[garfunkle2132]

Hi,

Long time lurker.

I'm about to finish my degree and am trying to do some estimates on how well I'm going to do.

Unfortunately, I'm on the boundary between degree classifications.

I have heard from multiple people about Universities rounding up. I'm currently on xx.43, I've already visited my faculty office and they aren't much help (will only round up if one unit is held back by others).

What is everyone else's experience with rounding?

Thanks.

[Shelly_x]

Ours gets rounded up if it is .5 or above.

[garfunkle2132]

(Original post by Shelly_x)
Ours gets rounded up if it is .5 or above.

Thanks for your response.

I would've thought anything equal to or above .5 would/should be rounded up.

I'm talking about the cases where someone will have a number e.g. 49 rounded up to 50, this puts them on the 2:2 boundary instead of the 3rd boundary.

[edjunkie]

(Original post by garfunkle2132)
Thanks for your response.

I would've thought anything equal to or above .5 would/should be rounded up.

I'm talking about the cases where someone will have a number e.g. 49 rounded up to 50, this puts them on the 2:2 boundary instead of the 3rd boundary.

Nice idea, but generally no, 49 would not be rounded up to 50. 49.56, may be rounded up to 50. If you are that close and your academic history has been good, they would look to see if something in your paper could gain you that extra 1% during the exam board meeting. Are there any mitigating circumstaces to consider. But in my experience, if they can't find the mark(s), they will not just round it up to be nice.

[garfunkle2132]

(Original post by edjunkie)
Nice idea, but generally no, 49 would not be rounded up to 50. 49.56, may be rounded up to 50. If you are that close and your academic history has been good, they would look to see if something in your paper could gain you that extra 1% during the exam board meeting. Are there any mitigating circumstaces to consider. But in my experience, if they can't find the mark(s), they will not just round it up to be nice.

Thanks for the response.

What is your experience? Have you sat in during exam boards? Or are you speaking from a student's perspective?

[kka25]

OP, I understand what you're going through.

I don't have any constructive thing to say, but I do hope and wish you success

[garfunkle2132]

(Original post by kka25)
OP, I understand what you're going through.

I don't have any constructive thing to say, but I do hope and wish you success

Haha, thanks. The release date is next week and depends upon one mark as to whether the degree is a first or not.

[kka25]

(Original post by garfunkle2132)
Haha, thanks. The release date is next week and depends upon one mark as to whether the degree is a first or not.

Ah, then I know exactly what you're feeling!

All the best OP

[hajinator]

How hard is it to get a first and what do you need to get one?

[garfunkle2132]

(Original post by hajinator)
How hard is it to get a first and what do you need to get one?

Not necessarily hard or difficult, it just so happens I'm in the boundary. I need about 3-4 marks, anything greater than 63 (already been told I'm in the 2:1 boundary for this last mark).

I guess it's just a waiting game now!

Thanks for the support!

[garfunkle2132]

UPDATE

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to update and let you all know it all ended in my favour and I got a first.

[edjunkie]

Nice to hear a happy outcome.

[History Student]

Congratulations Garfunkle, well done and i hope you enjoy everybit of your success that you have worked hard for.