[Airfairy]

At A-Level it was pretty easy to pay for a remark if you felt you did better. How does it work if you want to get it remarked at uni?

I got an exam result back that I think is under what it should be. I don't agree with the feedback 100% either. However, because it was only a first year exam, I see no point in fussing. However if this was in second or third year, I would want to do something about it and get it remarked by a different person.

Is this type of thing possible at uni?

[The Polymath]

(Original post by Airfairy)
At A-Level it was pretty easy to pay for a remark if you felt you did better. How does it work if you want to get it remarked at uni?

I got an exam result back that I think is under what it should be. I don't agree with the feedback 100% either. However, because it was only a first year exam, I see no point in fussing. However if this was in second or third year, I would want to do something about it and get it remarked by a different person.

Is this type of thing possible at uni?

I'm interested too, just posting so I can see when it gets updated.

[ChestnutMare92]

You talk to the lecturer that marked it. Sometimes they will um and ah about it and, in my case, be a little rude about the remark. But I did eventually get several remarked by another lecturer who bumped up my score.

If you are still not happy, you go to the head of your department. Persistence is key and the remark SHOULD be free

[TenOfThem]

(Original post by Airfairy)

Is this type of thing possible at uni?

I may be talking nonsense but when I was at university the exams were set and marked by the lecturers delivering that course so I am not sure who would complete the remark

[gutenberg]

(Original post by Airfairy)
At A-Level it was pretty easy to pay for a remark if you felt you did better. How does it work if you want to get it remarked at uni?

I got an exam result back that I think is under what it should be. I don't agree with the feedback 100% either. However, because it was only a first year exam, I see no point in fussing. However if this was in second or third year, I would want to do something about it and get it remarked by a different person.

Is this type of thing possible at uni?

At my university, re-marks were practically impossible. You could appeal a result only if you thought the marks had been added up incorrectly, or if there was gross and obvious bias displayed by the marker, which can be very difficult to prove. The timetable for appealing is also very tight, so most people don't bother.

I've also never heard of anyone getting essays remarked; the above is for exams only.

[kittyb99]

I wanted a piece of coursework remarked because it was marked down for my lecturer disliking a word I used, which he admitted was still correct (he just didn't like it) and one sentence that he said wasn't 'elegant'. Now, I'd turned in what I thought was a very good essay (my other essays were predominantly Firsts, so I was getting the feel of what a good essay was actually like). He gave me a low 2:1 which was a bit of a shocker, and I went to ask about getting a remark and though I'm in second year, I was told I probably wasn't entitled to one. Honestly, such is life and you have to just accept that lecturers can be very stubborn and unlikely to back down when challenged by an undergrad. The best thing to do is to just work hard in other modules to salvage the average (despite his unfair mark, I still got a First for second year )

Sorry, this is only coursework related, but I should think exams follow a similar sort of trend. I have heard of coursework remarks, but you have to really, really fight for them, and potentially irritate the lecturer- if you may ever be taught by them again, don't take the chance as they may possibly mark your card for the future. Unlikely, but that was why I didn't take the risk. I didn't really want to wage war against the man, and annoy all the Part 2 coordinators in the department. Also remember that essay based subjects are subjective, and a lecturer can quite easily justify an icky mark by pulling a list of requirements that you failed to meet out of their backside.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I just thought I would share my experience. If you're only in first year I wouldn't worry about it though.

[Shelly_x]

It'll be very hard to get any lecturer to remark a piece of work, its not like A level where you can just pay and its done. Firstly, you're insulting the lecturer by saying you think that they cant accurately mark your work. Secondly, they're normally marked by two people anyway (at least they are at my uni).

[gutenberg]

(Original post by Shelly_x)
It'll be very hard to get any lecturer to remark a piece of work, its not like A level where you can just pay and its done. Firstly, you're insulting the lecturer by saying you think that they cant accurately mark your work. Secondly, they're normally marked by two people anyway (at least they are at my uni).

This. In third year definitely (and possibly second year too, depending on your uni), essays and exams are double-marked by two internal examiners, and a chunk of the pieces will go to an external examiner, so you can be reassured it has gone through several checks.