Got a 2:1
willhub
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54% for Corporate strategy, disappointed.
62% for my dissertation, absolutely disappointed, should have predicted it no wonder I had a dream my teeth were falling out.
61.83% overall from all modules.
I worked FAR too hard on my dissertation to warrant a 62%, got really good feedback from my tutor then I go and get a 62%.
FAIL OF THE DAY - goes to Willhub.
62% for my dissertation, absolutely disappointed, should have predicted it no wonder I had a dream my teeth were falling out.
61.83% overall from all modules.
I worked FAR too hard on my dissertation to warrant a 62%, got really good feedback from my tutor then I go and get a 62%.
FAIL OF THE DAY - goes to Willhub.
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well if you're after comiserations then comiserations, but to my mind you've still got a good qualification.
Maureen Lipman will be along soon to tell you about 'Ologies0 -
Will
In a few years no one will ask what class of degree you've got, and a 2:1 is a perfectly serviceable grade. People that boast about what class of degree they've got are silly...
Having said that, I know the disappointment, being predicted 3 As and getting 3 Bs at a level was definitely not a fun experience, especially with all the talk of grade inflation!!
Go out for a bike ride, how you've developed over the past 3 years is more important than what number is on the piece of paper.You live and learn. At any rate, you live0 -
Better than a Desmond.
TBH Will, nobody will care what you got in a week's time, including you. I was initially disappointed with a Commendation for my Masters, then I remembered that although a Distinction would have been nicer, NOBODY ACTUALLY CARES.willhub wrote:I worked FAR too hard on my dissertation to warrant a 62%, got really good feedback from my tutor then I go and get a 62%.
There is a huge difference between working hard and working smart. All the hard work in the world is for nowt if it's in the wrong direction. Sounds like you got a duff steer from your Tutor.0 -
GiantMike wrote:Better than a Desmond.
TBH Will, nobody will care what you got in a week's time, including you. I was initially disappointed with a Condemnation for my Masters, then I remembered that although a Distinction would have been nicer, NOBODY ACTUALLY CARES.willhub wrote:I worked FAR too hard on my dissertation to warrant a 62%, got really good feedback from my tutor then I go and get a 62%.
There is a huge difference between working hard and working smart. All the hard work in the world is for nowt if it's in the wrong direction. Sounds like you got a duff steer from your Tutor.
Corrected that for you ... 0 -
all of the above - I got a 2.1 then a bog standard MSc and 4 years ago I though that was crucial. No one even asks what i got any more, in fact no one even asks where I went any more, they ask what projects I ve done, what I ve learned since etc.
A good growing up bit of any first job is realising that despite your bit of paper and your silly hat, there is a hell of a lot more you don't know that you do!We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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They're all spot on, Will.
Congratulations on getting your degree, nevermind worrying about the grade. A 2:1 is very respectable, but there are two realities...
1. Nobody really cares (as pointed out by Mike)
2. Anybody who does care, you'll be fine (because it's a 2:1), won't be able to see your actual scores.
Don't underestimate how much you have learned about yourself while at Iran Polytechnic... that's as important (or even more so) than the numbers on your results transcript.
Make the most of this free time and get on your bike - have a ride up to Ryedale, if you're currently in Selby. Lovely!
PS. I got a Desmond and 11 years on, I am absolutely fine.Ben
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What's a Desmond?0
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2:2
After the South African bishop.0 -
I think willhub is fast learning the difference between what he deserves and what he is being handed.0
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What did you read?0
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one things for sure, you're over qualified to be a mod.The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.0 -
I'm happy now with a 2:1, my dissertation got 70% so my hard work on that at least gave a grade that merits hard work.0
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1st in a dissy is really good so worth disclosing separately on job applications. Report writing is a great skill (which I am abysmal at) which will hold you in good stead.0
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willhub wrote:54% for Corporate strategy, disappointed.
62% for my dissertation, absolutely disappointed, should have predicted it no wonder I had a dream my teeth were falling out.
61.83% overall from all modules.
I worked FAR too hard on my dissertation to warrant a 62%, got really good feedback from my tutor then I go and get a 62%.
FAIL OF THE DAY - goes to Willhub.
well done... a 2:1 is good!
so I'm pretty sure I've failed harder today...
in that i'm 90% sure I've failed my Introductory Econ paper taken this morning (which i only needed 40% to pass...)
..so it looks like a resit in September for me.. I will probably kill myself if I fail that.0 -
The world doesn't cares whether your 2:1 was almost a 1st or just cleared; >62% shows you not only mastered your subject but the practical application of cost vs. benefit.0
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88% of statistics are made up on the spot
2:1 is a great reward for effort,now move on-well done.Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.
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I'm not sure if you know this Will, but Richard got a 1st.0
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Well, you've still got a hole in your ⱥr$€, so that, or the degree doesn't make you special.
Perhaps to your mum though. 0 -
Congratulations on your 2:1
I was the opposite to you, was on for a 2:1 and then totally balls-up my dissertation. ( the fact that I wrote it in one day and did minimal research on it may have contributed to this!) still I'm happy with my 'Desmond'.
And as others have said absolutely NO-ONE has ever asked me what class of degree I got. Even my A levels I only saw on my CV what subjects I did, not what my grades were. It's what you can do in the workplace that's important now, not the classroom.
Still, well done anyway.0 -
Well done Will. You are probably just beginning to appreciate that all that hard work has earned you the opportunity to go on and work even harder.
I'm sure that your family are thrilled for you.The older I get the faster I was0 -
you wrote your dissertation in ONE DAY?!? Id be thrilled to have got a degree at all.CambsNewbie wrote:Congratulations on your 2:1
I was the opposite to you, was on for a 2:1 and then totally balls-up my dissertation. ( the fact that I wrote it in one day and did minimal research on it may have contributed to this!).0 -
bartman100 wrote:
you wrote your dissertation in ONE DAY?!? Id be thrilled to have got a degree at all.CambsNewbie wrote:Congratulations on your 2:1
I was the opposite to you, was on for a 2:1 and then totally balls-up my dissertation. ( the fact that I wrote it in one day and did minimal research on it may have contributed to this!).
By the time I did it I was completely fed up of studying and just wanted to work and make some money.
But nearly all my uni work was done last minute. I remember doing one all nighter, starting at 8pm I knocked out three essays before going to bed about 4am, woke up at 8am and did another before handing them all in by 11am. One was a 1st, one was a 2:1 and the others were high 2:2s!0 -
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Congrats Will !! Clearly those microwaved Mars Bars did some good !!Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
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bartman100 wrote:
you wrote your dissertation in ONE DAY?!? Id be thrilled to have got a degree at all.CambsNewbie wrote:Congratulations on your 2:1
I was the opposite to you, was on for a 2:1 and then totally balls-up my dissertation. ( the fact that I wrote it in one day and did minimal research on it may have contributed to this!).
I find it vaguely depressing under the circumstances that anyone who takes that line could consider a 2:1 a failure. It does highlight that degree grading has gone the way of GCSE and A level grading. Once upon a time, a first was a rare honour for the most hard working and bright students - not an expectation of the mildly feckless!Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:bartman100 wrote:
you wrote your dissertation in ONE DAY?!? Id be thrilled to have got a degree at all.CambsNewbie wrote:Congratulations on your 2:1
I was the opposite to you, was on for a 2:1 and then totally balls-up my dissertation. ( the fact that I wrote it in one day and did minimal research on it may have contributed to this!).
I find it vaguely depressing under the circumstances that anyone who takes that line could consider a 2:1 a failure. It does highlight that degree grading has gone the way of GCSE and A level grading. Once upon a time, a first was a rare honour for the most hard working and bright students - not an expectation of the mildly feckless![/quote]
Much like a 2:1 as proven by persons hereto......0 -
i was happy to get a desmond tutu (2:2) at the end of my degree i had basically given up the will to live (part time IT degree over 5 years)Keeping it classy since '830
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Don't worry, McDonalds are always on the lookout for graduates with a 2:1. Your future's secure.0
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Well done Will!
A desmond here...the only effect it had was £250/year less salary than if I'd have got a 2:1 (or £500/year for a first class) for my first job. Seeing as I was there for 3 years it 'cost' me between £750 and £1500 quid.
Since then nobody has given a toss!0 -
*Pendant alert* Surely if you were the opposite you would have got a first? No wonder you got a 2:2!CambsNewbie wrote:Congratulations on your 2:1
I was the opposite to you, was on for a 2:1 and then totally balls-up my dissertation. ( the fact that I wrote it in one day and did minimal research on it may have contributed to this!) still I'm happy with my 'Desmond'.
Well done Will. I'd be very happy with a 2:1 (and a 22:35!).
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