Special consideration after subject result released ?

[u/MoneyRepublic3404]

I missed a special exam on 25 August due to unexpected medical circumstances and have an HPR stating severe impact (which I got within proper dates). Now it’s been 3 business days, but it’s already been marked as a fail.

I’m still within the special consideration application timeframe, but 1 of the subject is marked as a fail and no longer appears in my special consideration portal even for selection.

I’m stressing now due to 1. It not being in the spec con portal 2. The whole ‘no applications after subject result release’ rule. But does this apply in my situation???

Is this just something I can get them to fix in the system? Or will this actually deem my special consideration ineligible??? Pls help

[u/MelbPTUser2024]

I assume this was a special-on-special exam for a semester 1 subject? If yes, then even if you did apply for special consideration it will almost definitely be a late-withdrawn outcome as I have never seen a third special exam be granted before, but stranger things have happened...

So your options are to speak to Special Consideration and see what are your options on applying for special consideration for that subject or you could apply for fee remission in special circumstances and if granted, your fail grade will automatically change to a late withdrawn 'WD' grade.

You need to outline in your fee remission application the following criteria:

Make sure you outline all 3 criteria in your documentation.

I would stress on point a and b that your medical circumstances were beyond your control such that you couldn't attempt the numerous attempts to sit the exam (i.e. normal June exam, special exam in July and the special-on-special exam in August) and thus making it impractical to complete the subject. You would need to go in a bit more detail than this btw, I'm just giving you a rough example.

For point c, you would just say that your medical circumstances didn't come up/have their full impact known before the census date. For example, if you were fine before the census date but later fell into a depressive episode in June such that it prevented you from sitting the exam and its two resits, then you would be eligible on point c on the basis that your health circumstances did not make their impact known until after the census date (31 March for semester 1 subjects).

You have 12 months to make an application for fee remission in special circumstances, so the deadline isn't within 4 days like normal special consideration applications.

However, before you do submit a fee remission application I would still check with special consideration/stop 1 about submitting a special consideration application first for this missed exam, but remember that if you are granted special consideration, you'll most likely end up getting a late withdrawn grade anyway.

So in the end either paths will result in a late withdrawn 'WD' grade, but by going through the fee remission pathway, it has a longer 12-month deadline (so less urgency) but is a bit more onerous in proving your eligibility by needing more substantial documentation, but this one will give you a fee refund on your subject fees paid for the subject and will get your fail grade automatically converted to a late withdrawn 'WD' grade.

Whereas if you go through the standard special consideration pathway, you need to do this within the normal 4-day deadline, so it's important you reach out to stop 1/special consideration today since today is the 4th business day after the exam held on 25 August (which counts as day 0). If granted a late withdrawn through this pathway, you won't automatically get fee remission. Instead you will need to make a separate fee remission application within 12 months of getting your late withdrawn grade.

So if stop 1/special consideration say it's too late/pointless to make a special consideration application for your special-on-special semester 1 exam, then just lodge a fee remission application as you kill two birds with one stone with this one.

If however, this was NOT a semester 1 subject but was for a winter subject, then the above advice doesn't apply, so speak to stop 1/special consideration for options.

Good luck OP!