Good first year mark

a 2:1 is ideal but a solid 2:2 can be made up for in later years. the usual aim is to graduate with a 2:1 by the end, but a 2:2 won't necessarily doom you.

Do first year marks get counted toward final grade?

I heard some people saying that it dont matter as long as u just pass.

Do first year marks get counted toward final grade?

I heard some people saying that it dont matter as long as u just pass.

Sometimes, you need to check what the weightings are for your course. If it does count it is generally not a huge amount? (here it counts 10% for degrees where it counts, but it might count more elsewhere)

Technically. But even if you only need to pass, you should still aim to do reasonably well. The second and third year will build upon what you did in first year, and the content will generally just get harder, so if you don't do very well in first year you'll be on the back foot a bit and will have to catch up.

Check with your university, but I don't think so.

Thats what i am worried about. Like is 50 to 60% range good for first year?

Huh. I need to check. All uk unis have same policy?? Dont they?

Huh. I need to check. All uk unis have same policy?? Dont they?

Depends what the standard for "good" is. Relatively speaking it may not be brilliant, but it's not disastrous by any means.

No idea. I know at least York and one other university that I applied to don't count first year grades.

Even so though, getting higher grades in your first year will make it easier to achieve them in your second/third years when it counts.

By good i mean It wont affect my 2nd year ig? Like i should get hold of the 2nd year material easily if i get mark around this range or will i struggle?

By good i mean It wont affect my 2nd year ig? Like i should get hold of the 2nd year material easily if i get mark around this range or will i struggle?

not really an easy question to answer. If you struggled a lot with first year content, it's possible/probable you'll still be struggling second year (depends how much you can avoid the stuff you struggled with) unless something changes. If you were just distracted with other things and didn't do as well as you could have, I don't think it's an immediate cause for concern at all. Definitely possible to still get a 2:1 or more overall.

Its not like that i am struggling with the contents, its more to do with completing the topics. I keep procrastinating and end up completing assignments a day or two before the deadline and get poor marks. But i can easily get full marks if i were to start working earlier. Lol .

well then the answer of what to do is obvious, lol

Thats why i am worried about first year. I messed the routine and its hard to keep track now and also ig it looks bad with marks less than 60%.
But i believe i can do well in 2nd year.
Lets just hope that my uni dont count 1st year marks . Lol

Its not like that i am struggling with the contents, its more to do with completing the topics. I keep procrastinating and end up completing assignments a day or two before the deadline and get poor marks. But i can easily get full marks if i were to start working earlier. Lol .