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They have no grounds to have refused to accept a substantively revised thesis from me within 10 weeks
The only outcome of examination from the Calendar that is based on the reports of the examiners requires the University to accept a substantively updated thesis from me within 10 weeks of the outcome of examination in fulfilment of regulations for the Degree.
There is no basis for the University to require re-enrolment, re-examination, oral defence, or for the University to refuse to sign off on a thesis presented to them for sign off within 10 weeks.
The University doesn't get to reject the reports of the examiners. The University doesn't get to re-examine my thesis (for whether it is 'substaaaaantively altered enough'). It has BEEN examined. The examiners supplied many many many suggestions of things they felt could make it better.
Some (but not all) of what they suggested very clearly (to my mind) would make it better. I did all of that to the best of my ability because I am a grown-up who would like for her work to be as good as she can get it in the available time.
It is common practice for Universities to bully students out of credit for their research outputs. Which, given that Universities are partly funded on the basis of research outputs) is sheer insanity.
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she never intended on granting me permission to submit in the minimum standard or normal time
If the supervisor's name is anywhere near it, or if people know she/he supervised do you not think they would want to know?
they scurried about for a week looking for a regulation that meant they didn't have to send it out for examination at all (but didn't manage to find one).
I am asking to be treated differently from how many students are in fact treated. I am asking to be treated how everyone is *supposed to be treated*. I wouldn't wish differently for anybody else.
If I have one thing I did wrong it was that I began working on my thesis under supervision before my enrolment was approved.
This does violate Calendar Regulations.
I did not know that it violated Calendar Regulations because I thought that (as in the case of undergraduate Degrees) enrolments were not required to be finalised until a week or two after class had started.
It turns out that that is false, however, and I should not have begun working under supervison from March 5, 2018. But that is in fact what I did. I have email correspondance to and from my supervisor on March 5 and March 6 and supervised work had begun.
We did both know that regulations required the University to admit me to the Degree, however. There wasn't any way they could refuse my enrolment.
So instead they choose to hold up processing.
What is the timeline on appeals process?
The University of Auckland did not tell me within 2 working days in writing what the reasons were whereby the University declined me a place in MBChB. I am still waiting to hear the reasons for it being declined so I can articulate the process that has been violated in my appeal.
If they take 15 working days here and 15 working days there then what is the goal here? To delay processing past... February... What is the aribtrary date whereby no new enrolments will be allowed? When is the last possible time they are allowed to enrol a new student in order to meet the quota for the year?
Apparently we have shortage of GPs. So trained Americans come here wanting to help us out. FInd that their application to work as GPs just doesn't get processed.
Nobody perceives corruption. Really. This is just how we do it? Where are the research outputs of the University? In case people haven't noticed this is how we do not do it. This is how research outputs have been slowed / have ceased.
I am so tired of people choosing not to sign me off / process my work because they don't like my face or for whatever reason. Because of their preference to expediate the journey of their own kids...
I did the work. My Degree should in fact have been conferred already. I am almost certain I should have received offer of place for MBChB. But if I *enjoy* reading Medicine I am sure I should be forced to write appeals. ffs.
I saw that someone posted a short while ago in the offers thread.Has anybody heard anything from waitlist?
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Hi bat123, Did you get your bahcelors degree from UoA? My UCAT is also 51% . I will be entering FY this year . I took the UCAT as I was trying to get in Australia Uni. Thinking of getting a degree and going for graduate entry instead as i am stressed out with the UCAT and want to take a break from it as i find it very hard.Applied for: MBChB
FY/Graduate: Graduate
GPA: 8.56
UCAT scaled score: 2480 (51st percentile for UCAT ANZ)
RRAS: No
UTAS: No
MAPAS: No
Interview: Completed
Offer: Accepted
Iam not bat123 but I would advise trying your best in FY and using graduate as your back up because working very hard for 1 year is better than working very hard for 3 years. If it’s ucat you are worried about then I don’t think it’s that big of a deal compared to your gpa and interview in UoA...and I’m sure you will only improve this year wen u give it a second go. Better to start working on things like your reading speed for sections like VR because they take time to improve (I learned tht the hard way). UoA only uses your raw score for ucat rather than your percentile so the difference between a 50th percentile candidate and a 90th percentile is not as big (you can easily make up for tht with your gpa and interview.Hi bat123, Did you get your bahcelors degree from UoA? My UCAT is also 51% . I will be entering FY this year . I took the UCAT as I was trying to get in Australia Uni. Thinking of getting a degree and going for graduate entry instead as i am stressed out with the UCAT and want to take a break from it as i find it very hard.
I agree with the Avatar. Try ur best to get three a+ for the cores in sem 1. If you want any free advice, flick me a message. Iam happy to help anyone who needs help.Hi bat123, Did you get your bahcelors degree from UoA? My UCAT is also 51% . I will be entering FY this year . I took the UCAT as I was trying to get in Australia Uni. Thinking of getting a degree and going for graduate entry instead as i am stressed out with the UCAT and want to take a break from it as i find it very hard.
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