I received my results yesterday and i am extremely disappointed with my results.
I received an overall 3rd class degree where i was 1 mark away from a 2:2. i received a final mark of 49 where the boundary zone weighted average is 47-49.9, however the exam board decided not to reward me with a 2:2 as to qualify for automatic promotion 80 credits must be at the higher level but i have 70. I emailed the academic advisor and this is what she said.
i really struggled throughout uni with my mental health and i am still severely depressed, my mental health got worse in second year and I started taking medication for, it obviously impacted my studied and I did not do as well as I should have.
The grades I got for each year were ,1st yr - 60.667, 2nd-43.205, 3rd- 51.833. first yr grades don't count and 2nd yr counts 33% and third yr 67%.
I am going to send in a formal appeal asking to decrease the grade weightings of the second year, to 20%. Has anyone had experience making an academic appeals to the university and are they usually successful?