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just found out i have failed my course...

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juicychops · 02/01/2010 18:37

feel absolute shit now.

tried my fucking hardest. passed the assignment side of it with flying colours but failed miserably in the exam.

only got 2 years left im doing Psychology with the OU. that was only level 2 im about to start a level 3 course how the hell am i going to get anywhere with this one when its a million times harder!!!

im such a fucking failure. just wanna cut my losses and stop wasting my time cos im never gunna get a decent overall pass mark at the end of my degree. i cant be a psychologist unless i get a high enough pass so it will all be for nothing in the end anyway

cant believe this

please cheer me up

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thisisyesterday · 02/01/2010 18:42

oh juicy, how bloody gutting for you :-(

do you get feedbakc? what bits were you marked down on? can you re-take it?

i HATE exams with a passion and think they're a poor way of telling the level of skill that most people possess. but that doesn't help much does it?

SkipToMyLou · 02/01/2010 18:53

Don't give up! You can't be wasting your time if you're doing well on the assignments. Will you get a resit on the exam? I've just started Psychology at the OU, it's bloody tough isn't it. Do you think it's just the exams you have a problem with, if so there's things you can do to help with your revision/exam nerves. Which course is it, out of interest?

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juicychops · 02/01/2010 18:53

sorry thisisyesterday, no it doesn;t help much but thanks for replying

didn't get feedback as such, but got told for reach question i answered that it was either 'weak' or 'unsatisfactory' = shit and crap!

i have to wait for course info to be sent to me in the next 6 weeks to find out what my options are. no idea if i can retake or not.

feel like all my future plans are ruined now. obviously its too much for me to cope with and my ambitions are too high

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juicychops · 02/01/2010 18:55

the course was ED209 child development. ive had this before on DSE212 where i did really well on the assignments but shit on the exam however i did scrape through on that occasion.

i seem to do quite well on the assignment side its just the exams. but i actually thought i did quite well on this exam!! obviously i am totally clueless to what is expacted of me.

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thisisyesterday · 02/01/2010 19:00

ok so make a plan. this is somethinh you really want to d o yes? don't give up now, if you did well on the assignments you obviously "get" it, you just aren't so good at sitting exams perhaps?

do you have a tutor type person you can talk it through with?
is it possible to get some kind of exam tuition to help you with passing exams and getting things written down well?

SkipToMyLou · 02/01/2010 19:12

The psychology courses are apparently notorious for being unclear as to what they're asking for. DSE212 is bad, I'm doing it now and some of the questions are very . I'm dreading it, especially as I get panic attacks and don't cope well with exams! Have you tried getting hold of past papers and seeing what sample answers are given? Plus this sort of thing is what the Learner Support Team at the regional centre are for, I'm sure if you talk to them and let them know how you're feeling they'll be able to point you in the right direction.

For now, don't panic though. It sounds like you're not having a problem with the course content, which is good. I'm sure that with support you'll crack exams. Which branch of psychology are you aiming for?

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juicychops · 02/01/2010 19:21

ive been unable to go to the tutorials which i know has let me down a bit, but didn't think i would have a problem with the exam as i thought i understood it all ok.

il have to see if i can resit it and will have to speak to learners support about it. hopefully i can resit it.

i did want to specialise in forensic psychology or something related to criminal behaviour that was my plan. didn't think i needed a backup plan.

it sounds really big headed i know, but this is the first time ive came up against something in life where i have seriously doubted myself and weather i have the ability to do it. ive never been afraid of hard work and i have always thought 'where there is a will there is a way' 'i can achieve anything i want to' but this is the first time i have actually stopped and thought what if i actually CANT do this?

its so depressing. this is my dream and its being ruined

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SkipToMyLou · 02/01/2010 19:41

Well I just had a quick look at the OU site, what about the degree in Criminology & Psychological Studies - no ED209, so if you can't resit, it doesn't matter! link.

Don't give up on it all. I think you're right, where there's a will there's a way. Concentrate on your good OCAS score, you didn't get that by luck. There's a key to exams just like there is to TMA's, it's just another skill to learn, I honestly believe that. Take some time to regroup, and try not to be too hard on yourself. If you were borderline on the assignments then maybe you'd be right in thinking it's a big ask. It doesn't sound like that's the case though. Plus there's a lot to be said for doing something you enjoy and want to do, I wish I'd known that 20-odd years ago!

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juicychops · 02/01/2010 19:49

skiptomylou thanks for the idea for alternative degree but only prob with that is that ive been doing this degree for 5 years already and none of the courses i have done so far are included in that degree so would have to start totally from scratch again but thanks anyway

just had a cry to my boyfriend on the phone he's told me to not think about it for a few days and let myself calm down a bit so just gunna do that i think.

ive been dreading this happening for 5 years and now it finally has. its so crap but whats done is done i suppose. il give it a few days then have a think what im gunna do about it

thanks everyone for your responses and kind words

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SkipToMyLou · 02/01/2010 19:53

Sorry, didn't realise! Ignore the crapola advice then! I hope you find your way, sounds like the BF is talking sense for now. Good luck, let us know what you decide!

Tabithacat · 02/01/2010 19:59

Juicy - if you got over 15% you can re-sit in April-ish time, I think. I have just finished DSE212 and DD307 and they were extremly hard. I don't need the BPS membership though so my low scores didn't matter too much.

Hope this helps a little

thisisyesterday · 02/01/2010 20:15

you can do this! you are right that where there is a will there's a way.
of course it's gutting right now, but have a few days out and try and relax and then plan how you're going to tackle it again.

is there anywhere that offers tutorials for a re-sit?
as I said before I think exams are a really bad way of testing people. LIke you say, you KNOW the stuff, it's just getting the response they are looking for down on paper that's the problem (tis why i flunked my a-levels)

i am sure you can do this

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