Hi so i ended up with a 2.2 (missed the 2.1 by 0.2%) in finance from a top 10 uk university and am finding the current job market very harsh it seems that if you don't want a job that pays by the hour or one which involves cold calling and hard selling questionable products/services then applicants with 2.2s seem to be automatically dismissed. I know a lot of companies and the civil service do officially except applications from people with 2:2 degrees, but my question is, what have you guys / people you know with 2.2s actually gone on to do and in what sort of sectors / locations ??
Please answer seriously and refrain from answers like "kill my self because I have a totally useless degree" and ""start a meth lab" etc etc thanks in advance
i know a couple of people with 2:2 degrees, and they are both quite good comparisons. one is a pain in the bum, and has just basically given up on anything to do with his chosen career, and now has my boyfriend's old job in the town where we used to live, and is sooooo bitter. the other guy i know has a 2:2 psych degree, and is working in the prison service. through that, he somehow got recommended or got to hear about a job in a psych hospital, took it, and is now working his way up to what he initially wanted to do with the projected 2:1. if i was in your position, maybe consider what you wanted to do with the 2:1, and look at other toutes of getting there? maybe go in at a lower level somehow and work up? i dont know much about the world of finance - does/can it work like that?
My boyfriend got a 2:2 in physics from a top 15 uni and has almost sat his final exams in order to be a qualified accountant working in Manchester.
His dad knows a lot of people though, and helped him get an interview. The rest was his own doing.
My sister's boyfriend got a 2:2 from UCL and managed to get a job in finance, working as a client relationship manager for a foreign exchange firm in the City.
Granted, he got the job through one of his relatives, but his success was down to him.
Re:masters degrees, most universities need a 2:1 or above. Whilst some will accept a 2:2, a 2:1 or higher is the norm (Compulsory if you're looking to be funded by a research council)
sooooo true. im doing a law degree at the mo, and people keep saying "oh, but i heard of one woman who is a barrister now, and she got a third class degree." what they fail to mention is that she married some baronet or lord of somewhere, made mutual friends and became a barrister when she was fifty. just because she managed it, doesnt mean its advisable!
Hi so i ended up with a 2.2 (missed the 2.1 by 0.2%) in finance from a top 10 uk university and am finding the current job market very harsh it seems that if you don't want a job that pays by the hour or one which involves cold calling and hard selling questionable products/services then applicants with 2.2s seem to be automatically dismissed. I know a lot of companies and the civil service do officially except applications from people with 2:2 degrees, but my question is, what have you guys / people you know with 2.2s actually gone on to do and in what sort of sectors / locations ??
Please answer seriously and refrain from answers like "kill my self because I have a totally useless degree" and ""start a meth lab" etc etc thanks in advance
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Oh that must be horrible to be so close, I have a feeling that might happen to me as in year 1 and 2 I have had a 59% average. Sorry i obviously can't answer your question as I haven't graduated but I wanted to watch this thread for some positive answers as I hate always reading on here the horrible things people say about having a 2:2.
Good luck with your job hunting!
My sister's boyfriend got a 2:2 from UCL and managed to get a job in finance, working as a client relationship manager for a foreign exchange firm in the City.
Granted, he got the job through one of his relatives, but his success was down to him.
Re:masters degrees, most universities need a 2:1 or above. Whilst some will accept a 2:2, a 2:1 or higher is the norm (Compulsory if you're looking to be funded by a research council)
I know a number of people in management consultancy who got 2:2's. They way into a sector like this with a 2:2 is to join as an experienced hire, not as a graduate. Unfortunetly it seems to be that people slogged out in less well paid jobs in smaller firms, before then using that experience to get them a job rather than simply relying on the degree to join as a graduate
Meh I'm in year 13, I dunno. Is that it then? No re-sitting if you're not happy with your degree classification?
You can re-sit years one and two but your third year is final. I'm pretty sure you can only resit the final year if you fail it and then your marks are capped at a 40 meaning achieving over a third is impossible.
You can re-sit years one and two but your third year is final. I'm pretty sure you can only resit the final year if you fail it and then your marks are capped at a 40 meaning achieving over a third is impossible.
Unless you have enough medical evidence for them to allow you to sit as if for the first time.
Unless you have enough medical evidence for them to allow you to sit as if for the first time.
Sorry, should have stated I wasn't counting mitigating circumstances/:
Basically, if you piss around in your final year or just do really badly because you're not that bright then you'll end up with a low degree classification.
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