u/TwoSilver7521

hi! i'm a poly sci affiliate student and was unsure about if/when penalties are applied towards final grades in the political science department. i've gotten my essay marks back on moodle (my whole module mark is based on two coursework essays) and in the feedback, i'm told i'll get a 5-point deduction for an overlength essay (i forgot that footnotes counted), but my mark on moodle still shows the mark without a penalty applied.

when i submitted a previous essay less than 10 minutes late in the same module, a penalty didn't appear in the months after and still doesn't show up. is the final module mark I see on moodle (>70) going to be far from what I actually get? when are penalties applied?