some things better "on the job", clearly!

I got a first class degree but could not even get a minimum wage job after becoming redundant in my specialist field. That feels like a massive failure. It's how you pick yourself up again that really determines if you failed!