Stage 3 · Lesson 3 of 7

Know your options: resits, repeats and help

Most universities have rules for what happens after a failed course: a supplementary or resit exam, repeating the course, improving the grade, or taking a semester off. The rules differ between universities and change, so read your own university's official rules or ask the examination office, not only the class group.

Ask about deadlines and fees early. Many universities also have student advisers or counsellors who can help with a study plan or a difficult term. If illness or a family emergency caused the failure, ask whether there is a process for special circumstances, and keep evidence.

Common trapassuming nothing can be done and missing a resit deadline because you were too embarrassed to ask.

A question to check yourself come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

Resources for this stage

Start with

CourseFree
Learning How to Learn (Coursera)
Deep Teaching Solutions on Coursera · Beginner
The best-known free course on how memory and practice work, free to audit

Practise

Anki
Spaced repetition flashcards, for facts you keep forgetting before exams

Keep handy

Sefism University to Job-Ready Roadmap
Build proof of skill during university so grades are not your only signal

Also worth your time

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (David D. Burns)Go deeperPaid
A classic CBT self-help book on the thinking errors that follow a failure

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