It doesn't work like that - there's no saying that you'd get higher grades at Manchester than Imperial, and certainly I would be very, very surprised if there was a 20% difference. A first is a first, whether it's 70% or 90%, and the vast majority of employers only ask for a 2:1 (60%+).

The things that will distinguish you when it comes to getting a good graduate job are relevant work experience / internships, extra curricular activities and employability skills. There are very, very few employers out there who will care whether you got 70% or 90%. For what it's worth, since I graduated from Manchester with a high 2:1 and work experience two years ago, I've got an interview for all but one of the jobs I've applied for, and I've been offered 50% of the jobs I've applied for. No one has ever questioned my degree grade, degree subject or choice of institution (but they've been very interested in what I did alongside my degree e.g. part time jobs and societies).

Go to the university where you think you will be happiest - when you visited, what was your gut feeling? Are there extra curricular opportunities that you're interested in? What's the cost of living like? What work experience opportunities are on offer? How can the university support you with developing your employability (e.g. Manchester Leadership Programme, Manchester Graduate Internship Programme). Going to a uni you're happy at and doing a degree you enjoy tends to mean that you will be more motivated to work harder, so you'll be more likely to get the grades.

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DeuteriumPie

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Original post by Religion

I didn't know they were looked at. How hard is it to get these numbers?

What do you mean by the first bit?
As for getting those numbers - 70 is very achievable if u know your cookies. 90 is very difficult, but if, again, you know your cookies, and get down on paper arguments that are clear, then not much can stop you from getting close. I'm a student of physics, btw...

Reply 15

Religion

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Original post by Origami Bullets

It doesn't work like that - there's no saying that you'd get higher grades at Manchester than Imperial, and certainly I would be very, very surprised if there was a 20% difference. A first is a first, whether it's 70% or 90%, and the vast majority of employers only ask for a 2:1 (60%+).

The things that will distinguish you when it comes to getting a good graduate job are relevant work experience / internships, extra curricular activities and employability skills. There are very, very few employers out there who will care whether you got 70% or 90%. For what it's worth, since I graduated from Manchester with a high 2:1 and work experience two years ago, I've got an interview for all but one of the jobs I've applied for, and I've been offered 50% of the jobs I've applied for. No one has ever questioned my degree grade, degree subject or choice of institution (but they've been very interested in what I did alongside my degree e.g. part time jobs and societies).

Go to the university where you think you will be happiest - when you visited, what was your gut feeling? Are there extra curricular opportunities that you're interested in? What's the cost of living like? What work experience opportunities are on offer? How can the university support you with developing your employability (e.g. Manchester Leadership Programme, Manchester Graduate Internship Programme). Going to a uni you're happy at and doing a degree you enjoy tends to mean that you will be more motivated to work harder, so you'll be more likely to get the grades.

Wasn't asking about job opportunities. Just wondering.

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Origami Bullets

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Original post by Religion

Wasn't asking about job opportunities. Just wondering.

That's usually what people are on about when they start this sort of thread... next time, please give all the information that people need to actually answer the question in the first post, instead of making them drag it out of you - this thread is getting painful now.

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Religion

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Original post by Origami Bullets

That's usually what people are on about when they start this sort of thread... next time, please give all the information that people need to actually answer the question in the first post, instead of making them drag it out of you - this thread is getting painful now.