Imperial College London: Resits?

Hi there. Slightly strange question about Imperial, but the department’s website just left me feeling confused, and I can’t seem to get an answer anywhere.

Does the Department of Chemistry allow for resits WITHOUT extenuating circumstances?

They say they welcome people who resit every year, but that just seems to contradict the general consensus that Imperial either doesn’t accept resits or accepts them in cases where there aren’t any circumstances that have prevented a student from reaching their full potential, so to speak.

Cheers.

Reply 1

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

Hi there. Slightly strange question about Imperial, but the department’s website just left me feeling confused, and I can’t seem to get an answer anywhere.
Does the Department of Chemistry allow for resits WITHOUT extenuating circumstances?
They say they welcome people who resit every year, but that just seems to contradict the general consensus that Imperial either doesn’t accept resits or accepts them in cases where there aren’t any circumstances that have prevented a student from reaching their full potential, so to speak.
Cheers.

Hi,
I am not a Chem student but I am an Aero Imperial student and the results you get this week will dictate whether the following happen (I am assuming you are an undergraduate student):

-You pass all exams (Chill out until October 😀)

- You fail within a certain number of credits/ modules you will resit even without extenuating circumstances. However the marks will be capped at 40% unless you have extenuating circumstances which would allow for it to possibly be uncapped.

-Fail above a certain number of credits/ modules you will be made to redo the year.

-Fail a large amount of the year (about >50% of the available credits) you will be kicked out of the university. 🙃

Please take this all with a grain of salt as it may possibly differ for your course. However, from what I know, all courses follow this criteria

Reply 2

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

Hi there. Slightly strange question about Imperial, but the department’s website just left me feeling confused, and I can’t seem to get an answer anywhere.
Does the Department of Chemistry allow for resits WITHOUT extenuating circumstances?
They say they welcome people who resit every year, but that just seems to contradict the general consensus that Imperial either doesn’t accept resits or accepts them in cases where there aren’t any circumstances that have prevented a student from reaching their full potential, so to speak.
Cheers.

Hi,
After reading the post again it seems I made an error. I assumed you were at Imperial currently. If you are someone trying to apply this year I can say that they absolutely allow resits. Two close friends of mine both applied for Chemistry at Imperial after resitting due to not getting the grades the first time and they were accepted this year.

The interview may differ slightly and might be more difficult. However if you did an interview last year and got an offer they may skip the interview stage and just give you the offer as your previous interview last year demonstrated sufficient knowledge to be accepted.

Hopefully that answered the question

Reply 3

easten

Original post by Anonymous

Hi,
After reading the post again it seems I made an error. I assumed you were at Imperial currently. If you are someone trying to apply this year I can say that they absolutely allow resits. Two close friends of mine both applied for Chemistry at Imperial after resitting due to not getting the grades the first time and they were accepted this year.
The interview may differ slightly and might be more difficult. However if you did an interview last year and got an offer they may skip the interview stage and just give you the offer as your previous interview last year demonstrated sufficient knowledge to be accepted.
Hopefully that answered the question

Do you think that could also be the case for the department of physics? I broke my back last year (fractured a couple of vertebrae and was bedridden) after falling 6/8 metres. The website also left me feeling quite confused but it is reassuring to see resits not being a drawback even if for another department.

Reply 4

Anonymous #2

Original post by easten

Hi,
Firstly, I hope you are well and that your recovery is going smoothly.

Now if I recall correctly if you have any extenuating circumstances, such as in your case which seems very serious, they will give you bit of leeway. I can imagine that they will even decrease your grade requirements due to your injury. I would email the department about the injury and your current situation as they may ask for the relevant documents.

However, please take everything I say with a grain of salt as I am only giving information I have been told or experienced as I am aware of someone who had extenuating circumstances and had lower grade requirements.

I would contact the physics department and hear what they have to say since all departments tackle applications differently.

Hopefully that has answered you question

Reply 5

Hamdan2804

Original post by Anonymous

Hi,
After reading the post again it seems I made an error. I assumed you were at Imperial currently. If you are someone trying to apply this year I can say that they absolutely allow resits. Two close friends of mine both applied for Chemistry at Imperial after resitting due to not getting the grades the first time and they were accepted this year.
The interview may differ slightly and might be more difficult. However if you did an interview last year and got an offer they may skip the interview stage and just give you the offer as your previous interview last year demonstrated sufficient knowledge to be accepted.
Hopefully that answered the question

Do they also accept retakes for any of their engineering courses (e.g mechanical, civil, electrical)? Also do you know what the range of acceptable ‘extenuating circumstances’ is, thank you.