Its ineviatable that your instructors will know your position and hopefully be supportive, but equally they may expect you to attain a higher standard than other candidates so you've got to go balls out to maintain a high level all the way through.
The pass mark/"level" whatever you want to call it is still the same though. Even if you're not as accomplished as someone who is doing it for the first time, you still only have to reach the required standard.
Loads of ATCOs have been recoursed at one time or other, the only thing you have to remember is that it really is your last chance.
It used to be. Nowadays, there are some people getting two goes at
every stage! That's another thread though...
As for the courses being longer and telling them that over and over and over...
