2014 Exam Review

[PJW]

Dear PJW!

Thanks a lot for the such nice review notes!

I think IRSE has changed the criteria for Thorrowgood scholarship from this year onwards. Now IRSE site states that
"The person with the highest marks in any one year, depending upon the marks achieved, is considered for the Thorrowgood Scholarship Award" whereas previously it was different and calls for some Outstanding result.

Hope from this year onwards we will have Thorrowgood Scholarship every year.

What's  your opinion?

Thanks
Regards
Amit Kumar

I actually do not think the criteria has changed, but perhaps expressed differently.  Certainly only a maximum of one is awarded in a year.  The highest is CONSIDERED but that is all; it does not say AWARDED.  I do not think that a minimum standard has ever been specified, but I think that the set would generally have to include at least one Distinction with probably a couple of Credits; however perhaps a set of 4 Credits would also be as persuasive.

In 2014 there was no one of those who did 4 modules who did well enough to convince the examiners.  It sounds that they were quite keen to award and so I understand (I think very unusually) they did look back at the 2013 results and see if there was a clear contender from the two years considered together but there was not.

Therefore many may hope that an award is made every year, but that will very much depend on the standard of exam entries.
If you achieve 2xD, 1xC, 1x(good)P then you'd stand a pretty good chance of getting the award I think.