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For Natural Science - is a 2:1 less prestigious/good for job opportunities as opposed to say a first in a specific subject elsewhere?

Reply 1

threeportdrift

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Original post by Anonymous

For Natural Science - is a 2:1 less prestigious/good for job opportunities as opposed to say a first in a specific subject elsewhere?

For which employer/what circumstances. Every case will be different, there is no single, correct answer.

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post by threeportdrift

For which employer/what circumstances. Every case will be different, there is no single, correct answer.

So for which employer/circumstances would this affect opportunity more than others? And when would this matter less?

Reply 3

Max1357913

Well I guess a 2:1 will be by default ‘less prestigious’ than a first. But honestly - I have never seen a job, nor PhD position, which requires a first.

It’s much more about having a quite good degree and passing their interviews and assessments than it is getting a first. Sure, it might be beneficial if you’re applying for a really competitive position, but for everything which I’d applied, the degree was the least important part - I just needed the (predicted) 2:1 to be allowed to do the rest of their assessments.