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How Many People Fail Finals?
Self-explanatory title. 
Plus, for those that do, what happens to them?
Plus, for those that do, what happens to them?
Reply 2
My friend failed part of finals - just surgery, he passed medicine. He was given 6 months off before his retake. Passed that! (Imperial student, btw).
So yeah, failing is not the end of the world!!
So yeah, failing is not the end of the world!!
Reply 4
SHUT UP!!!! Sleepless nights are beginning to start and i don't want to think about it!
BTW (so i'm not spamming) last year about 3 or 4 failed out of 100 odd but they were pretty much told they wouldn't pass.
BTW (so i'm not spamming) last year about 3 or 4 failed out of 100 odd but they were pretty much told they wouldn't pass.
As I understand it (this is in no way official), around 10 people per year of 150 fail our finals. Most of them, however, don't actually take them - they are pulled aside a few weeks before and "strongly advised" to retake some of their attachments and defer taking the exams. If they persist and go onto finals they can, but at their own risk. This situation may be changing now however - until last year the Cambridge clinical course was only 2 years and 1 term long, so finals were in December and those who either failed/didn't take them, could take them in June and still (hopefully) start work in August in sync with the rest of the country. Now our clinical course is also 3 years and finishes in June, I don't know what the resit situation is - the first lot to take June finals will be doing it this summer so whether they'll have to wait a whole year, or retake in 6 months or something remains to be seen...
From talking to one of last year's finalists, very few people failed the actual medically bits of finals. Some failed Public Health or Ethics & Law, and others failed the communication skills bits (generally, though not exclusively, non-native English speakers). Basically, if you've worked hard enough to get to the end of 6 years, and are not too dangerous to the world, you'll get through.
From talking to one of last year's finalists, very few people failed the actual medically bits of finals. Some failed Public Health or Ethics & Law, and others failed the communication skills bits (generally, though not exclusively, non-native English speakers). Basically, if you've worked hard enough to get to the end of 6 years, and are not too dangerous to the world, you'll get through.
Reply 6
Daveo
It varies from school to school although generally around 5-8% of people fail. I imagine many of these pass at resit.
Great thread 6 weeks before my finals
Great thread 6 weeks before my finals
Aww sorry - if it makes it any better, I religiously read your blog.
Reply 10
**** **** **** ****....less than 8 weeks to go....
Reply 11
I think in general though, if you've got all the way there, you're probably bright enough. Plus the medical school having supported youd 5/6 years doesn't want to fail you either one would have thought.
Reply 12
My girlfriend's stressing about them even though she's a 4th year...and my 5th year flatmate hasn't left his room with 6 weeks to go! With all this studying and stressing, how do some people fail?? 
graemematt
My girlfriend's stressing about them even though she's a 4th year...and my 5th year flatmate hasn't left his room with 6 weeks to go! With all this studying and stressing, how do some people fail??
Bad day? Exam nerves? Personal issues prior to exams? ****ty examiners?.......
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